Cyprus
Cyprus
Is Cyprus Abandoning Russia?
Cyprus President Anastasiades' televised news conference recently confirmed the notion that there never was a viable strategic plan to solve the Cyprus problem. It has been nothing but a political charade.
After years of talks between the two ethnic communities...
Cyprus
Cyprus Offers Aid to Turkish Cypriots After Floods
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades recently telephoned the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to express the Republic's readiness to provide help with recent floods.
Extreme weather has hit Cyprus this past week, particularly affecting the northern half...
Cyprus
U.S. Refutes Claims on Cyprus Militarization
United States Department of State Building in Washington, D.C. File photo
The US State Department described the recent Russian claim that the United States plans to militarize the island of Cyprus as "absurd", answering to Greek correspondents in Washington on...
Cyprus
Cyprus President Ready to Resume Turkish-Cypriot Talks
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, said he is ready to cooperate with the United Nations envoy with a view to resume ''a creative dialogue'' with prospects to resolve the Cyprus issue.
''For prospects to exist it...
Cyprus
Second Cyprus-Serbia Conference Held in Nicosia on Friday
Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, will chair the Second Intergovernmental Conference between Cyprus and Serbia. The event takes place on Friday in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia.
The two sides are expected...
Cyprus
Cyprus Protests Turkey’s Airspace Violations to UN
Cyprus officially lodged a complaint on Thursday at the United Nations about Turkey’s continuing violations of its national airspace and territorial waters. The complaint called for an immediate end to Turkey's actions.
Along with a letter to the UN Secretary...
Cyprus
Historic Church in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus Restored
Cyprus' Church of Saint Anne, located in the ancient city of Famagusta, has been restored, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday. The city of Famagusta has been occupied by Turkish forces since 1974.
The church dates from the...
Cyprus
Sixty Percent of Female Victims in Cyprus Don't Report Violence
Nearly 60 percent of the women who are victims of violence in Cyprus don't report the incident to anyone, according to the shocking results of a study conducted on the island. The study was the first ever undertaken in...
Cyprus
French and Italian Firms Apply To Explore Cyprus' Block 7
The Cypriot Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced an application from joint venture Total E&P Cyprus B.V. and Eni Cyprus Limited for a license to carry out oil and gas exploration in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone.
In a press release, the...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Ministry Issues Strong Rebuttal to Erdogan Warning
In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Greek Foreign Ministry responded to recent provocative statements made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president, referring to recent oil drilling in the region, had sternly warned Greece and Cyprus...