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In addition to the Cyprus issue and the "FYROM" name dispute, recent regional and international crises dominated discussions between Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Sunday, during the Ministerial Week of the...

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited the northern, occupied sector of Cyprus on Tuesday, ahead of a dinner between the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders in the evening, and on the eve of the launch of talks under the UN’s new Special Envoy Espen...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of reaching a lasting settlement in Cyprus as the new United Nations envoy on this issue prepares to meet with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities tomorrow. During a...

The new Special Adviser to the Secretary General on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide will make his first visit to Cyprus between 5 and 8 September 2014, the SG`s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus on announced Friday. According to the press...

July and August in Cyprus always bring a volley of celebrations for some; commiserations and condemnations for others! This has been going on for the past forty years with little chance of changing the status quo. As time goes by,...

Clashes occurred on Tuesday morning on the sacred rock of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, between tour guides and activists protesting against the war in Gaza. The activists hung a banner which read: "Stop Israel Crime at Gaza". According to reports, tour...

Peace talks on the Cyprus problem stopped yesterday for the summer, with the two sides failing to agree on the convergences achieved so far, the methodology to be followed in the next phase of the talks and on a...

According to the Greek site koutipandoras.gr, the secret location of Cape Ray, the ghost ship on which the Syrian chemicals will be destroyed, is no longer secret. The alleged location of the ship on which the hydrolysis process to destroy...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is wrapping up a three-day visit to Greece on June 21 with a visit to Crete - along with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras - as the two leaders talked about closer business and cultural ties. Some...

Today, Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, agreed to finalize their current UN-sanctioned negotiations for a collaborative Cyprus solution, as early as possible. President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met at the...