Christodoulides calls on Turkey to fulfil obligations to join EU
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called on Turkey to fulfil its obligations so as to be able to join the European Union, as he arrived in Montenegro, the country which ...
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Kombos speaks of ‘distinct honour’ to be in Tajikistan
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday said that it is a “distinct honour” to be in Tajikistan, as he arrived in the central Asian country’s capital, Dushanbe, marking the ...
Kombos to visit three more central Asian states
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan this week, after having accompanied President Nikos Christotoulides on his three-day trip to Kazakhstan.
“The objective of my tour in ...
Christodoulides congratulates Annita on re-election as House president
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday congratulated Disy leader Annita Demetriou on her re-election for a second term as House president, saying that he wishes her “every success in the exercise ...
Annita Demetriou re-elected as House President
Disy leader Annita Demetriou was on Thursday elected as House president for a second time, receiving the votes of 29 of the 56 members of the new parliament as it opened for ...
Erhurman: Turkish Cypriots want to connect with the world
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday said that the Turkish Cypriots “want to connect with the world, not be isolated from it”, as a rift between him and Turkish ...
Ukraine’s Sybiha thanks Cyprus as opening of EU negotiations grows likelier
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday thanked Cyprus for its efforts to advance the process of his country’s accession to the European Union, with it looking increasingly likely ...
Turkey denies cancelling Fidan trip to Kazakhstan over Christodoulides visit
The Turkish government on Thursday denied reports that the country’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had cancelled a planned trip to Kazakhstan after Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides embarked on a ...
Ukraine’s Sybiha thanks Cyprus as opening of EU negotiations grows likelier
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday thanked Cyprus for its efforts to advance the process of his country’s accession to the European Union, with it looking increasingly likely ...
Turkey’s AK Party to open office in Nicosia’s old town
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is to open a representative office in Nicosia’s old town, with the party’s logo having been affixed to the front of a sandstone ...
Gas pipeline from Turkey to north ‘to be operational in 2028’
The planned natural gas pipeline linking Turkey and northern Cyprus will be operational in 2028, the north’s ‘public works minister’ Erhan Arikli told the Turkish Cypriot legislature on Tuesday.
“This ...
Farmers reluctantly agree to accept livestock culling
Farmers have agreed to accept the culling of livestock on farms where foot and mouth disease has been detected, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday.
She announced the “immediate ...
Christodoulides describes Kazakhstan visit as ‘historic’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday described his visit to Kazakhstan as “historic” ahead of his departure from Larnaca airport for the central Asian country.
“Kazakhstan is one of the countries ...
Water pipes across Limassol to be replaced
Water pipes in Limassol are to be replaced, following the signing of a contract between the district government and a contractor, which, according to the district government, will “upgrade, modernise, ...
Christodoulides meets experts, farmers’ groups over foot and mouth
President Nikos Christodoulides met both experts and representatives of farmers on Tuesday to discuss the government’s handling of the ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease at farms across ...
German minister lands in Cyprus after aborting Lebanon trip due to Israeli threats
German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan on Monday was diverted to Larnaca airport, being forced to abort plans to visit Lebanon after Israel threatened to its attacks on the country’...
Cyprus signs Safe programme agreement to access defence funds
Cyprus and the European Commission have signed the country’s loan agreement allowing the country to receive funds under the European Union’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme.
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Christodoulides hails new EU migrant return deal
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday hailed a deal struck between the institutions of the European Union over a new law which will allow the bloc’s member states to establish “...
Today’s weather: Largely clear, clouds possible in afternoon
Tuesday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island for most of the day, but increased cloud cover is expected in parts during the afternoon.
Those clouds ...
Former UK high commissioner in Cyprus named ambassador in Athens
Former British high commissioner in Cyprus Stephen Lillie has been named as the United Kingdom’s ambassador in Athens.
Lillie served in Nicosia between 2018 and 2022, and said that he was “...
Pafos FC sweep Apollon aside to win Cyprus Cup
Two late goals saw Pafos FC beat Apollon to win the Cyprus Cup at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Friday night, with the west coast-based side winning the island’s ...
Free park-and-ride service in Larnaca on Sunday, Monday evenings
A park-and-ride service will be offered free of charge in Larnaca on the evenings of both Sunday and Monday, with events set to be held in the town to mark ...
North ‘foreign ministry’ dismisses talk of ‘window of opportunity’ for Cyprus problem
The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday dismissed President Nikos Christodoulides’ assertion that there is a “window of opportunity” for a resumption of negotiations aimed at solving the Cyprus problem ...
Christodoulides condemns ‘reckless’ Russian drone crash in Romania
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday condemned as “reckless” the collision of a Russian drone into a block of flats in the Romanian city of Galati, adding that the presence of ...