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2101. President intends to meet Spehar ahead of the UNSC consultations on UNFICYP

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, intends to have a meeting and discuss with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elizabeth Spehar, prior to her departure for New York, where she will brief the UN Security Council on July 19, ahead of the adoption of the resolution for the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate on July 30, CNA has learned....

2102. EU considers German, Belgian ministers for posts

European Union leaders are considering a list of top job candidates that would have German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen become president of the executive European Commission and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel the head of the European Council....

2103. Nicosia expects UN to maintain position on Varosha based on Security Council decisions

The government said on Friday that it expected from the UN to maintain their long-standing position with regard to the ghost-town of Famagusta, that is consistent with the UN Security Council decisions which are explicit and are now blatantly violated through the announcement made in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus...

2104. Playing with fire

The emerging crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean over Turkey’s drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) raise the prospect of an open Greco-Turkish conflict to a level higher than anytime since the Imia crisis...

2105. Galanos on Famagusta: Now the time for government to take action

2106. Cyprus strongly protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested to the UN the violations of its national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations in Cyprus’s flight information region and the illegal use of closed ports and airports in Cyprus by Turkey...

2107. US Senate Foreign Relations committee advances East Med Act

2108. UK Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt in Cyprus for talks

2109. 'These will not be soft measures' says Juncker

2110. Nicosia, Athens seek specific measures at EU summit

2111. Crew tests lights at Eleftheria Square

A crew working on the Eleftheria Square project in downtown Nicosia performed lighting tests on Wednesday night, with reports saying the overall project is moving ahead at a quick pace...

2112. EU Council conclusions on Cyprus

2113. EU will examine 'appropriate' measures against Turkey over Cyprus

The European Union will consider taking “appropriate” measures against Turkey over its gas drilling activities in Cyprus’ offshore maritime zone, according to a press release by the General Affairs Council (GAC) Tuesday....

2114. President Anastasiades said he hopes for positive developments regarding decisions on Turkey

President Anastasiades said he hoped that there will be positive developments regarding the decisions as far as Turkey is concerned....

2115. EU may freeze customs union talks with Turkey over Cyprus drilling

2116. Cyprus seeks EU sanctions against Turkey

2117. Dog shelter says Paphos fire was arson

New horrific details have emerged after a fire was averted outside Akamas, with a Paphos dog shelter saying a hateful act was behind an arson attack that threatened the wellbeing of about a hundred canines under their protection...

2118. Motive behind tanker attacks unclear

2119. Fiscal Council: Implement reforms and maintain surpluses

2120. Don’t mess with the US Congress

2121. A party dedicated to refugees at Faneromeni

2122. Greek-American leaders: AKEL's Kyprianou wrong about US' east Med policy

2123.  Aphrodite revenue sharing at 57.1% - 42.9%

2124. Cyprus strikes deal with Noble, Shell and Delek

2125. 35th PSEKA Conference to take place in Washington on June 4-6

2126. Moneyval eyes lawyers and accountants

2127. Loizidou presents photo evidence to Strasbourg to counter Turkish efforts to close her case

Cypriot applicant Tititna Loizidou insists on getting back her property in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus and repeats her objection to the closure of her case at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. In a letter on Friday to the Strasbourg-based human rights organization, Loizidou also attaches photo evidence of her 10 immovable properties, in an effort to counter the Turkish demand to close the individual measures at the Committee’s next meeting, in June....

2128. Egypt - Cyprus electricity connection agreement signed

2129. Moneyval asks for regulation beyond Banks

2130. Trump’s bimonthly report on Cyprus sent to Congress