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631. Dalai Lama regrets asking boy to 'suck my tongue'

The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to “suck my tongue” at an event in northern India....

632. Macron's mission in China: Convincing Xi on Ukraine

633. Cypriot President wraps up Cairo visit

Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, concludes on Thursday his visit to Egypt, with a meeting with the Arab League Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, at the League's seat. After the meeting Christodoulides will depart for Cyprus...

634. Greek minister on rare visit to Turkey as tensions ease

NATO members Turkey and Greece can resolve their disputes through peaceful means and dialogue, Turkey’s defense minister said after talks with his Greek counterpart Tuesday, in the latest sign of easing tensions between the rival neighbors...

635. Cypriot president visits Cairo

The Cyprus issue, ways to deepen bilateral relations in the fields of trade, economy and tourism, as well as Energy, will be the focus of a meeting on Wednesday in Cairo between President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...

636. UN report reveals 47 mine-contaminated areas in Cyprus

According to data from UNFICYP, 47 suspected hazardous areas in Cyprus could be contaminated with mines and/or explosive remnants of war (ERW), covering roughly 1.7 million square meters of land....

637. Turks cry foul over Cypriot army link to New Jersey

Ankara says it will 'never allow any harm to come to the Turkish Cypriots' while condemning US policy towards Cyprus, including an agreement last week between Greek Cypriot and New Jerseyan armies on a program viewed as a potential precursor to NATO...

638. Energy in focus: Greece, Cyprus, and Israel hold trilateral meeting

Foreign Ministers of Cyprus Constantinos Kombos, Greece Nikos Dendias and Israel Eli Cohen, who met on Friday in Nicosia, pointed out the importance of the trilateral energy cooperation and its contribution to the stability in the region....

639. UNFICYP fails to stop illegal activities in buffer zone

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus has expressed serious concern over the United Nations Peacekeeping Force's (UNFICYP) failure to stop illegal activities taking place in a stadium located in the buffer zone in Nicosia, despite repeated representations by the ministry....

640. New Jersey and Cyprus armies tie the knot

Cyprus and US relations have never been stronger, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus Michalis Giorgallas has stressed during the signing ceremony of a State Partnership Program between the Republic of Cyprus and the New Jersey National Guard...

641. President wants top technocrats advising him on CyProb

President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that the National Security Council that is to be set up will consist mainly of technocrats and will further strengthen the work of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President as regards the Cyprus issue...

642. Cyprus and Israel thankful for mutual support

The relations between Cyprus and Israel will flourish even more, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen who arrived Thursday on the island ahead of a tripartite meeting between Cyprus, Israel and Greece said, also noting that Cyprus is a safe place for Israelis...

643. 'Property issues can only be resolved through reunification'

The UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty has described the property issue in the occupied part of Cyprus as “one of the most complex and sensitive subjects in the Cyprus Problem” and said that the most effective way to resolve it is through reunification talks....

644. Greek Cypriot protesters slam Tatar in London

A group of Greek Cypriot protesters in the United Kingdom attempted to block on Wednesday the vehicle of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, who traveled to London to speak at an event...

645. Woman gets half year in Russian knife attack

A Ukrainian woman in Cyprus who carried out a knife assault against a group of Russians last year has been sentenced to six months in prison on common assault after being acquitted on more serious charges of incitement to hatred and violence...

646. It's time for diplomacy, says Christodoulides

It is time for diplomacy to play its role as it has already started working to bring about what we have discussed during our meetings in Brussels, in view of the elections in Turkey, Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday....

647. Nicosia 'UN'enthusiastic about Greco-Turkish bids

Nicosia says a new effort by Greece and Turkey to improve their relations is positive, but Greek Cypriot officials have been less excited about Athens and Ankara supporting each other’s bids in the United Nations...

648. Protests continue as Macron stands firm on pension reform

French workers angry with President Emmanuel Macron and his plan to raise the pension age blocked access to a terminal at Paris' main airport on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protests, forcing some travelers to get there on foot....

649. Sir Stelios awards 10 bi-communal teams once again

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, awarded 10 bi-communal teams, consisting of 10 Greek Cypriot and 10 Turkish Cypriot business people, who stood out in the “Stelios Bi-Communal Awards for Business Co-operation 2023”....

650. Employers and labor unions can't agree on COLA issue

Employers and unions continue to take opposing positions on the issue of Cost of Living Allowance. (COLA). One of the most pressing issues for the Labour Minister, who has already held the first separate meetings with the four unions PASYDY, PEO, SEK, and DEOK. ...

651. Cyprus chips in as EU seeks quick ammo for Ukraine

The Republic of Cyprus has joined other EU member states as the European Defence Agency sought ways to procure ammunition for Ukraine, but ammo from Nicosia to Kiev is not expected any time soon...

652. Nicosia scolds Budapest over Turkic summit faux pas

Cypriot newly-appointed Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warned his Hungarian counterpart this week that Nicosia would keep an eye on how Budapest carries forwards after a diplomatic faux pas involving a Turkish Cypriot delegation at a summit in Ankara...

653. Macron under pressure as pension protests turn violent

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Yellow Vest protests after his decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote prompted violent unrest overnight....

654. Cypriot choir captivates listeners at Westminster Abbey (video)

The Amalgamation Women's Choir from Cyprus captivated listeners with their beautiful voices at the official Commonwealth Day ceremony held at Westminster Abbey in London last Monday. ...

655. DiCarlo seeks way forward in divided Cyprus

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said she is eager to discuss with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders the way forward on the Cyprus issue...

656. Cypriot president 'plays safe' on first overseas trip

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides took a commercial flight to Athens on Sunday for his first trip overseas since taking office, with reports saying the presidential aircraft was grounded due to a minor mechanical problem...

657. Kombos rules out Turkish proposals during Athens visit

Greece will continue to fully support the effort for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after a meeting he held in Athens with Cyprus Foreign Minister Costantinos Kombos. The Cypriot FM noted in the joint statements after the meeting with Dendias, that no solution that will permanently divide the country nor a two-state solution will ever be accepted....

658. Cyprus joins EU arms buying push to help Ukraine

Cyprus will continue its full support and solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, Defence Minister Michael Georgallas said on Wednesday during an informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Stockholm...

659. False start looms ahead of DiCarlo visit

A Greek Cypriot proposal to involve a select group of EU officials in the Cyprus Problem has been rejected by Turkish Cypriots, as UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo prepares to visit the divided island before her Brussels trip...

660. China accused of cutting internet to Taiwan

China has been accused of cutting the internet to one of Taiwan's outlying islands as part of its latest intimidation tactic to force reunification....