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1921. 'No reason to panic' over stray missile

Turkish Cypriot officials confirmed Monday that they believe a part of a Russian-made S200 missile reached Cyprus early morning and caused multiple explosions, while a team of Turkish experts is traveling to the island to conduct tests...

1922. Missile goes astray, hits Cyprus

A former intelligence chief says an object that crashed in the north after midnight is mostly likely an S-200 surface-to-air missile, based on images and ongoing conflict in the region...

1923. US Senate votes to lift Cyprus arms embargo

The US Senate on Thursday voted to lift a decades-old arms embargo against Cyprus and to cut Turkey off the American F-35 fighter jet program if it proceeds with the acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system...

1924. ND maintains 9 point lead over SYRIZA in opinion poll for Skai

Just over a week before snap general elections, center-right opposition New Democracy is nine percentage points ahead of leftist SYRIZA, according to the results of a new opinion poll carried out by Pulse for Skai....

1925. Amendments to Menendez Rubio bill 'unfortunate'

President Nicos Anastasiades described on Thursday the amendments made to the bipartisan legislation of Robert Menendez and Senator Rubio on an updated United States strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean as ''unfortunate'' ...

1926. Genius or joker?

Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both...

1927. US bill calls for end to Russian military vessels refueling in Cyprus

The Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 would allow the U.S. to fully support the trilateral partnership of Israel, Greece, and Cyprus through energy and defense cooperation initiatives...

1928. US Senate Foreign Relations committee advances East Med Act

1929. When necessity becomes history

1930. Cyprus on the right track to combat trafficking

A US report says the Republic of Cyprus fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, while also offering recommendations for improving prosecution of criminals and offering assistance to victims...

1931. The Trump factor

1932. Christodoulides: Ozersay leadership ambitions a negative development for the Cyprus issue

1933. Lira falls as Washington weighs sanctions against Turkey

1934. Facebook to launch cryptocurrency called Libra

1935. Cyprus seeks EU sanctions against Turkey

1936. North and south exchange murder suspects

An exchange of murder suspects took place between north and south on Thursday, with officials on both sides of divided Cyprus sending a clear message against impunity for crimes...

1937. Turkey says would retaliate against US sanctions over Russian S-400s

1938. Don’t mess with the US Congress

1939. Sixteen years on, frustration with Ankara resurfaces

1940. Greek-American leaders: AKEL's Kyprianou wrong about US' east Med policy

1941. EastMed Act to boost ties with 'real allies' says Menendez

1942. Erdogan says Turkey committed to Russian missile defence deal

1943. 35th PSEKA Conference to take place in Washington on June 4-6

1944. Bloomberg: 'Turkey Considers Russian Missile Role in Mediterranean Gas Push'

1945. US may suspend training of Turkish pilots for F-35 jets over Russia missile deal

1946. US lawmaker: East Med cooperation to counter Russia

1947. Cyprus 'one of the success stories of ESM'

1948. After defeat, Greek PM calls for snap elections

1949. US Congressmen introduce bill that lifts arms embargo on Cyprus

1950. Extradition flop cases back in the spotlight

A number of legal ‘faux pas’ in failed extraditions have reappeared in the local press, including that of an alleged mystery spy, following the failure of Cypriot authorities to extradite a Kurdish man wanted by Germany on terrorism-related charges...