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2671. 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....

2672. Cyprus should not be on the list of countries not getting US arms

In 1987, the US Department of State placed the Republic of Cyprus on a list of countries to which sales and transfers of defense articles and services is prohibited under the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR). ...

2673. 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...

2674. 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...

2675. Galanos on Famagusta: Now the time for government to take action

2676. 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...

2677. Taxi drivers go on strike

City taxi drivers went on strike Thursday morning to protest a number of issues including city permits, social security, and the traffic code...

2678. Apple Pay now available to Bank of Cyprus customers

2679. 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...

2680. US Senate Foreign Relations committee advances East Med Act

2681. Sex offender fined for flipping the bird

A pardoned sex offender has been fined €700 for flipping off the parents of his victim after getting out early...

2682. Winds of War

2683. Missing Romanian teen gets married in Cyprus

A tip from Interpol about a concerned family in Romania over their teenage daughter led to the arrest of a male suspect at Larnaca airport in a possible human trafficking case...

2684. Nicosia, Athens seek specific measures at EU summit

2685. Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus: No one stands to win in a trade war

2686. Motive behind tanker attacks unclear

2687. Don’t mess with the US Congress

2688. Palmer: Ankara has been repeatedly advised to change course

2689. Greek-American leaders: AKEL's Kyprianou wrong about US' east Med policy

2690. Garber: US deeply concerned by Turkey's intention to drill off Cyprus

2691. Ahrweiler: History that teaches only one solution is a dangerous thing

2692. EastMed Act to boost ties with 'real allies' says Menendez

2693. British PM opposes Turkey’s planned drilling activities

2694. FMs of Cyprus, Greece and Armenia meet in Nicosia

2695. Trump welcomed to Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth

2696. Eurobank Cyprus selects TEMENOS for its digital transformation

2697. Trump wades into Britain's 'interesting' Brexit crisis

2698. 35th PSEKA Conference to take place in Washington on June 4-6

2699. Investment fund assets under management rise to €6.7 billion

2700. Bicycle patrol ready for another hot summer

The bicycle patrol is getting high praise from officials and the public after two years of service, as police officers hit the road every single day to prevent and combat crime...