https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-of-ayia-napa-murdered-victim-blame-cyprus
The parents of George Low, the 22-year-old Briton who was stabbed to death in Ayia Napa two years ago, say the killers of their son walk free because north and south in divided Cyprus don’t cooperate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-ally-says-‘cyprus-is-turkish-and-will-remain-so
The leader of Turkey’s nationalist MHP opposition party Devlet Bahceli, an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attacked Greece and Cyprus during an election rally in Izmir on Sunday, claiming “Cyprus is Turkish.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-says-greece-turkey-readmission-deal-required-for-visa-waiver
The agreement between Greece and Turkey for the return of migrants that Ankara suspended on Thursday is a “point of reference” for the EU-Turkey statement on readmissions and constitutes a precondition for the abolition of visas for Turkish citizens, European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-cries-foul-over-loizidou-case
Turkey says it will no longer attend the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe until the Titina Loizidou case file is officially closed, citing €1 million payment to her back in 2003...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-plays-down-reports-on-un-envoy-july-visit
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades dismissed reports in the Greek Cypriot press regarding a possible UN envoy visit in July, clarifying the UN Secretariat has only asked whether he would consent to a new UN special envoy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-suspends-migrant-deal-with-greece-says-cavusoglu
Turkey has suspended a migrant readmission deal it had signed with Greece in response to a Greek court ruling that refused to extradite the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to the country after the failed coup in 2016, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, according to reports in Daily Sabah and Reuters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-sounds-out-both-sides-on-july-envoy-visit
It appears that the United Nations have sounded out both sides in Cyprus regarding a UN special envoy, but sources say it is still unclear whether Turkey gave the nod...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-to-brief-nato-counterparts-on-bozdag-remarks
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has said he plans to brief his counterparts during a meeting of NATO defense ministers Thursday on the controversial remarks made by Turkey’s deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag regarding the eight army officers released from pretrial detention on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-defence-minister-pays-a-visit-to-israel
Cyprus Defence Minister Savas Angelides is heading to Israel on his first official visit, where he will meet with his counterpart to discuss military training cooperation between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-authorities-rescue-34-migrants-from-islet-in-river
Greek authorities say they have rescued 34 migrants, including seven children, who were trapped on an islet on the border river that separates Greece from Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-foreign-ministry-spokesman-says-athens-‘a-refuge-for-coup-plotters
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has reacted angrily to news Monday that the last four Turkish servicemen of the eight who fled to Greece after the coup attempt in 2016 were released after the 18 months of maximum detention expired, with a spokesman accusing Athens of becoming “a refuge for coup plotters.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opposition-demands-answers-from-pm-over-turkish-extradition-claims
Opposition chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to respond to claims by a Turkish government spokesman that Athens had pledged to extradite eight Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara in connection with the botched coup of 2016....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-of-kurds-face-deportation
Dozens of asylum seekers who left the Moria migrant processing center for other facilities on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos will be barred from the process if they do not return to the official camp, the Migration Ministry announced on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-dismisses-nato-scenarios
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides says the Republic of Cyprus is not seeking membership into NATO or Partnership for Peace, reiterating that issues of security and defence are discussed inline with EU membership...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/last-four-turkish-officers-freed
The last four Turkish servicemen of the eight who fled to Greece after the coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 left the police station at the Olympic Village where they were being held on Monday, as the 18 months of maximum detention had expired....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/turkish-aid-to-north-comes-to-430-million
The Turkish Cypriot economy is expected to get a boost from Turkish aid in 2018, with approximately €430 million being spent in different areas of the self-declared state in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-ship-to-begin-drilling-for-gas-in-eastern-mediterranean
The Turkish drillship Fatih was to set sail on Thursday from the Gulf of Izmit for the eastern Mediterranean to begin exploration for oil and gas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-fires-back-at-critics-over-un-document
President Nicos Anastasiades is firing back at critics both north and south of the Green Line, who are accusing him of tripping over a UN document that many believe could serve as a basis for peace talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/name-deal-with-fyrom-within-reach
Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are reportedly on the brink of reaching a deal to resolve the decades-old name dispute after the two countries’ foreign ministers apparently reached common ground on Monday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-will-shop-elsewhere-if-us-won-t-sell-f-35-jets
Turkey will go elsewhere if the United States does not allow it to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by broadcaster NTV and other media on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-blocks-flotilla-from-gaza-en-route-to-cyprus
A Limassol-bound flotilla carrying at least two dozen Palestinian patients and activists was reportedly blocked by Israeli forces, who fired warning shots when the boats broke a boundary off the coast Gaza...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/funeral-for-nine-syrian-refugees-held-in-north
The funeral of nine Syrian refuges, whose bodies washed up on the northern shores of the island, was held in Lefka on Saturday, with their relatives living in the south crossing the checkpoints to pay their final respects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-pays-greek-cypriot-damages-relating-to-property-in-north
Turkey has paid, through the Council of Europe, a Greek Cypriot non – pecuniary damages, plus legal expenses, in addition to VAT in the order of €14,526.75 in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senator-introduces-bill-to-end-us-arms-embargo-on-cyprus
Robert Menendez, a top Democrat in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has introduced a bill to end the Cyprus arms embargo enforced by Washington since 1987...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-peace-talks-in-limbo-until-after-turkey-elections
Negotiations for a solution of the Cyprus problem will not resume before the Turkish elections, which are scheduled for June 24, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-urges-turkish-cypriots-to-choose-their-own-destiny
President Nicos Anastasiades says he is ready to resume talks for a Cyprus settlement, on the basis of the framework submitted by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres last July 4...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-turkish-armed-forces-seek-ways-to-reduce-tension-in-aegean
Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff (GEETHA) Chief Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar discussed ways of de-escalating tension in the Aegean to avoid the possibility of an accident, in talks held on the sidelines of recent military conferences in Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-seeks-immediate-restoration-of-his-property-in-north
A Greek Cypriot has called on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to secure the immediate execution of a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, relating to his property in the Turkish-held north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/turkey-s-muslim-friendly-holidays-find-a-modest-place-in-the-sun
Turkey’s $26 billion tourism industry has been battered by security fears and political disputes in recent years but one corner of the market is quietly growing - beach holidays for conservative Muslims...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-rejects-third-appeal-for-release-of-greek-soldiers
A Turkish misdemeanours court has rejected for the third time an appeal to release from pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who were arrested after accidentally straying into Turkish territory...
