https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-begins-official-meetings-in-bahrain
He arrived yesterday in Manama, the nation’s capital, and was greeted by Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-turkey-west-poised-to-dance-a-‘violent-tango-foreign-policy-expert-tells-k
A lot of Erdogan’s rhetoric focuses on making Turkey a great power. He sees that as challenging European hegemony....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-is-more-secure-with-biden-as-president
US Senator Bob Menendez is one of Greece and Cyprus’ greatest supporters and he exerts considerable power and influence in the foreign policy arena....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/book-with-ataturk-reference-pulled-after-false-move
The education ministry in the Republic of Cyprus is temporarily suspending the use of a high school workbook, following backlash over an urgent email calling on English teachers to rip out a page about Kemal Ataturk, with Nicosia on the defence after Turkey and Turkish Cypriots landed hard on the decision...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-told-to-rip-out-ataturk-page-from-book
A number of educators are demanding answers from the education ministry regarding an urgent email asking teachers to remove a page from an English class workbook destined for eleventh graders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-is-ready-for-a-solution
President Nicos Anastasiades, sent a letter last week to UN S.G. Antonio Guterres underlining his readiness for a solution to the Cyprus problem....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-eyes-on-oil-spill-response-in-cyprus
Traces of last week’s oil spill from Syria that came close to the north-eastern tip of Cyprus have been spotted further south off the coast of Cape Greco, with officials on both sides of the divided island scrambling to manage the disaster...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/papa-pancho-plans-cyprus-visit
Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pontiff to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-braces-for-oil-spill-from-syria
Cypriot authorities went on alert Tuesday after a fuel oil leak in Syria was proven to be bigger than expected, with local media saying a visible slick had come close to the northeastern tip of the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/menendez-says-two-state-wrong-for-cyprus
American Senator Bob Menendez, a longtime champion of Hellenic causes, said during his visit to the Republic of Cyprus that his goal was to see the last Turkish soldier leave the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-s-senator-friend-pays-visit
US Senator Bob Menendez, a well-known ally of Greeks and Greek Cypriots, is on a private visit to Nicosia on Monday where he will receive the island’s highest honor...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-boos-greek-‘maximalist-demands
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara is in favor of settling maritime disputes fairly and in accordance with international law against 'maximalist demands' by Greeks and Greek Cypriots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/congress-presses-state-department-on-turkey-s-drone-program
Twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives, led by Congressmen David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Gus Bilirakis of Florida, wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to '[express] concern over Turkey’s UAV program, which has destabilized multiple regions of the globe and threatens US interests, allies, and partners'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-soon-to-establish-varosha-czar
An international conference on Varosha is in the works according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who accused European officials of turning their backs on Turkish Cypriots and further insisted that any steps on Cyprus’ ghost town will be 'in accordance with the law'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-teams-waste-no-time-in-greece
A Cypriot fire fighting team dispatched to Greece this week wasted no time upon arrival in Attica on Wednesday, as wildfires in the broader area continued to threaten the wider region in the hottest part of the summer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-in-wake-of-greek-turkish-fires
Greek Cypriot fire fighters and civil defense volunteers flew to Greece on Wednesday to help battle blazes in that country, while a Turkish Cypriot team was also due in neighboring Turkey which has also extended a call for international assistance due to deadly wildfires...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-jails-captain-for-docking-in-the-north
The captain of a Ukraine-bound oil tanker was sentenced to prison on Tuesday in the Republic of Cyprus, two days after he was arrested in the south for docking his ship in the north last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-wants-un-guarantees-for-cyprus
Russian President Vladimir Putin says breaches of UN resolutions on Cyprus are 'inadmissible' in a letter response to his Cypriot counterpart, adding that Moscow backs a federation-based settlement and calls for all permanent members of the Security Council to take on guarantees for the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-and-ankara-worlds-apart-over-resolution
Nicosia has welcomed a Security Council resolution that renewed the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus and also delved into other aspects of the Cyprus Problem, with Ankara crying foul and saying the UN violated its own rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-scores-points-on-unficyp-draft
Nicosia scored a diplomatic victory on Wednesday on an UNFICYP draft resolution, after members of the Security Council asked to retain narrow language on a federal solution and remove references suggesting a federal framework could be room for finding common ground...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-vaccinate-aliens-but-details-unclear
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has announced a new program aimed at vaccinating foreign persons of alien status, but details remained unclear regarding specific groups including undocumented individuals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-points-finger-at-uk-and-un
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says “Erdogan’s audacity” has been fueled by Great Britain and the UN’s special envoy to Cyprus, with the Greek Cypriot leader suggesting during an interview this week that a veto on the EU’s positive agenda with Ankara has not been ruled out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-ankara-over-varosha
The European Union has warned Turkey it will “consider actions” if there is no reversal on a plan by Ankara-backed Turkish Cypriots to partially reopen the abandoned town of Varosha...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-rejects-statement-on-varosha
Ankara has remained defiant following a UN Security Council presidential statement that condemned the decision by Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to reopen a residential section of abandoned Varosha...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-okay-with-latest-unsc-draft-on-varosha
Nicosia appeared to be at ease on Thursday night after a draft statement on Varosha, expected to be adopted by UN Security Council members on Friday afternoon, was said to 'condemn' recent announcements by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders regarding the island’s ghost town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-strong-unsc-response-on-varosha
The UN Security Council is scheduled to tackle Varosha on Thursday, after the Republic of Cyprus requested closed consultations to take place following a Turkish Cypriot announcement to reopen part of the ghost town in the north, a move heavily criticized by Greek Cypriots in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turks-set-varosha-plan-in-motion
Greek Cypriots are preparing a response to Turkish Cypriot plans to reopen part of Varosha, a risky proposition made official following an announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday in the northern part of the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriots-unleash-varosha-cancel-campaign
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades declared on Tuesday that no Greek Cypriot from Famagusta 'would become an accomplice to Turkish plans' in Varosha, while also rejecting accusations that he was against Turkish Cypriots sharing power on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-cyprus-visit-redraws-lines-of-division
The lines of division on the island of Cyprus are expanding beyond the traditional split along ethnic lines, with a visit by the Turkish president this week expected to cause friction within the Greek Cypriot community over the fate of Varosha but also within the Turkish Cypriot community over political values...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marine-patrol-chased-out-of-northern-waters
A Greek Cypriot police vessel was chased out of an area north of Tylliria, with reports saying shots were fired before an encounter with a Turkish coast guard vessel came to an end, while a Turkish Cypriot statement denies such an incident ever took place...