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481. Leaders ponder next steps after dinner date failure

There was no breakthrough apart from the leaders not excluding any new moves from the UN...

482. Cypriot leaders to sound each other out

The two Cypriot leaders are set to meet Monday evening in the buffer zone, with the two men being nowhere near a common agenda and the UN hoping at best for more meetings to follow....

483. Russian message said 'package has been delivered' before spy attack

Yulia and Sergei Skripal are recovering following Novichok attack in Salisbury...

484. Cyprus seeks to overcome regional tension for peace

Rival Cypriot leaders will meet for dinner on April 16 in an effort by the United Nations to reignite a stalled peace process...

485. EU-Turkey migrant deal ‘at risk’, report says

The deal signed between Ankara and Brussels in March 2016 to crack down on human trafficking over the Aegean is hanging in the balance as several countries are reportedly refusing to pay for it, insisting that the European Commission cover the next tranche of 3 billion euros in funding pledged to Turkey....

486. Cypriot leaders agree to informal meeting

It will be the first time Anastasiades and Akinci have met since the collapse of peace talks in Switzerland...

487. Cyprus may turn to UN Security Council over Turkish drillship

Turkey has said it intends to start drilling offshore Cyprus and has accused Nicosia of acting unilaterally with its energy development...

488. 'Bold leadership' needed to restore confidence in Cyprus talks

There is a loss of confidence between the two side since talks collapsed in Switzerland last year...

489. Authorities scramble after Elena's death

The death of 29-year-old Elena Frantzi has distressed Cyprus society, with authorities and the media scrambling to respond to public outrage over her stepfather priest who went to prison for sexually molesting her. ...

490. UN seek clarification on humanitarian aid 'tax'

The decision to impose taxes was taken by the authorities last October and condemned by the Cyprus government...

491. Cyprus says EU condemnation of Turkey is unprecedented

Anastasiades argued that the real aim of Turkey was to control energy supply routes in the region...

492. Putin blames criminal negligence for mall fire

The fire swept through the upper floors of the Winter Cherry shopping centre in the city of Kemerovo...

493. At least 64 killed in Russia shopping mall fire

The blaze started on an upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex while many of the victims were at the cinema...

494. EU summit to condemn Turkey’s ‘illegal actions’ in East Med

EU recalls Turkey’s obligation to respect International Law and good neighbourly relations and normalize relations with the Republic of Cyprus...

495. President ready for social meeting with Akinci

496. Erdogan to send drillship into East Med

Erdogan: Turkey's stance towards exploration projects for oil and gas has “hopefully taught some a lesson”...

497. Inspectors analyse toxin used on Russian spy

Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began running independent tests...

498. President tells US official he is ready for Cyprus talks

The President highlighted the reasons why talks collapsed in Switzerland last year...

499. London says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted

Britain’s National Crime Agency and Economic Crimes Unit is nvestigating a wide range of individuals...

500. Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

The power of his intellect contrasted cruelly with the weakness of his body...

501. Akinci's dithering is harming peace efforts

The Greek Cypriot side believes that Akinci’s dithering is not unrelated to the EU-Turkey summit in Varna later this month...

502. Turkish Cypriots vow to launch gas search unless Nicosia pulls back

Greek Cypriots have repeatedly said a peace deal would allow both communities to benefit from any offshore resources...

503. For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...

504. UN available to host leaders' dinner

There are no clear signs when a new peace initiative might get off the ground after the latest failure...

505. UN chief looking to appoint new envoy for Cyprus

Guterres` choice will be announced soon and the appointment will have a temporary nature ...