https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unknown-man-walks-into-primary-school
Local authorities went on high alert Monday after an unknown adult male was seen walking inside a primary school in Kaimakli, east Nicosia, only days following reports of abduction scares in adjacent communities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-makes-case-for-more-women-peacekeepers
A female lieutenant with UNFICYP says local concerns are consistently heard and addressed with more women peacekeepers on the ground...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-resorts-to-un-security-council-over-varosha
In statements to the press late on Friday after having completed all his meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, President Anastasiades expressed his satisfaction about the outcome of his “interesting and extremely important” meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the understanding with which Cyprus’ positions were received by the five Security Council permanent members.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-says-a-tripartite-meeting-possible-in-mid-october
Speaking to reporters after a very productive meeting, as he said, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the President of Cyprus said he presented the situation as it stands and developed the Greek Cypriot side’s positions.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-we-accept-political-equality
In this context and following a call from the Secretary General for an agreed basis for the resumption of negotiations, there is an understanding by the leaders of the two communities that the relevant “Terms of Reference” should comprise the following elements:
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-first-step-in-an-effort-to-reset-greek-turkish-relations
The Greek government reportedly sees Wednesday’s first meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York as a first step in the effort to reset Greek-Turkish relations.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-and-daughter-arrested-in-the-north
A mother and daughter, who got arrested in the north on trespassing charges, were released on Monday by a Turkish Cypriot civilian court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-sends-bimonthly-cyprus-report-to-congress
US President Donald Trump has submitted to the Members of the Congress his Bi-monthly Congressional Report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering February through March 2019...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-don-t-give-up-hope-after-inconclusive-effort
We don’t give up hope, there is an ongoing process said the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, after attending an informal social gathering on Friday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and UN envoy Jane Holl Lute, in the United Nations Protected Area, in Nicosia
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-us-energy-companies-to-operate-in-cyprus-us-ambassador-says
US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber expressed on Wednesday evening her conviction that more US energy companies will operate in Cyprus, joining ExxonMobil and Noble Energy. She was addressing a business dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus, in Nicosia, in the presence of Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-and-south-repatriate-artworks
Representatives from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities exchanged art works and audiovisual recordings in the buffer zone on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-stage-protest-on-lara-beach
A protest in favour of local exploitation of Lara beach was held on Sunday in response to activists and state officials who recently reiterated that illegal human activity on turtle nesting sites will not be tolerated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/south-hands-over-another-suspect-to-north
Another murder suspect wanted in the north in the murder of a Nicosia businessman has been handed over to Turkish Cypriot authorities, as anti-crime cooperation between the two communities continues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-offers-way-out-of-turtle-nesting-debacle
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis says he is ready to work with experts and communities in protecting sea turtle nesting areas in such a way that local residents could also benefit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/south-hands-over-murder-suspect-to-north
Another murder suspect is in police custody in the north in connection with the murder of a Turkish Cypriot businessman, after Greek Cypriot police handed Azmad Ali Virk over to UN officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/common-interest-for-talks-but-disagreements-on-serious-issues-remain
President Anastasiades said that there is a positive climate and a common basis on which the talks for a Cyprus settlement can take place, noting, at the same time, that disagreements on serious issues remain, but there is an agreement that differences cannot be bridged without dialogue.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joint-statement-following-anastasiades-akinci-meeting
Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kastellorizo-ignored-by-turkey-in-eez-map
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu presented a map Monday of Turkey’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) stretching south of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes to a few miles west of Paphos on Cyprus’ western coast.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-meets-with-party-leaders-in-troodos
President Nicos Anastasiades is meeting with party leaders today at his residence in Troodos, ahead of a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on August 9
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-mandate-renewal-sends-message-of-urgency-for-resumption-of-cyprus-talks-us-diplomat-says
US Mission’s to the UN Political Coordinator Rodney Hunter has said that his country believes UNFICYP’s new mandate sends a message that the two leaders, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci "must work with a sense of urgency" to resume reunification talks. He also expressed disappointment with the lack of progress since the Conference on Cyprus in 2017 but expressed the belief that a settlement "remains achievable."
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mega-fires-bring-new-challenge-to-europe
The European Union describes wildfires as “a serious and increasing threat” across the continent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ahdr-hosts-conference-on-peace-education
The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) hosts this week in Cyprus the 43rd Conference of the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) entitled "Educating for a Culture of Peace in Divided Societies, History, Dialogue and Multiperspectivity Toward Reconciliation". The official kick off of the conference took place on Monday morning at the Home for Cooperation at the UN buffer zone in Nicosia.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/david-harris-us-closer-to-greece-cyprus-israel
Washington recognizes Greece’s strategic value and reliability as an ally, attributes that only grow stronger as doubts deepen over Turkey’s stance, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris tells Kathimerini in an interview...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-mandate-extended-for-another-six-months
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended that the Security Council extends UNFICYP’s mandate until January 31, 2020 in recognition of its continued contribution to the maintenance of peace and stability.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-bypass-closer-to-the-start-line
The long-awaited Nicosia bypass on the perimeter of the capital is a step closer to the start line, with reports saying a tender could be announced as early as next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-urges-turkey-to-halt-drilling-operations-off-cyprus
The United States has said that Turkey's most recent dispatch of the drillship Yavuz to conduct drilling operations off the Karpas Peninsula of Cyprus is a "provocative step" and has urged Turkish authorities to halt these operations.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-letter-to-guterres
Following criticism by opposition AKEL calling for President Anastasiades to share with the public a letter the President had sent to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Kathimerini has obtained the text in question...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-gears-up-for-mobile-link-up
Turkish Cypriots are gearing up ahead of a much-awaited linkage of cellular networks between north and south, which could bring down costs considerably for local users...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cmp-exhumes-missing-person-in-the-north
Human remains believed to belong to a missing person have been found in the north, using an arbitrary excavation method that appears to be more promising in finding unmarked graves...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/demetris-christofias-lies-in-repose
Members of the public from all walks of life will pay their respects on Tuesday to Cypriot former president Demetris Christofias, whose remains will lie in repose at PEO headquarters in Nicosia from 9am until 3pm...