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211. Cypriot president skips Brussels meeting on Ukraine

The Republic of Cyprus will be represented by the Greek premier during Thursday’s emergency European Council summit on Ukraine after the Cypriot government said President Nicos Anastasiades had a speaking engagement in Dubai...

212. Cypriot president unskips meeting on Ukraine

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will attend an emergency meeting on Ukraine after all, with the government revising a previous statement that said the commander in chief had asked the Greek premier to speak for Cyprus at the meeting...

213. Turkish Cypriot journalist faces 10 year imprisonment over an op-ed

Ali Kişmir, head of Turkish Cypriot Press Workers` Union (Basın-Sen) said he could be facing up to ten years imprisonment over an opinion editorial he wrote during the rise of Ersin Tatar as head of the Turkish Cypriot community....

214. Cyprus and UAE to sign MoUs on maritime transport, cyber security and diplomatic training

Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign MoUs on maritime transport, cyber security and diplomatic training on the occasion of the visit of Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, to Dubai for the EXPO 2020....

215. Anastasiades travels to Dubai to attend 'Expo 2020'

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, travels to Dubai today accompanied by a large delegation for meetings and consultations aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He will also visit Cyprus` kiosk at EXPO 2020, one of the biggest world exhibitions....

216. Cyprus bets on trust amid Turkey-Israel flirt

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides says Nicosia is confident it won’t be sidelined as Israeli President Isaac Herzog prepares for a historic trip to Ankara but not before popping in for a visit to Cyprus as trust in the region is put to the test by all key players...

217. With rings breaking from block of ice, Olympic Games ceremony begins

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday night, the culmination of preparations beset by the Covid-19 pandemic and criticism over human rights in China that led several countries to mount a diplomatic boycott....

218. Blinken urges unity to fight ‘relentless’ Russian aggression, during his visit to Kyiv

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged western nations Wednesday to remain united in the face of what he called “relentless” Russian aggression against Ukraine and reassured Ukraine’s leader of their support....

219. King of Jordan meets with President Anastasiades

Βilateral relations, regional developments, climate change, efforts to combat covid-19 and the Cyprus issue were on the agenda during a meeting President Nicos Anastasiades had on Friday with the King of Jordan Abdullah II, who is on an official visit to Cyprus....

220. King of Jordan to visit Cyprus on 17th of December

The King of Jordan Abdallah II will pay an official visit to Cyprus on December 17, during which he will have talks with the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiadis....

221. Historic Meeting between Israeli and Emirate leaders

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Monday in Abu Dhabi with UAE strongman Mohammed bin Zayed, a historic meeting that marks a "new reality" in the region....

222. The licensing of block 5 to ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy is done

The Government of Cyprus and the joint venture ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy on Friday signed the Contract for Exploration and Proportional Allocation of Production and the Hydrocarbon Exploration License for block 5 in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)....

223. Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace

Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus at 15:00 on Thursday afternoon. ...

224. The Pope has arrived in Cyprus

Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus on Thursday afternoon. The Cypriot government, through its Deputy Spokesman Niovis Parisinou, had described the Pope's visit as "an important event of international scope that is of global interest"....

225. Protests continue against new COVID measures (images)

Protests continued this morning outside the House of Representatives against the use of masks in primary schools, rapid testing and vaccinations outside the House of Representatives....

226. Pope's agenda for his scheduled visit to Cyprus announced

Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos briefed the media today on the visit of Pope Francis to Cyprus at the Presidential Palace....

227. DW: The Pope will offer asylum to refugees in Cyprus

The symbolic move he made in 2016, offering asylum to Syrian refugees living in a camp in Mytilene and taking them with him to the Vatican on the return trip from Greece,...

228. There is no longer a 'federation' solution in Cyprus, says Tatar

The issue of a Cypriot Federation was closed after he took over the “presidency” of the pseudo and illegal state of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, said Turkish-speaking Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar....

229. Cyprus receives financial support from Brussels for border management

In a letter, the European Commission Delegation to Cyprus clarified the amounts of the subsidies allocated to Cyprus from the EU during 2 program periods. ...

230. 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....

231. Chaos as Biden defends withdrawal

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the US withdrawal...

232. Cavusoglu visit sets threshold in Cyprus talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara does not accept the mentality that Turkish Cypriots are a minority in Cyprus, accusing Greek Cypriots of denying equality between the two communities while also pulling favors from the European Union...

233. Jam-packed day in Geneva underway

UN chief Antonio Guterres started his day with a full plate on Wednesday, with reports saying efforts could be made to draft a joint statement in Geneva despite the two Cypriot leaders reportedly painting different pictures of their priorities during the 5+1 meeting...

234. Leaders will break bread in Geneva at 5+1

The Geneva meeting on Cyprus 'is going ahead in person,' United Nations officials said during Monday’s Q&A session following a noon briefing in New York...

235. Gloves are off in EU-China relations

The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden...

236. Analysis: The Cyprus issue today

Over the past 30 years, Turkey, and its friends in the society of nations, sought, and partially succeeded, in obscuring the importance of the Cyprus issue’s international dimension, that is the Turkish invasion and the illegal occupation of the island. The aim was to present the Cyprus issue as a one-dimensional, internal affair that exclusively concerns the relations and the rights of the two communities, Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots....

237. Oktay: Forget any bargaining over Varosha

238. Nikos Kotzias in Kathimerini: Foreign policy and exploratory talks

Greece’s exploratory talks with Turkey are not a dialogue for the sake of dialogue. They are a structured debate in which both sides invest for a series of achievements. Greece’s target, as far as exploratory talks are concerned, has always been:...

239. UNSG says willing to hear suggestions of all parties

The UN Security Council’s mandate refers explicitly to a bizonal, bicommunal solution in Cyprus, but this is not an impediment for the parties to present their positions, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told a press conference on Thursday....

240. US Homeland Security secretary in Cyprus for two-day visit

US Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf was expected for a two-day visit in Cyprus starting on Monday, before heading off to Bahrain and Qatar for talks with regional counterparts on bolstering security cooperation and information sharing....