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211. China ready to boost COVID-19 aid to Cyprus

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday expressed China's readiness to continue and further strengthen its assistance towards Cyprus in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic....

212. President of Cyprus to pay an official visit to Austria

Migration and the Cyprus issue are among the topics President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to discuss in Vienna, during a two-day official visit he is paying to the country at the invitation of the Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen....

213. Nicosia an extremely important partner in region, Norwegian FM says in Cyprus visit

Oslo views Cyprus as an extremely important partner in the region, due to its bridging role between Europe and the Near East, said Ine Soreide, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs....

214. Greece wants floating fence to keep migrants out

Greece wants to install a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to deter migrants arriving at its islands’ shores through Turkey, government officials said on Thursday....

215. Foreign Minister in Rome for working visit

Cyprus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicos Christodoulides is travelling to Rome, where on Wednesday he will hold a working visit at the invitation of his Italian counterpart, Luigi Di Maio, during which the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, in the light of Turkey’s aggressive activities in the marine zones of the Republic of Cyprus and Libya, will be discussed....

216. Cyprus President saddened over latest statements by Turkish FM

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that he was saddened to hear about the latest statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, noting that “they convey in essence the message that the Turkish side is not returning to the negotiating table if the requirements it is putting forward are not met.”...

217. Lute to return to Cyprus ahead of Berlin leaders' meeting with the UNSG

In mid-November, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute will be in Cyprus to prepare for the meeting of the leaders with the SG in Berlin....

218. Senator urges Trump to stand Erdogan up

US Senator Bob Menendez has called on President Trump to cancel any invitation to Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House until the Turkish President commits himself to upholding democratic values...

219. 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. ...

220. Cyprus and North Macedonia closer together

The establishment and development of bilateral relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of North Macedonia were the focus of a meeting which the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, had on Tuesday, in New York with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. ...

221. The EU28 adopted measures against Turkey's illegal drilling in Cyprus

The EU Foreign Ministers endorsed, without any changes the conclusions prepared by the permanent representatives, concerning Turkey’s illegal drilling in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus, cutting the EU pre-accession assitance for 2020, suspending EU- Turkey high political dialogues and stopping European Investment Bank’ lending activities in the country....

222. 'These will not be soft measures' says Juncker

223. Anastasiades meets Ozersay

224. Lakkotrypis travels to Houston

225. Cyprus - UK ties reaffirmed at Buckingham Palace

226. Anastasiades to meet the Queen

227. Akinci - Averof get together in Kerynia

228. Cypriot lawyer caught in a web of spies

A Cypriot lawyer says she was targeted by undercover agents who were trying to fish for information to discredit her in a lawsuit against an Israeli software company...

229. Heightened security in Nicosia as President of Israel visits Cyprus

230. This is not the time to stir the Greece-Turkey pot

231. UN Special Envoy holds new meetings with leaders

232. Ankara raises issue of eight officers again

A few days before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Turkey, the country’s National Security Council said in a statement on Thursday that Ankara will continue to pursue people it accuses of taking part in the failed coup attempt in 2016 – including the eight servicemen Greece has refused to extradite....

233. President Anastasiades begins official visit to Slovenia

234. Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and China discuss UNFICYP and Cyprus problem

235. Neophytou: Cyprus too small to be divided

236. Indian President speaks of shared values with Cyprus

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind addressed on Monday the House of Representatives plenary in the presence of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and spoke of the shared values and deep relations between Cyprus and India...

237. A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image....

238. President invites enraged teachers to Palace

President Nicos Anastasiades has extended an invitation to public education union leaders in order to have an open dialogue on school reorganisation...

239. Dherynia mayor appalled at checkpoint backlash

Dherynia Mayor Andreas Karayiannis says his constituents are appalled at groups and politicians protesting against the opening of a checkpoint in their area, despite delays making the crossing an unlikely scenario this summer...

240. Cyprus and Israel talk fire and water

Israel and Cyprus agreed to develop further their cooperation in water management and firefighting, two areas in which both countries face similar challenges...