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241. 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. ...

242. 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....

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

244. Anastasiades meets Ozersay

245. Lakkotrypis travels to Houston

246. Cyprus - UK ties reaffirmed at Buckingham Palace

247. Anastasiades to meet the Queen

248. Akinci - Averof get together in Kerynia

249. 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...

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

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

252. UN Special Envoy holds new meetings with leaders

253. 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....

254. President Anastasiades begins official visit to Slovenia

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

256. Neophytou: Cyprus too small to be divided

257. 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...

258. A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

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

259. 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...

260. 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...

261. 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...

262. Name deal to eliminate Skopje’s irredentist pretensions, Greek FM says

The name deal reached between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will eliminate irredentist pretensions in Skopje, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Wednesday....

263. President fires back at critics over UN document

President Nicos Anastasiades is firing back at critics both north and south of the Green Line, who are accusing him of tripping over a UN document that many believe could serve as a basis for peace talks...

264. North Korea still wants to talk after Trump nuked summit

North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump formula” to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons programme...

265. With eye on re-election Tsipras rolls dice on Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking a big gamble in trying to settle a decades-old name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia which could backfire in a pre-election year among voters already jaded by his economic austerity policies...

266. Co-op receives two bids in good bank, bad bank scenarios

The Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) announced on Monday it has received two bids as part of its privatisation process launched in March, with one bidder going after the ‘good bank’ scenario just as the European Commission approved the acquisition of Altamira Cyprus by a joint platform with CCB and one of the bidders...

267. Prince Charles in 'historic' visit to Greece

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and his wife Vlassia Pavlopoulou-Peltsemi welcomed the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, as they kicked off their official three-day visit to Greece...

268. Breast cancer screening failure may have shortened 270 lives in England

As many as 270 women’s lives may have been shortened after an IT failure in England’s breast cancer screening programme meant 450,000 patients were not invited for appointments...

269. Cyprus and Saudi Arabia on a path of strengthening ties

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia are on a path of strengthening ties further, with the island preparing to hold a Cyprus chamber forum in Riyadh and the Kingdom looking to install an embassy in Nicosia...

270. Putin predicts global 'chaos' if West hits Syria again

The United States, France and Britain have said the missile strikes were limited to Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities and not aimed at toppling Assad...