https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-draft-under-‘silence-procedure
A resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for an additional six months is under the “silence procedure” and it is expected to be adopted on Thursday if no member breaks the silence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egypt-issues-warning-over-cyprus-rights
Egypt has sent out a warning on Sunday about repercussions of any unilateral moves that could breach the rights of the Republic of Cyprus and pose threats to security and stability in the Middle East...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-has-asked-germany-to-participate-in-libya-summit
Greece has asked to attend a summit in Berlin which will discuss a path to peace in Libya, government spokesman Stelios Petsas revealed on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/libya-in-the-wake-of-a-ceasefire
Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region, which includes the capital Tripoli, starting 00:01 on Sunday and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord agreed to the truce...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/libya-blames-maritime-tensions-on-greece
Libya has slammed Greece in a recent letter to the United Nations, accusing Athens of refusing to play fair, while US State Secretary Mike Pompeo says he is taking on a new initiative to de-escalate Greco-Turkish tensions over maritime borders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-shows-plane-crashing-in-tehran
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran’s state television and Ukraine’s leaders said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-fm-works-the-phones-over-libya
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has been working the phones Thursday and Friday, discussing with counterparts of other nations the situation in Libya and a need to avoid illegal actions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lebanon-says-greek-vessel-violated-waters
Beirut is seeking answers through the United Nations following an alleged maritime violation by a Greek vessel in Lebanese territorial waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-adopts-ihra-definition-of-anti-semitism
The President’s Cabinet has approved a decision by which the Cypriot Government adopts the definition of anti-Semitism as it has been spelled out by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eastmed-bill-squeezed-through-federal-budget
US Senator Bob Menendez on Monday applauded a bipartisan deal on federal government spending that is comprised of 12 appropriations bills, including legislation shaping American strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-denounces-sea-border-deal-to-un
Greece’s objections to the “legally invalid” maritime boundary deal between Turkey and Libya are meticulously outlined in two letters it has sent to the United Nations, which also call on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to bring the matter before the Security Council...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-clears-suspected-landmines-in-cyprus
UNFICYP announced on Monday the clearance of nine suspected hazardous areas each on both sides of the divided island, amounting to a total area of 210,882 square meters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-libya-deal-draws-criticism-from-neighbours
The foreign ministry of the Republic of Cyprus has condemned the signing of an agreement on maritime boundaries between Turkey and Libya, calling it a “serious violation” of international law...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsc-briefed-on-cyprus-ahead-of-berlin
The Security Council held consultations on Cyprus on Thursday behind closed doors, where members were briefed on the latest developments and urged leaders to be productive in the period ahead...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-says-flag-burners-in-the-south-identified
Authorities in the north have alerted their officers at all checkpoints to be on the lookout for specific individuals in the south who were identified in a video during the burning of a Turkish Cypriot flag...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-will-never-accept-the-consequences-of-the-turkish-invasion-in-cyprus
Greece stresses that it will never accept nor recognize the consequences of the Turkish invasion and occupation in the island, while assuring that it will continue to stand by the side of the Republic of Cyprus. The position is outlined in a statement issued by the Greek Foreign Ministry on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the declaration of the pseudo-state in the occupied areas of Cyprus,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mogherini-says-eu-stands-with-cyprus
High Representative Federica Mogherini expressed the EU’s full solidarity with Cyprus in her closing statement in the European Parliament plenary discussing Turkey's drilling activities around the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-responds-to-turkey-over-cyprus-problem
The Cyprus question calls for an urgent and mutually acceptable settlement on the basis of international law, says Greece’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in response to a Turkish letter last month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jho-low-may-have-multiple-passports
Reports suggest that fugitive financier Jho Low may be travelling on foreign passports while Malaysian authorities suspect he may be hiding in the Middle East...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-s-last-divided-capital
As the world commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bullet-riddled sandstone walls of abandoned, crumbling homes and concrete machine gun nests dotting Cyprus' no man's land serve as a jarring reminder of another divided capital — the world's last — on Europe's southeastern frontier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cmp-recovers-human-remains-in-north-nicosia
The remains of two individuals were exhumed on Thursday in north Nicosia, with mixed reports saying an aerial photograph taken in 1965 showed suspected graves while others have not ruled out some of the bodies might belong to missing persons from 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-lawmakers-reject-turkey-s-safe-zone-in-syria-eye-sanctions-steps
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s offensive to carve out a “safe zone” in northeast Syria and prepared the way for new EU financial sanctions against Ankara....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-envoy-to-return-to-cyprus-in-november
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute will return to Cyprus in November to prepare the ground for a meeting between United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci at the end of the same month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-hopes-to-mediate-between-turkey-and-kurds
US President Donald Trump has put three options on the table for US action following heavy criticism and worldwide condemnation of Turkey’s military offensive in Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-calls-turkish-offensive-‘unlawful-and-arbitrary
President Nicos Anastasiades has described the Turkish military offensive in Syria as “unlawful and arbitrary"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/security-council-to-address-varosha
A UN press release is expected on Wednesday in response to the Republic of Cyprus’ resort will resort to the Security Council over Turkey’s moves concerning Varosha...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-opts-for-diplomavy-over-cyprus-eez
The new defense deal signed between Athens and Washington will contribute to Greece’s security, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Kathimerini in a recent interview, while staying firm on diplomatic efforts regarding Cyprus' EEZ...
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-s-jet-turns-back-to-jfk
The plane carrying the president of the Republic of Cyprus was forced to turn back to the airport due to a windscreen problem in the cockpit...
