https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deal-on-fyrom-name-is-receding-says-government-official
The likelihood of a deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the latter's name moved further away as the neighboring country is “not ready” to respond to the proposals discussed between the foreign ministers of the two countries in Brussels, a Greek government official said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/audit-report-on-ccb-made-public-amid-negotiations
An audit report on the Cyprus Cooperative Bank (CCB) was made public on Friday, amid negotiations between the Co-op and its two bidders, making recommendations for improvement but also criticising the institution on a number of decisions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/name-deal-with-fyrom-within-reach
Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are reportedly on the brink of reaching a deal to resolve the decades-old name dispute after the two countries’ foreign ministers apparently reached common ground on Monday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-fyrom-name-dispute-talks-narrow-intensify-says-un-envoy
Talks to resolve a decades-old dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the latter’s name have narrowed, and ministers will continue negotiations in Brussels, United Nations envoy Matthew Nimetz said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/imf-berlin-still-divided-over-greek-debt-but-progress-in-sight
A meeting of the so-called Washington Group – representatives of Greece’s creditors as well as the governments of Germany, France, Spain and Italy, the biggest eurozone economies – failed to break a deadlock over the Greek debt as the International Monetary Fund and Berlin remain divided on the length of an upfront extension on bailout loans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-peace-talks-in-limbo-until-after-turkey-elections
Negotiations for a solution of the Cyprus problem will not resume before the Turkish elections, which are scheduled for June 24, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britons-living-in-cyprus-have-nothing-to-worry-about-post-brexit
Britain says it has secured the right for UK nationals living in Cyprus to keep the same status that they currently enjoy as EU citizens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paraguay-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem-after-us-lead
Paraguay opened its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, the second country to follow the United States in making the politically sensitive move from Tel Aviv...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/there-could-be-no-flights-after-brexit
There is a possibility that flights will not be able to take place the day after Britain’s planned departure from the EU next year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-reacts-to-situation-in-gaza
The Republic of Cyprus expressed concern regarding what it described as “serious escalation” of the situation in Gaza, which resulted in dozens of deaths of Palestinians who were protesting the American embassy opening in Jerusalem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-clock-is-ticking-on-britain-s-of-poor-brexit-progress
The European Union has warned Britain time was running out to seal a Brexit deal this autumn and ensure London does not crash out of the bloc next March, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elusive-mideast-peace-grows-more-remote-with-jerusalem-embassy-move
The move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, coupled with the killings of dozens of Palestinian protesters , makes the odds of a U.S.-brokered peace even more remote, analysts said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-british-high-commissioner-wants-to-deepen-special-relationship
On presenting his credential in Nicosia new British High Commissioner in Cyprus Stephen Lillie said there was a great deal for the two countries to celebrate despite the complexities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-committed-to-preserving-cyprus-peacekeeping
Jonathan Cohen, the nominated Deputy Representative of the United States to the UN, vowed to preserve the UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/global-impact-of-us-of-withdrawing-from-iran-nuclear-deal
President Donald Trump has made his decision. The United States is going to withdraw from what he called Tuesday a "defective deal"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urges-un-intervention-to-restart-talks
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has urged for an immediate UN bid to sound out prospects of quickly restarting deadlocked talks to reunify divided Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akinci-clears-up-the-troops-and-security-issue-for-cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has put to rest any ideas of ‘zero troops and zero guarantees’ in Cyprus, saying on Monday both communities on the divided island have suffered in the past and calling on Greek Cypriots to abandon maximalist positions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clock-ticking-for-cyprus-reunification
Former South African President F.W. de Klerk is a man who knows how to read the warning signs of history and he urges Cypriot leaders not to miss another opportunity to make peace before it’s too late...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/experts-says-cyprus-economy-to-grow-by-3-8-this-year
The Cypriot economy will pick up momentum in 2018, the University of Cyprus’s Economic Research Centre predicts, upgrading its growth forecast to 3.8% compared with its previous projection of 3.6%.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-seeks-new-path-in-cyprus-talks
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is on the receiving end of new criticism from Turkey and Turkish Cypriot politicians, following his remarks on a highly contested UN framework for Cyprus peace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-test-each-other-s-readiness-for-talks
The two Cypriots leaders are opening their cards this week in a very public way, with one calling on the other to demonstrate readiness to restart peace talks in what some describe as a politically difficult period...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-move-to-end-dispute-over-aphrodite-gas-field
Israel and Cyprus will take their disagreement over the distribution of gas in the joint Aphrodite reservoir to international arbitration, according to a report published by Globes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-uk-minister-bites-the-dust-over-immigration
Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player
Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-korean-hails-summit-as-trump-presses-for-full-denuclearisation
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/business-cooperation-at-the-heart-of-moscow-nicosia-partnership
The two countries have common cultural and religious traditions, mutual trust and support, and one of the pillars of their partnership is business ties...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/understanding-kim-madman-or-misunderstood
US intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/two-chinese-suitors-for-ethniki
The new process for the sale of 75 percent of Ethniki Insurance is starting for Chinese groups Fosun and Gongbao....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-foreign-minister-flies-to-russia
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will hold talks in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, where the two men are expected to discuss bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem, regional issues and EU-Russia relations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-asks-eu-official-to-stop-‘undermining-fyrom-talks
As diplomats from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) prepare to resume talks in Vienna on Wednesday, European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Tuesday expressed optimism that the dispute could be resolved in the next two weeks....
