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541. Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Egypt to meet in Nicosia

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides and his Egytian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry will meet in Nicosia on Wednesday with the latter paying a one-day working visit to the island....

542. Defence Ministers of Cyprus and Greece to discuss Turkish provocations on Friday

The Ministers of Defence of Cyprus and Greece, Savvas Angelides and Nikos Panagiotopoulos, will discuss about the Turkish provocations in Cyprus` Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and territorial waters during the official talks they will have on Friday in Nicosia. Panagiotopoulos will also represent the Greek government at the events organized on the occasion of the anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, that took place on July 20, 1974....

543. President's response to Akinci's proposal being drafted

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades` response to the proposal of Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on the co-management of the natural resources is already being drafted, a government source has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). Anastasiades` response will be sent to Akinci as well as to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and the EU officials to which Akinci`s proposal was also delivered....

544. UNFICYP mandate extended for another six months

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended that the Security Council extends UNFICYP’s mandate until January 31, 2020 in recognition of its continued contribution to the maintenance of peace and stability. ...

545. President intends to meet Spehar ahead of the UNSC consultations on UNFICYP

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, intends to have a meeting and discuss with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elizabeth Spehar, prior to her departure for New York, where she will brief the UN Security Council on July 19, ahead of the adoption of the resolution for the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate on July 30, CNA has learned....

546. Nicosia expects UN to maintain position on Varosha based on Security Council decisions

The government said on Friday that it expected from the UN to maintain their long-standing position with regard to the ghost-town of Famagusta, that is consistent with the UN Security Council decisions which are explicit and are now blatantly violated through the announcement made in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus...

547. CMP exhumes missing person in the north

Human remains believed to belong to a missing person have been found in the north, using an arbitrary excavation method that appears to be more promising in finding unmarked graves...

548. Motive behind tanker attacks unclear

549. Sixteen years on, frustration with Ankara resurfaces

550. World leaders mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day

551. Cyprus to carry out 8 drillings in the next 24 months

Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis announced on Tuesday that Cyprus is planning to carry out eight drillings in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), during the next 24 months....

552. Turkey is waiting for its next opportunity

553. Turkey to send second drillship Cavusoglu says

554. Traffic cops to get unmarked vehicles

The Cyprus traffic police department is planning to buy new high-performance cars to use as unmarked vehicles for catching speeders on the highway...

555. Hunt - Christodoulides discuss Brexit, Cyprus Problem

556. Pantelides - Sözen‏: Swiss governance model instead of bizonal federation

557. The Guterres Framework

558. The balancing act after the Tsipras - Erdogan meeting

559. Cyprus and Portugal agree to strengthen ties

560. Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Kurds

561. Erdogan refuses to meet with Bolton

562. Greek Cypriots mark epiphany with rare vigil to ghost town fringe

563. Government expects UNFICYP mandate to be renewed

564. US foreign policy standing on quicksand

565. How Trump's phone call to Erdogan changed the Syrian war

566. Christmas in photos around the world

Here are a few photos from different parts of the world where Christmas was celebrated on 25 December 2018...

567. Key points in US Defense Secretary's resignation letter

568. US retreats from Syria as Trump rebuffs top advisers

569. UN envoy likely to meet President on Sunday

570. William and Kate land in Cyprus

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday, at RAF Akrotiri for a meet-and-greet with British troops away from home and families stationed on the island...