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1261. Netanyahu calls up Christodoulides on eve of oath ceremony

The strategic significance of the Cyprus-Israel relationship was discussed during a telephone conversation on Sunday evening between President-elect Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the latter's initiative...

1262. The who's who of the Christodoulides government

On Monday afternoon (27/02), Nikos Christodoulides, the country's new leader, unveiled his new administration. Read the detailed biographies of the individuals who make up the new government....

1263. Artifacts from Cyprus, Crete and Sardinia featured in Cambridge museum

'Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean' will open at the Fitzwilliam Museum, the University of Cambridge’s principal museum, on Friday....

1264. Hadjipantelas calls on successor to support public hospitals

Cyprus’ outgoing Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, has called on his successor to embrace public hospitals and health professionals, noting that public hospitals are the backbone of the health system....

1265. Turkey pushes on rebuilding as death toll nears 50,000

Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept toward 50,000....

1266. Tsipras in Cyprus, congratulates Mavroyiannis on election campaign

The leader of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Alexis Tsipras, who is visiting Cyprus on Thursday, had a meeting with the candidate in the last elections for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus and diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis....

1267. Name dilemma looms in the north

An identity crisis may be looming in the northern part of Cyprus after Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar suggested the removal of a geographical reference in the name of the de facto state would help foreign diplomats evaluate the division properly...

1268. Work begins on jetty for mooring FSRU in Cyprus

Work for the construction of a jetty, as part of the LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal in the Vasilikos area in Cyprus, has recently begun...

1269. New US Ambassador presents her credentials to the President

The credentials of the new US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie D. Fisher, were received today by the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades....

1270. Deadlock could be broken if EU takes the lead, says Christodoulides

The deadlock could break if the EU undertakes a central role in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, President-elect, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Monday evening....

1271. Dog farm owner rejects abuse claims after video

A distressing video showing dogs confined on a farm in rural Nicosia has drawn criticism and caused concern on social media, with the owner rushing to dismiss abuse allegations and saying he was not aware of the latest tethering laws...

1272. Turkey rejects linking NATO expansion to F-16 deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO 'as quickly as possible,' although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets...

1273. Ayia Napa Marina: Delivery of luxury homes begins with Beach Villa 6

Ayia Napa Marina, the iconic award-winning mixed-use development, has officially begun delivery of its luxury villas, with Beach Villa 6 already handed over to its owner. ...

1274. The message behind Biden's historic visit to Kyiv

"One year later, Kyiv is holding firm. Ukraine too. And Democracy endures."...

1275. Man arrested in Cyprus drops bombshell Biden allegation

A professor from Israel, who was arrested in Cyprus on a US warrant, says his prosecution is politically motivated and further alleges that the Justice Department is trying to discredit him over dirt he has on Hunter Biden’s deals with China...

1276. Cyprus removes ban on vindicated Norwegian dad

An appeals court in Norway has vindicated a man who says his daughter was abducted twice by her Greek Cypriot mother and authorities on the island did nothing to help, with the news raising questions about judicial irregularities and further prompting Nicosia to take down an Interpol arrest warrant that had essentially prevented him from visiting Cyprus...

1277. Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden is in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, according to the BBC and Ukrainian media....

1278. 'O Captain, My Captain!', says Averof to Nikos

When the poet Walt Whitman wrote the famous poem "O captain! My captain" in 1865, he was thinking of Abraham Lincoln as the "helmsman" and the American state as the ship that anchored safely in Lincoln's hands....

1279. Blinken pops into Athens to shore up Ukraine effort

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in Athens on February 20-22 to meet with the country’s leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. The US official’s trip comes after a visit to Turkey, where he pressed NATO expansion...

1280. Rescue effort in Turkey ends in all but two areas

Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, almost two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country's disaster agency said, while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey and announced $100m in humanitarian aid...

1281. Plans to upgrade hotels in the mountains and countryside are underway

1282. Condemned nursing home left to operate for years

Despite a report submitted by the Greek Ombudsman listing a series of serious failings in the operation of a condemned nursing home in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini and orders for its closure dating back three years, the facility continued to operate and take in new patients....

1283. Raquel Welch's visit to Cyprus and her meeting with Makarios

Well-known actress, Raquel Welch, died yesterday, February 15th, at the age of 82, following a brief illness. Welch first came to public attention with her appearances in "Fantastic Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C." in 1966....

1284. Relations between Greece and Turkey turn a 'new page', says Cavusoglu

Reflecting the new mood pervading Greek-Turkish relations in the wake of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made reference on Tuesday to a “new page” in relations between Athens and Ankara....

1285. Cypriot minister upset after illegal dump incident

Environmental inspectors who went to an illegal dump in Limassol to probe allegations of waste management irregularities ended up fearing for their lives, prompting the environment minister to admit the state has been unable to deal with lawlessness...

1286. Cypriot president-elect wants to prop EU role in peace talks

Cypriot President-elect Nikos Christodoulides says he will push for a more active and greater EU involvement in the Cyprus Problem, with calls on Brussels next month to stick to a UN framework on the divided island...

1287. Miracle rescues continue in quake-stricken Turkey

Rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old baby from the rubble of a building in Hatay, southern Turkey, 139 hours after Monday's deadly earthquake...

1288. Cyprus does right by wronged farm workers

A foreign worker who says he fell out of status after being wronged in a labor dispute is getting support from Cypriot authorities, along with over a dozen suspected victims of labor exploitation after police, labor, and immigration officers coordinated a raid on a farm in Famagusta district after his complaint...

1289. Chinese spy balloon contained surveillance equipment

The Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend carried high-tech equipment capable of collecting communications signals and other sensitive information, the U.S. government said Thursday....

1290. Erdogan reacts to criticism in quake response

The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged 'shortcomings' in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings...