Russia is a friend Cyprus can rely on

By Dr Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos (Ambassador a.h.) The coincidence of the visit to Cyprus of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on September 8, with the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between

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COVID19: New cases point to Larnaca clusters

Cyprus health authorities announced another seven new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Friday with three of them connected to two known clusters in Larnaca. The new cases take the total for the Republic

France backs Turkey sanctions as an option

Brussels must be ready to activate all its tools including sanctions against Turkey, in response to Ankara’s aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean, France’s visiting Europe Minister Clément Beaune said Friday. After meeting

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COVID19: Turkish Cypriot restrictions dampens cases

Turkish Cypriot health authorities are making progress in bringing down daily cases of COVID-19 after imposing travel restrictions and lockdown measures. Turkish Cypriots were struggling to contain cases since they spiralled out

Cyprus, UK in first naval exercise

The Royal Navy and Cyprus’ National Guard conducted their first naval passing exercise under the name “CYP/UK 2020”. The exercise was carried out in the context of the presence in the region

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COVID19: Cyprus cases rise to 10, clusters grow

Cyprus health authorities announced ten new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Thursday, mostly to a growing number of transmissions within known clusters, ending a two-week wave of single-digit infections. The new cases the

No Cyprus talks under Turkey threats

Nicosia will not proceed with Cyprus talks under Turkish threats but welcomed the fact that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is committed to resuming peace negotiations after the October election for a Turkish