EU focusing on East Med de-escalation

Every EU effort is focused on de-escalation and dialogue to avoid military conflict between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean over energy and maritime rights, said Commission spokesman Peter Stano. Stano

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President wants probe into passport scheme

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said he will ask the Attorney-General to appoint an investigating committee to conduct a probe into the citizenship by investment programme following damning allegations. In a written statement

US Congressmen welcome lifting of arms ban

Friends of Cyprus in the US Congress, Greek and Jewish American organizations welcomed the decision of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to waive restrictions allowing the export of non-lethal defence articles

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Cyprus records hottest August ever

Last month, Cyprus witnessed the hottest August on record with the daily average temperature recorded in Nicosia reaching a blistering 39.5 degrees Celsius. The second highest daily average for the month was

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US partially lifts Cyprus arms embargo

The United States will lift a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, prompting an angry response from Turkey. Washington

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COVID19: One death, two new cases in Cyprus

The Cyprus health authorities announced Tuesday that an elderly man died due to Covid-19, raising the number of deaths directly related to the coronavirus to 21, and deaths among patients who contracted