Cypriot leaders who haven’t held peace talks for two years picked up the phone on Thursday to launch the divided island’s first interoperable mobile phone network to enhance people to people contact.
Brussels will shelve high-level talks with Ankara and negotiations on an air transport deal, as well as freezing funding for Turkey next year, over illegal drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus,
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. On
Turkey on Wednesday rejected that drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus was illegal while claiming Nicosia and Athens were spoiled and mischievous children in a biased EU family. Turkey’s foreign ministry
Cyprus’ premier cultural event the Pafos Aphrodite Festival will this year showcase Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Macbeth performed by the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus on August 30, 31 and September 1, at the
Suspending €145.8 mln in enlargement funds and "reassessing" the European Investment Bank’s investing in Turkey, are among measures Brussels could impose in response to Ankara’s illegal drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ. The European
Washington said Turkey dispatching a second ship to conduct drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ is a "provocative step" while urging Ankara to halt operations. "The United States remains deeply concerned by Turkey’s repeated
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt bidding to succeed Theresa May at the helm of the Conservative Party and as prime minister has described the relationship between Britain and Cyprus as “incredibly important”.
Concerned over the high number of women killed by their partners and domestic violence cases, Cyprus MPs have launched a discussion over the need to stop this worrying trend. Prompted by the
Bar some technical issues Greek and Turkish Cypriots are very close to having their first interoperable mobile phone network to enhance contact as a key Confidence Building Measure (CBM), informed sources told
