A provision regarding US – Cyprus security relations and Washington's arms embargo against Cyprus, has been included in the $717 bln defence bill signed earlier this week by US President Donald Trump. The same bill includes an amendment preventing sales to Turkey of the F-35 fighter jets.  The defence bill foresees that not later than

Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his counterpart Nikos Kotzias will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 13 in Israel to discuss regional issues. Christodoulides and Kotzias will pay a visit to Israel in the framework of the trilateral cooperation of Greece, Cyprus and Israel to discuss issues regarding this regional initiative. According

Two Turkish navy vessels harassed a Cypriot fishing boat while it was fishing in international waters between Turkey and Cyprus, in an incident which Nicosia is expected to protest about to the UN. Greek Cypriot Aristos Aristidou, the owner of the fishing boat told CNA that his trawler was in international waters, 16 nautical miles

Excavations by the University of Cyprus at the citadel of ancient Paphos (Kouklia), an ongoing archaeological site since 2006, has unveiled a “complex architectural unit” dating back to the 5th century BC, confirming the ‘economic administration’ centre developed by the Paphos royal dynasty of the time and its link to regional trade of commodities, including

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has suggested that a summit will be held in New York next month with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to help kick-start the Cyprus peace process. Akinci told reporters on Thursday that efforts for finding a solution to the Cyprus problem will start in New York in September with a

Cyprus welcomes the release of the two Greek soldiers by Turkey in the hope it signals a sea-change in Ankara’s regional diplomacy. The soldiers – 2nd Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis – were arrested on March 1 for illegally entering Turkey after mistakenly crossing the heavily militarized border. Greece strongly protested their long

More than 1,500 people have lost their lives this year in a desperate bid to reach European shores – including Cyprus – by boat. According to data by the International Organisation for Migration, between January and 12 August 61,517 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea. This is much lower than the 118,436 arrivals across

So far, no Cypriots have been reported among the victims of a motorway bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy that claimed 37 lives. A Cyprus Foreign Ministry statement said Nicosia is closely following the situation and is in direct communication with the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Italy. It said that based on current

An extreme weather warning was issued for Wednesday as Cypriots headed for the beach and cooler mountains for the August 15 national holiday. The capital Nicosia was deserted as nearly all businesses and shops on the island are closed for the holiday while others are taking a longer August break. Police are out in numbers