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US to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo, Foreign Minister Christodoulides Says

The Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicos Christodoulides referred to the prospect of the  Republic of Cyprus buying arms from the United States in the near future. Speaking with the Associated Press on Friday, he said that ''the U.S. will...

Turkey is Threatening Peace in East Med, Greek FM Warns in Cyprus Visit

Turkey is "threatening peace, security and stability" in the Mediterranean region, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias charged on Friday during an official visit to Cyprus. Following a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, Dendias said that Ankara on the...

Greece, Israel, Cyprus to "Create New Geography of Understanding"

The close trade, military and energy ties between Greece, Cyprus and Israel "are a guarantee for the security of the wider region, which is plagued by crises and dangerous revisionisms," stated Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday, during...

Pompeo Says Opening of Cypriot Ghost Town is "Provocative", Must be Reversed

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Turkey's reopening part of a beachfront resort of Varosha, which was abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling it provocative and seeking its reversal, the State Department said...

Greece Calls Erdogan's Decision on Hagia Sophia a "Provocation"

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decree to convert the Hagia Sophia museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a mosque has received sharp criticism from Greece and many political and world leaders. Greece strongly condemns Turkey's decision to turn the World...

Turkey Proposes Halt to All Drilling Activities on Cyprus Until Island's Reunification

Responding to Italy's recent remarks that the EU should sanction Turkey for its behavior inside Cyprus' maritime borders, the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a long statement on Thursday which basically asked Cyprus to stop its drilling activities. 'We consider the...

Saudi Arabia Offers its "Full Support" to Cyprus Amid Eastern Mediterranean Tensions

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud expressed full support for Cyprus amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean following a meeting with the country's Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday. Prince Faisal stressed the depth of relations...

Greece Demands a Seat at Berlin's Upcoming Libya Crisis Summit

The Greek government has requested to be invited to participate in the upcoming talks on the Libya crisis scheduled to be held in Berlin, possibly this coming weekend. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas stated on Tuesday that Athens is "making every...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Visit Cyprus in January 2020

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is set to reaffirm the United States' support of UN-facilitated, Cypriot-led efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation during a visit he will pay to the island on January 7. In a...

Cyprus, Italy Warn Against Turkish Military Intervention in Libya

Libyan House Speaker Aguila Saleh on Saturday asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, whom he met in Larnaca, to convey a message to the European Union regarding the situation in his country...

Greece Summons Libyan Ambassador over Turkey-Libya Deal, Threatens Him with Expulsion

Greece on Friday summoned Libyan ambassador Maiza K.Y. Gzllal to divulge the contents of the Turkey-Libya agreement on territorial waters by Thursday. If he refuses to do so, the nation will begin expulsion procedures for him, according to diplomatic sources. Along...

Cyprus Begins Process to Join EU's Borderless Schengen Area

The Republic of Cyprus has declared its readiness to become a member of the Schengen Area and is only awaiting its EU evaluation, Cyprus' Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides announced on Monday. Speaking before the House Committee on Finance, the Minister said...

Cypriot, Turkish Foreign Ministers Clash in Public Over Reunification Talks (video)

A startling public exchange between Nikos Christodoulides and Mevlut Cavusoglu, the respective Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey, took place in front of the press in New York on Monday. The two officials spoke together for more...

Cyprus to Establish Diplomatic Relations With North Macedonia

The Republic of Cyprus will establish full diplomatic relations with the newly-named Republic of North Macedonia, it was made public on Wednesday. The news was released by officials of the two countries in Lagonissi, Greece, during the annual conference hosted...

High-Ranking US Official Visits Cyprus to Hold Crucial Meetings

Matthew Palmer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State Department Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, came to Nicosia on Thursday to pay an official visit to the Republic of Cyprus. Palmer will meet with the President of the...