Cyprus
Cyprus
Celebrity Fitness Coach Xenios Charalambous Talks Training Career and Heritage
Celebrity fitness coach and expert Xenios Charalambous chatted with Greek Reporter about his career over Zoom, and how he went from playing video games to becoming an accomplished fitness professional.
"I have been doing well," he said, during the quarantine....
Culture
Greek President Sakellaropoulou Deplores Turkish Invasion, Hagia Sophia Decision
"This year, on the sad anniversary of the 20th of July, we are facing an unprecedentedly escalating Turkish aggression, which is manifesting itself throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region," President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Monday in her statement on the...
Cyprus
Cyprus Faces New Turkish Threat 46 Years After Invasion and Partition
Cypriots woke up on Monday to the sound of sirens to mark 46 years since Turkish troops invaded and occupied Cyprus’ north.
The sad anniversary coincides with renewed claims by Ankara on the island's sovereignty. Turkish oil drilling ships are...
Cyprus
Cyprus Invasion of 1974 to be Commemorated in Online Event
The public is invited to an online event, sponsored by PSEKA, the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus, to be held on Monday, July 20, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of the island nation.
The conference, which...
Cyprus
Turkey Plans New Drillings Off Cyprus, Fueling Mediterranean Tensions
Turkey issued a new notice for its continued gas exploration and drillling inside the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Wednesday, further fueling tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Navigational Telex (Navtex) covers the area southwest of the island for...
Culture
EU Foreign Ministers Condemn Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Decision
The European Union's foreign affairs leader Josep Borrell stated that the EU flatly "condemned the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic monument as the Hagia Sophia," after Monday's meeting of all 27 foreign ministers of the nations belonging...
Culture
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...
Cyprus
Greece — Cyprus Ferry Route Approved by EU; Planning Begins
A ferry route that would link Greece to Cyprus has recently been given the green light by the European Commission, with a total of 6 million euros (6.7 million) to be granted annually to support the project.
The information was...
Cyprus
War with Turkey Would Mean the End of Greek Cypriots, President Anastasiades Warns
"If we consider a military solution through militarization, this will be the end of Cypriot Hellenism, which I do not want," said President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on RIK TV, in an interview to be aired on...
Diplomacy
Sen. Menendez Demands Action Against Turkey For Aggression Toward Greece, Cyprus
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding action regarding Turkey’s recent acts of aggression in the Mediterranean.
In the letter, dated June 22, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee,...