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English Shipping Company Registers Fleet in Cyprus Due to Brexit
P & O Ferries, a British shipping firm, has decided to register its entire English Channel operating fleet in Cyprus, a company spokesman told the Cypriot state-run CNA news agency on Friday.
The decision follows the initial re-flagging of two of...
Cyprus
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...
Cyprus
President Anastasiades Praises Improved Cyprus – Israel Relations
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday in Nicosia, Cyprus.
The President praised the increasingly warm and friendly relations between the states of Cyprus and Israel as he received...
Cyprus
Greek and Turkish Cypriots Begin Restoration of Historic Monastery
Greek and Turkish Cypriots have begun the restoration of the historic monastery of Saint Panteleimon in Myrtou, in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus.
The local Turkish authorities decided to restore the monastery following an irrational act of vandalism in...
Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot Leader Rules Out Talks on Cyprus Issue Until June
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı said on Friday that no negotiations on the Cyprus issue are expected until the middle of this year.
"It seems the nearest date when all the parties are able to be ready will be...
Cyprus
Cavusoglu Calls Turkish Troop Withdrawal ''Greek-Cypriot Dream''
In an interview on television channel NTV on Thursday, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's Foreign Minister, told Greek Cypriots ''to wake up from a sleep, or give it up if it is a dream, about Turkish troop withdrawal''.
Cavusoglu noted that he does...
Europe
Greeks and Cypriots Living in a Post-Brexit Britain
Growing up in the northern suburbs of London, you realize quickly that the Greek-British in London have a firm position as a recognized and ever-growing community within the United Kingdom, and particularly in the London area.
A considerable number of...
Cyprus
Renewed Drilling Ahead For Cyprus' ''Delfini'' Area
Greek and Cypriot media reported on Thursday an initial failure in Exxon Mobil's campaign to discover natural gas in the area dubbed ''Delfini'', in Block 10 of the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
According to a statement made by Cyprus'...
Cyprus
Turkey Rules Out Cyprus Talks Before May
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Wednesday that would not be realistic to restart Cyprus talks before the European parliament elections, which will take place in May, 2019.
Speaking during a briefing to the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s foreign...
Cyprus
Cypriots Mark Epiphany at Ghost Town of Famagusta (video)
Hundreds of Greek Cypriots marked the religious holiday of Epiphany on Sunday in a rare vigil which took place along the outskirts of the abandoned city of Famagusta in the occupied north of the country.
It was only the fourth...