Cyprus
Cyprus
Greeks, Cypriots with Roots in Alexandria to Visit Egypt After Diaspora Deal
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have signed a cooperation protocol that aims to bring Cypriots and Greeks; who used to live in Alexandria, back to the city, under the auspices of the "Nostos" project.
The project is an initiative of Egyptian...
Cyprus
The Fate of Every Missing Person will be Ascertained, Says Commissioner
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Saturday that despite the obstacles raised by the Turkish side, we continue and will continue to do everything possible to ascertain the fate of every missing person.
Addressing an event to mark the decoration...
Diplomacy
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Agree on Mediterranean Defence Cooperation
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in the surveillance of the volatile eastern Mediterranean region to prevent arms and people trafficking, and to fight terrorism and asymmetric threats, the Defence Ministers of the three countries said in...
Cyprus
Bank of Cyprus ex-CEO Guilty of Manipulation Ahead of Crash
A Cypriot court on Thursday found a former CEO of the Bank of Cyprus guilty of market manipulation, shortly before the island's banking system almost collapsed in 2013.
The court ruled that Andreas Eliades, had deceived shareholders on the actual...
Cyprus
Anastasiades – Tsipras Agree Good Preparation for a New Cyprus Conference is Necessary
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, met on Thursday on the margins of the European Council Summit in Brussels and agreed that a good preparation of a new conference on Cyprus...
Cyprus
President Welcomes the Approval of the 2018 State Budget
The President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, welcomed today the approval of the 2018 state budget, describing the budget one of “responsibility and development”.
According to a Presidency announcement, the President of the Republic stated that "despite the fact that we...
Cyprus
Football Hooligans Riot at Cyprus Derby (video)
A football game in Limassol was interrupted for close to two hours on Monday evening after clashes between rival fans, which broke out after the injury of a ball boy by a firecracker.
The game between Limassol’s AEL and Nicosia...
Cyprus
Turkish-Cypriots "Joint Owners", not Minority, Erdogan Says in Interview
Just days after his controversial statements about Greece - Turkey relations during his official visit to Athens, the Turkish president made another provocative statement about the Cyprus reunification process.
Turkish-Cypriots are "joint owners" of the divided island of Cyprus, Recep...
Cyprus
EP President Says Turkish Occupation of Northern Cyprus Must End
The European Parliament supports the termination of the Turkish military occupation of northern Cyprus, President of the EP, Antonio Tajani has stressed in Nicosia.
Tajani, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus, was received in the morning at the...
Cyprus
Cyprus: Erdogan Statement on Lausanne Treaty 'Not in the Right Direction'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement on the Lausanne Treaty, is not in the right direction, Cypriot government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
"It definitely was not a statement in the right direction, taking into account the Greek government's...