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Greeks Appeal To Nicosia Lawmakers For Return of 300 Million Euros

Nearly 1,000 Greeks are seeking the return of 300 million euros, which were confiscated by the Republic of Cyprus in 2013. The Greek depositors delivered a letter to lawmakers in Nicosia on Friday, asking for pressure to be placed on...

Chinese National Suspected of Coronavirus Hospitalized in Nicosia, Cyprus

A woman who is a Chinese national and resides permanently in Cyprus is being tested for Coronavirus by the Cypriot authorities in Nicosia, it was made public on Monday. The woman visited China in the past couple of weeks, Cypriot...

Nicosia Denies Turkish Ships Forced Israeli Vessel Out of Cypriot Waters

The Cypriot government denied on Sunday reports in the Israeli press that Turkish navy ships intercepted an Israeli research ship in Cypriot waters two weeks ago and drove it away. A government spokesman told Cypriot daily Phileleftheros that no such...

EU Backs Athens and Nicosia, Asks Turkey to Publish Turkish-Libyan Accord

During the daily briefing of the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU asked Turkey to publish its agreement with Libya, and at the same time expressed its unequivocal solidarity with Greece and Cyprus on the matter. The Commission...

Remains of Two Missing Persons from 1974 Discovered in Nicosia

Α bi-communal excavation team of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) exhumed on Thursday the remains of two persons presumed to have gone missing during the 1974 invasion. The bodies were discovered close to the ''Tekke Bahcesi'' area...

Late President Christofias to be Buried with State Honors in Nicosia

Dimitris Christofias, the former Cypriot president who died last Friday at the age of 72, is to be buried on Tuesday at 5 PM with full state honors at Strovolos Cemetery in Nicosia, it was revealed on Monday. The funeral...

Nicosia Refutes Turkey's Claims of a Joint Turkish-American Exercise in Cyprus' EEZ

On Sunday morning, diplomats from Nicosia refuted Turkey's claims that a joint military exercise took place south of Cyprus between the American and the Turkish armies earlier this week. According to the Cypriot state TV RIK, diplomats from Nicosia said...

Second Cyprus-Serbia Conference Held in Nicosia on Friday

Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, will chair the Second Intergovernmental Conference between Cyprus and Serbia. The event takes place on Friday in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The two sides are expected...

Cyprus Talks Resume as Anastasiades and Akinci Meet in Nicosia

Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus are set to resume from the point where they stopped last year. This according to Vasilis Palmas, Cyprus’ deputy minister to the President, Nicos Anastasiades. The previous round of talks, which...

Facing Irrevocable Damage, Nicosia Green Line Restoration Awaits Green Light

The UN secretary-general's special representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar addressed the issue of the buffer zone along Nicosia's green line on Wednesday, stating “t never ceases to be a shocking image.” The comment was made at a bicommunal conference, where attendees...

Nicosia: Harassment of Turkish Ships in Cyprus' EEZ a "Pirate" Move

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that the harassment of a drilling ship in block 3 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone by six Turkish warships was a "pirate" move. The drilling ship that belongs to Italian company ENI expects the...

Greek, Cypriot, Jordanian Leaders Meet in Nicosia

Cyprus hosted the leaders of Greece and Jordan in Nicosia on Tuesday, in a three-way meeting aimed at strengthening ties in the volatile Mediterranean region on a host of issues, from water management to the protection of artefacts. Jordan and...

Nicosia Hails 'Historic' Visit by Cyprus President to Saudi Arabia

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades praised the productive meeting he had with the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, on Wednesday in Riyadh. Anastasiades met with King Salman in the first official visit by a Cypriot President in...

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus to Hold Top Meetings in Nicosia

The leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have scheduled a two-day political and economic meeting to take place in Nicosia on Monday. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras, Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will hold two trilateral meetings...

Nicosia Condemns Turkey for Attempting to Annex Cyprus Occupied Areas

The Republic of Cyprus has criticized Turkey for attempting to annex the occupied areas of Cyprus, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told members of the House Committee on Foreign and European Affairs. The Foreign Ministry has prepared a paper which was...