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2 days, 6 hours ago

Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war, the top Cypriot diplomat said Saturday. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said Cyprus’ offer is grounded on its own past experience both with helping rid Syria of chemical weapons …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international sanctions, according to an agreement Tuesday following talks between visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Cypriot counterpart. A statement later said that Britain’s offices dealing with sanctions will share information with the Cypriot Ministry of Finance “to disrupt …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Starmer holds talks with Cypriot president in first PM visit since 1971

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer said the UK-Cyprus relationship could be taken …

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Starmer’s historic trip to Cyprus turns into a diplomatic storm as he lands on divided island

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer has landed in Cyprus in the midst of a …

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2 weeks ago

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus and the U.S. said Monday that they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypriot law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate and prosecute financial crimes. An “ambitious” plan for the next year will involve 21 weeks of training for different Cypriot law enforcement agencies on financial investigative …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Starmer’s ‘historic’ trip to Cyprus overshadowed by fears for UK bases and Turkish Cypriot snub

The Independent

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country’s president says

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with U.S. help to bring them up to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance, the president of the Mediterranean island nation said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides put Cyprus on a trajectory for possible NATO membership, ending …

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1 month ago

ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — ExxonMobil could partner up with a consortium composed of Eni of Italy and Total of France to jointly develop gas deposits they’ve discovered close to each other off Cyprus’ southern coast, the Cypriot energy minister said Friday. Cyprus officials have repeatedly said that offshore gas deposits could bolster Europe’s efforts to secure alternative energy sources following Russia’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Energy companies from Persian Gulf states have expressed interest in searching for natural gas off the southern coast of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday. Speaking at an energy conference in Nicosia, he said Cypriot authorities are in early talks with several unidentified companies regarding exploration licenses for some of Cyprus’ 13 areas, or blocks, inside an …

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1 month, 1 week ago

In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — In a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded munitions that litter huge swaths of their country, killing and maiming hundreds of people, including children. So far, almost 100 Ukrainian armed forces personnel have taken part in three training cycles over the last two …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Canadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — It was the first time that Canadian U.N. peacekeeper Michelle Angela Hamelin said she came up against the raw emotion of a people so exasperated with their country’s predicament. Griffis was one of the first Canadians to serve in UNFICYP back in 1964, and he recalled how he would employ that cool Canadian way to settle disputes …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Premier League cult hero, 38, named manager of Cypriot second-tier side based in party resort Ayia Napa

Daily Mail

Former Crystal Palace star Jason Puncheon has been named as manager of Cypriot second-division side Ayia Napa FC. Jason Puncheon has been named the manager of Cypriot second-division side Ayia Napa FC The 38-year-old made more than 160 appearances for Crystal Palace over a six-year spell 'Ayia Napa Athletic Club announces the start of its partnership with coach Jason Puncheon,' …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Cyprus national team parts ways with Georgian soccer coach Temur Ketsbaia

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Georgian coach Temur Ketsbaia lost his job with the Cyprus national team, the national federation said Friday, days after a 4-0 home loss against Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League. The president of the Cypriot football association, George Koumas, lauded Ketsbaia for his “professionalism, seriousness and proven love” for the national team after accepting in a meeting …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus

Hindustan Times

Dozens of migrants are languishing in the searing heat of Cyprus's buffer zone, saying they were pushed into the no-man's land by police on the divided island's south. Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus The UN refugee agency on Friday said a total of 59 asylum seekers were living in the UN-patrolled buffer zone between the areas …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month

The Independent

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5 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Remnants of lives interrupted by war half a century ago captured in Cyprus’ buffer zone

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A rickety piano leans crookedly against a peeling apartment wall, pots and pans filled with dust rest on a stove that has seen much better days and a book, its pages turning yellow with time, lies open next to a rusty tin can; signs of homes, once teeming with life, but suddenly abandoned as they stand frozen …

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5 months ago

Turkish president dampens hopes for restarting talks on Cyprus’ 50-year ethnic split

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Turkey’s president on Saturday put a damper on hopes for a quick resumption of talks to heal a half-century of ethnic division on Cyprus, reaffirming his support for a two-state deal that Greek Cypriots dismiss as a non-starter. If you want a solution, you need to recognize the rights of Turkish Cypriots.” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar …

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5 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan, Cyprus president see different paths for divided island

Al Jazeera

Turkish leader says he sees no point in UN-led talks as Christodoulides declares reunification is the only way forward. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in northern Cyprus to mark 50 years since the invasion by Turkish forces, has said he sees no point in continuing United Nations-led negotiations on the Mediterranean island’s future. It is of no benefit …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The clang of unseen assault rifles being cocked carries across the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in ethnically cleaved Cyprus, ratcheting up concerns that the embers of the island’s stagnant conflict could again be rekindled. The rifles are just the tip of a string of recent escalations by Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, rivals separated along the 180-kilometer …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Hezbollah’s threat caught Cyprus off guard, what are the issues at stake?

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah has several concerns about Cyprus, analysts say, and can ‘attack’ it in more ways than one. Hezbollah’s threat to retaliate against Cyprus if it helps Israel attack Lebanon has highlighted the Mediterranean island’s delicate geopolitical position, analysts say. Cypriots were taken by surprise when Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah mentioned them in a June 19 speech, saying Cyprus would be …

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6 months ago

Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Lebanese government officials worked Thursday to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon. Nasrallah said his group has information that the Israel’s military is conducting maneuvers in Cyprus in mountainous areas similar to those of Lebanon …

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6 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: Why Hezbollah is threatening Cyprus

CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “Cyprus will be part of this war too” if it opens its airports and bases to Israeli forces, the leader of the Iran-backed militant group said in a televised speech Wednesday, a day after Israel warned …

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6 months ago

Will Hezbollah and Israel’s escalations plunge Lebanon into war?

Al Jazeera

Both sides are barely staying within the rules of engagement, leaving Lebanese anxious over what comes next. A rocket attack on Haifa, for instance, would signal greater capability, so would almost constitute a red line.” “Hezbollah have said they’ll stop with a ceasefire in Gaza. “This necessity has not been fully recognised or addressed by either the American or Israeli …

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Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion

Starmer holds talks with Cypriot president in first PM visit since 1971

Starmer’s historic trip to Cyprus turns into a diplomatic storm as he lands on divided island

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Starmer’s ‘historic’ trip to Cyprus overshadowed by fears for UK bases and Turkish Cypriot snub

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country’s president says

ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus

Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds

Canadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus

Premier League cult hero, 38, named manager of Cypriot second-tier side based in party resort Ayia Napa

Cyprus national team parts ways with Georgian soccer coach Temur Ketsbaia

UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone

Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus

Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month

AP PHOTOS: Remnants of lives interrupted by war half a century ago captured in Cyprus’ buffer zone

Turkish president dampens hopes for restarting talks on Cyprus’ 50-year ethnic split

Turkey’s Erdogan, Cyprus president see different paths for divided island

Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther

Hezbollah’s threat caught Cyprus off guard, what are the issues at stake?

Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threats

Israel-Hamas war: Why Hezbollah is threatening Cyprus

Will Hezbollah and Israel’s escalations plunge Lebanon into war?