UN envoy Maria Holguin to visit UK, Cyprus
UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will be in London for March for meetings with UK officials.
The UN secretary general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric ...
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EU official discusses Cyprus problem with Unficyp
Director General of the European Commission’s DG Reform Mario Nava held a meeting with Special Representative and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart, ...
Italian president wraps up his visit in three cities
The two-day official visit of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to Cyprus ends on Tuesday.
According to the agenda, the Italian president will meet House Speaker Annita ...
Italian president on first official visit to Cyprus
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic, arrives in Cyprus on Monday for a two-day official visit.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis noted the ...
‘Cyprus attempting to accelerate adoption of AI’
The state aspires, through targeted measures and incentives, to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and ...
Monk seal population increases in Cyprus for 2023
There is an increase in the population of the Mediterranean monk seal in Cyprus and 2023 figures show that there are 20-22 mammals on the island, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said, ...
New Cyprus ambassador to Austria presents credentials
Cyprus’ new ambassador to Austria, Andreas Ignatiou, expressed gratitude for Vienna’s support in efforts for a Cyprus settlement, while presenting his credentials to the Federal President Dr Alexander Van ...
Kombos heads to Geneva for Human Rights Council meeting
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is travelling to Geneva on Sunday to participate in the High-Level Meeting of the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, which begins on Monday.
A ...
AIPAC meets discusses US-Cyprus relations with Kombos
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and permanent secretary of the Foreign Ministry Kyriakos Kouros on Wednesday met in Nicosia with a delegation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to ...
Local government reform to be discussed at Presidential Palace
Local government reform will be discussed in a meeting called by President Nikos Christodoulides with leaders of the parliamentary parties on Tuesday morning.
Those attending are set to address practical ...
Foreign minister to attend EU council
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is in Brussels on Monday to participate in the work of the EU council of foreign affairs.
The situation in the Middle East, ongoing Russian aggression ...
Palestinian minister to visit Cyprus
Palestine’s foreign minister Dr Riad Malki will on Wednesday pay a working visit to Cyprus following an invitation by his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos.
During the visit, Kombos will ...
Greece to exhaust every possibility for positive developments in Cyprus, says FM
Greece will exhaust every possibility, so that there can be positive developments in the Cyprus issue, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Monday, following a meeting he had with ...
‘There are new opportunities for Cyprus issue’
The new opportunities that have been created for the Cyprus issue following the assumption of duties by the UNSG’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín were outlined late ...
Egyptian minister in Cyprus for bilateral contacts on Middle East
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry is paying an official visit to Cyprus on Thursday, following an invitation by Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos.
According to a statement by the ...
EU announces additional financial aid for Cultural Heritage Technical Committee
The European Commission has signed a new delegation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), providing an additional financial assistance of €2.5 million to support the work of the Technical ...
Cyprus reliance on fossil fuels increases in 2022
The ratio of fossil fuels in gross available energy increased slightly both in the EU and in Cyprus in 2022, a trend which signified a small increase in Europe’s reliance ...
Joint defence programme with UK and Cyprus
A strategic leadership programme is to be held at the ministry of defence in collaboration with the UK, it was announced on Tuesday.
The UK High Commission in Cyprus, the ...
Christodoulides to make first ‘state of union’ address
President Nikos Christodoulides is set to deliver his first ‘state of the union’ address on Monday evening in the presence of representatives of the legislature, judiciary and other officials.
According ...
FM holds positive meetings in Oman
Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos said he held positive and forward looking discussions in Muscat, Oman on Sunday.
In a post on X, he said he was “delighted” to meet ...
Holguin due in Cyprus, govt hopeful on Cyprus problem mobility
The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin arrives in Cyprus on Sunday evening, according to the UN in Cyprus.
This is Holguin’s first visit to ...
Kassianidou says UN envoy hope for Cyprus problem
Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said that there is a new period for the Cyprus problem with sincere political will, attending a church service on Sunday.
She added that the ...
Cypriot MPs speak to PACE about media freedom importance
Cypriot MPs Yiorgos Loukaides and Christiana Erotokritou spoke about the importance of freedom of speech and on the increasing use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Europe, during ...
President discusses decision implementation with ECHR president
President Nikos Christodoulides discussed issues related to the implementation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, in a meeting with the president of the court, Siofra O’ ...