Biden says he has not given up on Cyprus problem
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has not given up on trying to find a solution to the Cyprus problem. Speaking on the...
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Biden urges Congress to pass coronavirus package, promises more action
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax U.S. President-elect Joe Biden urged lawmakers on Tuesday to pass a coronavirus aid package that has been stalled in...
UK PM Johnson speaks to Biden, discusses COVID-19 and climate change
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he spoke to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday about working together on tackling climate change and recovering from...
US VP Biden praises leaders over progress in talks
US Vice President Joe Biden has praised President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci over the progress made towards a settlement of the...
Turkey wants to join U.S.-led operation against ISIS in Raqqa, says Erdogan
Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, as long as it...
Energy high on agenda at meeting with Biden, Anastasiades addresses General Assembly (Updated)
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday met with US Vice President Joe Biden and top-level US officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in...
Anastasiades-Tsipras coordinate moves ahead of meetings with international players (Updated: adds Akinci)
President Nicos Anastasiades met on Monday night with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in order...
Anastasiades speaks to Biden
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades had on Thursday evening a telephone conversation with US Vice President Joe Biden, following the latter’s meeting in Ankara with Turkish President...
With Biden visit, US seeks balance with truculent Turkey
When US Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck a difficult balance between showing support for a NATO ally faced with multiple...
US hopes for additional progress in Cyprus talks
US Vice President Joe Biden expressed hope that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci,...
Anastasiades speaks with Biden
President Nicos Anastasiades spoke on Friday afternoon on the phone with US Vice President Joe Biden, according government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides. Christodoulides posted in his twitter account...
Biden offers new account of his advice to Obama on bin Laden raid
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he advised President Barack Obama in May 2011 to go ahead with the raid that killed al...
Our View: Anastasiades’ pandering to US Cypriots gains nothing
OUR POLITICIANS always feel they have an obligation, if not a duty, to tell their audience what it wants to hear. They would rather ignore...
Reunification talks have collapsed, Turkish Cypriot official says
By Stefanos Evripidou TURKISH Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Ozdil Nami believes talks between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities to reunify the island have collapsed. According...
Biden’s visit was of immense significance
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos FIFTEEN MONTHS of hard work by the foreign ministry, on the instructions of President Nicos Anastasiades, within the framework of his...
Turkish Cypriots say gas find could be obstacle
The Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator on Wednesday played down the prospect of a quick solution in the Cyprus peace talks with his Greek rivals, warning that...
Leaders to hold working meeting on June 2 (updated)
By Jean Christou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will hold a working meeting on June 2. This will be the third...
Biden to stay in Limassol after football risk in Nicosia
By Angelos Anastasiou NEXT week’s football cup final shaped decision-making in Tuesday’s kick-off meeting between Cyprus police and members of the US vice-president’s security detail,...
Mixed reaction to Biden visit
US vice-president Joe Biden’s visit to Cyprus next week has drawn mixed responses, with ruling DISY welcoming the move and detractors focusing on the Turkish...
Famagusta at the centre of Biden’s visit (updated)
By Elias Hazou US VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden is due on the island next week, the government confirmed on Monday. Government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said...