Cyprus, Greece and Egypt discuss ad hoc participation of other states
The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, Nikos Christodoulides, Nikos Dendias, and Sameh Soukry discussed on Thursday in New York the possibility of inviting...
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Special forces of Cyprus and Egypt mount joint drill (photos)
Members of Cyprus and Egypt’s special forces took part in joint military drill in Lythrodontas on Wednesday called Ptolemaios 2021. The drill marked the culmination...
Anastasiades lauds Cairo summit as ‘historic’, lays groundwork for closer ties
The first Intergovernmental Summit between Cyprus and Egypt was described as “historic” by President Nicos Anastasiades who laid the groundwork for closer ties on Saturday...
Meeting head of Cairo summit
The presidency said Friday that the first intergovernmental meeting between Cyprus and Egypt reaffirms the two countries’ will to boost cooperation between them and to...
National Guard participates in multinational exercise in Egypt
The National Guard is taking part in a multinational exercise called Bright Star, currently taking place in Egypt. The Defence Ministry said the participation in...
Egypt’s GDP growth at 7.7 per cent in fourth quarter
Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.7 per cent in the March to June quarter compared to a 1.7 per cent contraction in the same...
Cyprus to take part in international military exercise
Cyprus will take part in the multinational military exercise Bright Star 2021 that starts on Thursday in Egypt, it was announced on Wednesday. Greece will...
Turkey trying to create new faits accomplis, Anastasiades says
Turkey is not cooperating, nor implementing UN resolutions, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday adding that Ankara was trying to create new faits accomplis in...
Egypt’s Suez Canal annual revenue hits record $5.84 bln
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21 financial year (July-June), up from $5.72 bln in the previous year, the...
Mitsotakis, Sisi discuss Cyprus during Cairo meeting
The Cyprus issue, Turkey’s stance on the Eastern Mediterranean, gas cooperation and the situation in Libya dominated Monday’s meeting between Greek PM Kyriacos Mitsotakis and...
National Guard chief on visit to Egypt
Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Dimokritos Zervakis was on Sunday in Egypt after an invitation from his counterpart there Lieutenant General, Mohammed Farid...
Bilateral relations on the agenda as Christodoulides visits Egypt
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on Saturday expressed his country’s support for a solution to the Cyprus problem during a meeting in Cairo with...
Defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt strengthen ties
The defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt met in Nicosia on Wednesday to further strengthen military ties. In their joint statement following the 4th trilateral...
Egypt train crash kills 32 people, injures scores
At least 32 people were killed and 165 injured when two trains collided in central Egypt on Friday, health ministry officials said, as the prime...
Turkey, eyeing better Egypt ties, offers help with Suez jam
Turkey can send its Nene Hatun vessel to help resolve a blockage on the Suez Canal, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said on Friday, amid a...
Two sides restate divergent views amid flurry of pre-talks activity
The island’s two community leaders reiterated on Monday their divergent positions on a Cyprus solution during their separate meetings with UN secretary-general’s special envoy Jane...
Egypt-Turkey rapprochement would isolate Cyprus
But with deep divisions remaining Egypt is treating Turkey’s overtures cautiously This has been a bewildering week for Cypriot diplomacy – and a tough one,...
New ambassadors from China, Egypt and Ukraine present credentials
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday urged China, Ukraine and Egypt to exert pressure on Turkey to alter its intransigent stance on Cyprus and in the...
Multinational exercise Medusa 2020 to kick off Monday
The multinational aeronautical training exercise Medusa 2020 will begin on Monday, running until December 6. The defence ministry said the exercise will take place in...
Turkey rejects trilateral statement, ‘proves their true intentions’
Turkey on Thursday rejected a joint declaration issued by Cyprus, Greece and Egypt in which they condemned Ankara’s actions on the island and in the...