Religious freedom report refers to headscarf incident in high school
The State Department’s 2019 report on International Religious Freedom refers in the Cyprus section to the incident at a public high school last September when...
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US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations in Cypriot EEZ
The US said it remained “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to...
Islands have same right to EEZ, state department says
Islands have the same rights as mainland regions to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, the US State Department said on Wednesday. In...
US considers Turkish gas activities unlawful (updated)
The United States considers the activities of Turkish drillship Yavuz off the north-eastern coast of Cyprus as unlawful, and urges the Turkish authorities to cease...
US expresses concern over Turkish drilling
The US has expressed concern over the recent statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that drilling haD started in Cyprus’ EEZ. In an interview...
Non-resident deposits drop, as Cyprus adopts stricter AML policies (updated)
Non-resident bank deposits registered a 13 per cent drop in 2018 as a result of stricter anti-money laundering (AML) policies adopted by the banking sector,...
Russia’s military build-up claims ‘absurd,’ State Department says
The US State Department rejected as absurd, Russian suggestions of a military build-up in Cyprus, accompanied by a threat to retaliate. A State Department spokesperson...
US discourages actions that raise tension in the Mediterranean
The United States discourages any actions or rhetoric that increase tensions in the region, a State Department official said on Tuesday, amid Turkish warnings that...
Cyprus hosted secret US helicopter base for four years, ‘no comment’ says govt
Cyprus said on Wednesday it had no comment on a US official report showing that the island secretly hosted a $70 million American helicopter base...
Cyprus ‘an important US partner’ in the Eastern Mediterranean
The US sees Cyprus as an important partner in its wider region and was working to build a stronger political relationship with the country, Deputy...
Government still waiting for complete information on US warship
The government on Tuesday said it was still awaiting a ‘complete’ official response from Washington regarding the presence of a US warship in Cyprus’ economic...
Cyprus problem on state department agenda
The Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, Alexandros Zenon, will be in Washington next week for a series of meetings with US Administration officials. He...
Clinton says could not recall all briefings due to concussion -FBI report
Hillary Clinton told federal investigators she did not recall all the briefings she received on handling government records while U.S. secretary of state because of...
Education ministry rapped over freedom of religion in schools
ATTACKS against religious minorities and complaints against the education ministry for failing to observe the state’s neutrality with regard freedom of religion, are included in...
Woman US ambassador for Nicosia?
Rumours out of Washington suggest that US ambassador John Koenig will be replaced by, Kathleen Doherty, the current Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in...
US official says East Med countries, including Cyprus would be regional rather than global energy players
The Eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, “will be able to work together to get to a point of cooperation/collaboration for...
US House: Turkey must return Christian properties
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House has passed the Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act (HR 4347), introduced by Chairman Ed Royce, which requires...
US security official to visit Cyprus
US Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller will be in Cyprus on Friday as part of a visit to Europe...
US tells citizens in Yemen to leave immediately (updated)
By Mohammed Ghobari The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave immediately and ordered the evacuation of non-essential U.S. government staff...
