Pompeo’s statement a ‘powerful message’, president says (Update 1)
A statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Turkey’s illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ is a powerful message, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. In...
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US deeply concerned by Turkish drilling (Updated)
THE US has been deeply concerned by Turkey’s announced intention to begin drilling in the waters off Cyprus and we have urged the Turkish authorities...
Menendez: new era in US-Cyprus relations (Updated)
US Senator Robert Menendez on Tuesday spoke of a new era in Cyprus-US relations after a meeting at the presidential palace in Nicosia with President...
US Congress asks state department and Pentagon to submit report on US arms embargo on Cyprus
A provision regarding US-Cyprus security relations and the US arms embargo on Cyprus, has been included in the $717bn defence bill signed earlier this week...
US white nationalist rally sputters in sea of counter-protesters
A white nationalist rally in the heart of Washington drew two dozen demonstrators and thousands of chanting counter-protesters on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of racially charged violence...
Kotzias discusses Cyprus issue in Washington
The Cyprus problem was among issues on the agenda of a meeting in Washington between Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias and US Assistant Secretary of...
Russia ‘violating duty to halt Syria’s use of chemical weapons’
Russia has violated its duty to guarantee the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons and prevent the Assad government from using poison gas, the United States said...
Train derails in Washington state, injuring several passengers
An Amtrak train with more than 250 people aboard derailed on Sunday near Puget Sound in Washington state, injuring several passengers, although no one was...
Geostrategic cooperation perfect incentive to settle Cyprus issue, president says
Geostrategic cooperation can serve as a perfect incentive for the resolution of the Cyprus problem, 43 years after the Turkish military invasion and the continuing...
Spokesman to wrap up Washington visit on energy issues
Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides concludes his visit to Washington on Tuesday with meetings he will have with the White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, that...
US and European politics, struggle goes on behind closed doors
Europeans like to call the British and their former white colonies – the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – the “Anglo Saxons”. No...
Protesters, police clash in Washington as Trump assumes presidency (Update 6)
By Jonathan Landay and Scott Malone Black-clad activists among hundreds of demonstrators protesting Donald Trump’s swearing-in on Friday clashed with police a few blocks...
Suspect in fatal shooting of 5 at Washington state mall captured, identified
By Matt Mills McKnight The gunman believed to have opened fire with a rifle at a Washington state mall, killing five people, was captured on...
Police search for gunman who killed five at Washington state mall
POLICE in northwest Washington state searched for a gunman on Saturday who opened fire in a shopping mall, killing five people, according to media reports and the...
Four dead in shooting at mall in Washington state – police
Four people have been shot dead at a mall in northwest Washington state and the gunman has fled the scene, police said on social media...
US and Cyprus promote bilateral cooperation on defence issues
Cyprus and the US agreed to promote search and rescue issues as part of bilateral cooperation on defence issues. The decision was taken during the...
North Carolina faces Monday deadline on US challenge to bathroom law
By Julia Harte North Carolina officials say they will respond by Monday to the US government’s challenge to a controversial law on public restroom access...
Georgiades to meet top IMF officials in Washington
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades will meet IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and US Deputy Treasury Secretary on the sidelines of the Spring IMF-World Bank meetings...
Erdogan says Turkey sincere about wanting Cyprus solution
Turkey is sincere about contributing to the current reunification talks in Cyprus and will do what it can to assist the process, Turkish President Recep...
Gunman captured after shooting at US Capitol complex
A police officer was shot and wounded on Monday in the US Capitol complex and the gunman captured, a source citing information from the Sergeant-at-Arms...
