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• Turkish President to EU: We will send jihadists to your countries

  1 hour ago ThemaNews

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened the EU and Cyprus warning his country had 4 million refugees. Before his departure to the...

• Council adopts framework for sanctions Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

  15 hours ago ThemaNews

  Today, the Council adopted a framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern...

• Cypriot Minister Says Golden Visa Program High-Risk

  19 hours ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA- After admitting there were flaws in the so-called Golden Visa program that let rich foreigners buy residency permits and European Union...

• EU Foreign Ministers Will OK Turkish Sanctions Over Cyprus Drilling

  1 day ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA- Without discussion, European Union foreign chiefs on Nov. 11 are set to approve unspecified penalties against Turkey for drilling for oil...

• 30 Υears Αfter the Berlin Wall, Cyprus’ Division Endures (Photos)

  1 day ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA— As the world commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bullet-riddled sandstone walls of abandoned, crumbling homes...

• FM Dendias: After the Berlin Wall, Time for the ‘Nicosia Wall’ to Come Down as Well

  2 days ago The National Herald

  ATHENS- Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias drew a parallel between divided Germany and the occupied northern part of the island of Cyprus, in a...

• Spiegel: EU sanctions on Turkey for the illegal drillings on Cypriot EEZ

  3 days ago ThemaNews

    The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey for drilling off the shores of Cyprus, according to information from...

• Cyprus Yanks Passport of Fugitive Malaysian Businessman

  3 days ago The National Herald

  After a newspaper printed a photo of what it said was a Cypriot passport given Malaysian businessman Jho Low, who is on the run from the law in...

• US: Warning message to Turkey over Greek continental shelf

  4 days ago ThemaNews

  Washington expressed concern at the possibility of Turkey expanding its drilling activities in the Greek continental shelf and in the Aegean Sea,...

• Cyprus: Commercial exploitation of “Aphrodite” deposit begins

  4 days ago ThemaNews

  Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Lakotripis signed today the licenses for the begining of the commercial exploitation of the...

• Cypriot Finance Minister Admits Golden Visa Gaps

  5 days ago The National Herald

  After reports that Cyprus was selling Golden Visas that came with European Union passports to wealthy relatives and allies of Cambodian Premir Hun...

• Cyprus to strip 26 'golden' passports given to investors

  5 days ago TheGuardian

  Interior minister admits ‘mistakes’ were made after investigation Cyprus said on Wednesday that it had started a process to strip 26 individuals...

• Unique work of art in Paphos is first snorkelling park in Cyprus (photo)

  5 days ago ThemaNews

  An underwater sculpture of beautifully crafted seashells created by artist, Yiota Ioannidou, is already attracting marine life and settling in...

• Divided Cities: inside the new documentary series from Guardian Cities

  5 days ago TheGuardian

  Thirty years from the fall of the Berlin Wall, new global tensions are polarising our world – and our cities feel more divided than ever. From...

• Divided Cities: stories of five cities split by major global divisions - series trailer

  5 days ago TheGuardian

  The fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago seemed to herald a more united future. Since then our world has fractured anew and our cities feel more...

• Cyprus Moves to Strip 26 Foreign Investors of Citizenship

  5 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says authorities are setting in motion procedures to strip 26 foreign investors of citizenship that...

• Cyprus Detains 2 Syrians over Boat Filled with 131 Migrants

  5 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA (AP) — Cyprus police said Tuesday that they detained two Syrian men on suspicion of human trafficking following the arrival of a boat...

• Impressive Greek-Egyptian-Cypriot military exercise “Medusa 9” sends message to Turkey (photos)

  5 days ago ThemaNews

  A trilateral military training exercise called “Medusa 9” involving the Greek, Egyptian, and Cypriot armed forces is underway in the...

• Turkey Scares French, Italian Companies from Cypriot Energy Drilling

  5 days ago The National Herald

  Apparently frightened away by Turkish warnings to stop drilling, France’s Total and Italy’s Eni energy companies said they would not...

• Cyprus “golden passports” to be revoked if wrongdoing found

  6 days ago ThemaNews

    Cyprus’ president pledged on Monday to revoke any of his island republic’s passports found to have been...