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• Turkish-Cypriot University Produces Electric Car Prototype

  23 hours ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – The prototype of a new car, the Gunsel, has been produced in a Turkish-Cypriot enterprise on the occupied northern third, with...

• Finland Says to Take in Max 175 Asylum-Seekers from Cyprus, Greece

  1 day ago The National Herald

  HELSINKI — The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in up to 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta “to...

• French Admiral: Warplanes Mostly Gathering Info on IS group

  2 days ago The National Herald

  LIMASSOL, Cyprus – The Islamic State group remains active in Syria and Iraq despite major territorial losses, necessitating French air...

• French, Italian Companies Will Drill for Energy off Cyprus

  2 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – Ignoring threats from Turkey, a French-Italian consortium of oil companies Total and ENI said they will begin drilling off Cyprus...

• Reconciliation with Turkey should only come with a price

  3 days ago ThemaNews

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is  threatening  to fight the Syrian army directly if Syrian President Bashar Assad does not stop his...

• Cypriots Up in Arms over Plans for Coronavirus Quarantine Area

  3 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – After a scare over two Chinese nationals returning to the island and taken to a hospital to be checked for the coronavirus,...

• Celine Dion to perform in Athens for the first time

  4 days ago ThemaNews

  Celine Dion will give a concert at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA) on July 31, as part of her “Courage World Tour”. The Canadian pop music...

• Cyprus Called Hub of European Soccer Match-Fixing Scandal

  4 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – Cyprus, where soccer was called rotten by one team owner and referees have had their cars blown up, is the center of European-wide...

• Cyprus: French Defence Minister expresses solidarity to Cyprus

  5 days ago ThemaNews

  France’s solidarity to Cyprus expressed today French Defence Minister Florence Parly, who was received this morning by the President of the...

• Study: Cyprus Peace Deal would See Economy, Incomes Grow

  5 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA (AP) — A so-far elusive deal to reunite Cyprus would mean more money in pockets on both sides of the ethnically divided island, a World...

• France Gives Backing to Cyprus amid Gas Search Tensions

  5 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA — France’s defense minister said Tuesday that her country stands in solidarity with Cyprus amid tensions over a Turkish search for...

• Cyprus Puts Clamps On Economic Migrants, College “Breeding Grounds”

  5 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – Cyprus, which has become a growing lure for those fleeing war and strife in the Mideast, is planning to make it difficult for...

• Report: Anastasiades Used Jet of Saudi Businessmen Given Golden Visa

  6 days ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA – President Nicos Anastasiades reportedly used the private jet of a Saudi businessman who acquired a Cypriot passport through the...

• Turkey Moves to Reopen Varosha Ghost Town on Cyprus

  6 days ago The National Herald

  Ignoring demands to stop by the legitimate Cypriot government – a member of the European Union – Turkish and Turkish-Cypriots...

• Black flamingo spotted at the Larnaca Salt Lakes - Photos

  1 week ago NewsInCyprus

  A flamingo that is nearly all black was spotted over two days last week at the Salt Lakes, Larnaca. We don't believe that this is the same rare...

• The heroic officer George Katsanis was finally laid to rest in his hometown 46 years after his death (photos)

  1 week ago ThemaNews

  The heroic George Katsanis was laid to rest in the land of his hometown of Sidirokastro in Macedonia, Greece. The posthumous promoted...

• Sea route linking Greece and Cyprus discussed at ministers’ meeting

  1 week ago ThemaNews

    A ferry route to link Greece with Cyprus and the development of cruise tourism were discussed at a meeting between Greek Tourism...

• Cyprus Struggles to Ease Problem of Bad Loans

  1 week ago The National Herald

  NICOSIA — Defaulted loans are a prime economic issue for Cyprus, which since a 2013 financial crisis has seen overdue payments weigh on consumers...

• UK Denies Will Have Direct Flights to Occupied Cyprus Region

  1 week ago The National Herald

  ATHENS – The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office rejected claims by Turkish-Cypriot self-declared Premier Ersin Tatar that direct flights...

• Sen. Bob Menendez: Turkey-Libya Memorandum on Maritime Jurisdiction “Outrageous” (Vid)

  1 week ago The National Herald

  WASHINGTON, DC – Recognizing that Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are not the countries causing problems in the Southeast Mediterranean region,...