Cyprus

NICOSIA, Jul 24 (NNN-NNA) – Cyprus and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here yesterday, on cooperation in the energy sector, the Cypriot government said in a statement.

The document was signed by Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides, and Lebanon’s Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Zeina Akar, during her official visit to Cyprus.

The statement said, the agreement establishes the general framework for the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries’ relevant ministries.

NICOSIA, July 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday peace talks on the future of ethnically divided Cyprus can take place only between "the two states" on the Mediterranean island, in comments sure to further annoy Greek Cypriots and the EU.

Turkish Cypriot officials also announced plans for the potential resettlement of a small part of the now abandoned Greek Cypriot suburb of Varosha on the island's east coast.

04 July 2021; MEMO: Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record, reports Reuters.

The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 square kilometres (19 square miles) in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range, an area of pine forest and densely vegetated shrubland.

NICOSIA, July 3 (Reuters) - Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record.

The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 square kilometres (19 square miles) in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range, an area of pine forest and densely vegetated shrubland.

The victims, thought to be Egyptian nationals, were found dead close to the community of Odou, a mountainous community north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca.

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Three European Union member nations and three Middle Eastern countries are looking to train personnel in border, customs, maritime and cybersecurity techniques at a cutting-edge U.S.-funded facility in Cyprus that is expected to be ready early next year, the Cypriot foreign minister said Thursday.

The Cyprus Center for Land, Open-Seas, and Port Security (CYCLOPS) is scheduled to start operating on Jan. 16, 2022, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said after inspecting the under-construction facility with U.S. Ambassador Judith Garber.

NICOSIA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the next five years in a process which is likely to manifest eroding support for major parties.

Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) and will close at 6:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), with first results expected about an hour later.

(Reuters) --- The top prosecutor in Cyprus has asked police to investigate possible criminal offences in the running of a cash-for-passports scheme after an official probe suggested thousands of passports may have been wrongly issued to rich foreigners.

The east Mediterranean island awarded citizenship to 6,779 people between 2007 and 2020, the vast majority of them Russians, under the now discredited scheme.

NICOSIA, March 29. /TASS/: The Ministry of Health of Cyprus formally transferred Russia into the group of countries, whose tourists can visit the country, from April 1, according to the updated register of countries ranked by epidemiological situation.

NICOSIA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' "national cheese" halloumi has been recognized by the European Commission as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) after an examination process that lasted more than 15 years, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said Saturday.

Kadis told CyBC state radio that a formal announcement is expected to be made on Monday by the European Commission, the European Union (EU)'s executive arm.

20 Mar 2021; MEMO: Cyprus has been stretched beyond its limits in accommodating asylum seekers and migrants and needs support from its European Union partners, a government official said on Friday, reported Reuters.