The UN Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday the resolution for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Resolution 2587 renews UNFICYP’s mandate for six more months until the 31st of January 2022.The Mini…
Extremely high temperatures will continue to affect the island on Friday, according to the Cyprus Meteorological Service which issued a yellow warning on Thursday.The warning comes into effect from 2100 local time Thursday until 1700 Friday.Tonight the…
Ministers of Defence of Cyprus and Slovakia held a meeting on Thursday in Nicosia during which they discussedbilateral relations in the field of defence and security, the continuing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean region as well as the recent deve…
The goal of denouncing Turkish actions in Varosha has been achieved both at the UN framework and at the level of the European Union, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a statement after briefing, on Thursday, the representatives of Greek parl…
In view of the final text of Resolution 2587, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the unanimous renewal of the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until 31 January 2022, on the basis of Resolution 186 (1964), through the adoption today by …
The UN Security Council is expected to adopt Thursday at 10 a.m. (local time) a resolution that will renew the mandate of UNFICYP for another six months, until January 31, 2022.The final text, which was tacitly accepted and will be adopted by the plena…
The Council of Europe calls for the reversal of a Turkish decision to further re-open the fenced-off area of Varosha and hopes for renewed settlement talks in Cyprus, while expressing readiness to support UN efforts in this respect.In a declaration iss…
There should be no complacency regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, warned on Thursday European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Cypriot Stella Kyriakides, in remarks at Paralimni.Kyriakides visited the COVID-19 Reference Hospital, accompanied by P…
Vaccinations against COVID-19 as part of the “Walk-In” programme initiated by the Health Ministry have surpassed eight thousand and is believed by the end of August the targets set will be met, according to the Ministry. At the same time, 970,000 vacci…
Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides said on Thursday that Cyprus` main goal is the completion, by the end of 2022, of the infrastructure development project and the natural gas supply process in the domestic market of Cyprus for en…