Latest Cyprus News
European ministers vow to protect reporters, free expression
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ministers from 47 Council of Europe member states have agreed to seek new regulations to protect freedom of expression online and in news media amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence may be used to curtail the right, officials said Friday. ...
Cyprus elects its 1st-ever female parliament speaker
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus on Thursday elected a woman to the country's second most powerful political post for the first time since its founding as an independent republic in 1960. Annita Demetriou was elected parliamentary speaker on the second ballot...
Probe: Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus government continued for at least four years to unlawfully issue passports to relatives of wealthy investors under an investment-for-citizenship program, despite warnings by the Attorney-General that this could be in breach of the law,...
Turkey says it's made a new natural gas find in Black Sea
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a 135-billion cubic meter natural gas reserve has been discovered in Black Sea waters, which could help the energy-dependent country cover its needs in the years to come. The announcement...
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its routine rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday when nine crossing points along a United Nations-controlled buffer zone were reopened, enabling ordinary Cypriots to cross the divide. ...
EU, Mideast nations look to train at Cyprus security center
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...
Sparkling beaches: Cyprus has cleanest waters in EU
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tourism in Cyprus got a shot in the arm Tuesday after Europe’s environmental watchdog ranked the country first among the European Union's 27 nations for having the cleanest swimming waters. According to the European Environment Agency’s...
Far-right party, centrist group gain big in Cyprus poll
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The far-right ELAM party and a centrist splinter group made big gains in Cyprus’ parliamentary election on Sunday as a sizeable chunk of supporters appeared to have turned their back on the top three parties amid voter disenchantment with traditional power centers. ...
Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy
MIAMI (AP) — The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when the safety signals it is required to transmit showed it stopping in its tracks and in two minutes turning around 180 degrees. It was an amazingly...
The Latest: Philippines officials warned to enforce lockdown
MANILA, Philippines — The president of the Philippines warns he will jail village leaders and police officers who don’t enforce pandemic lockdown restrictions. President Rodrigo Duterte’s comments Wednesday night were in response to swimming parties, drinking...
