Cyprus News

LARNACA, Cyprus : Cyprus opened an ultra-modern airport on Saturday that it hopes will boost flagging tourism and boost prospects of it becoming a regional transport hub.

Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou along with Deputy Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Marri, has inaugurated the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Abu Dhabi.

In December 2008 the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Korea, one of the world's leading shipbuilding centres, signed a cooperation agreement in the field of maritime transport.

Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.

Accompanied by their parents and teachers, Greek and Turkish Cypriot students toured together historical monuments located in both sides of the divided capital Nicosia on Sunday as part of the efforts to enhance bi-communal understanding and reconciliation.

Cyprus voiced its support Saturday for India's aspiration to be a permanent member in an expanded UN Security Council.

Nicosia , Oct.31 : On the last day of her six-day state visit to London and Cyprus, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil met Cyprus President Demitris Christofias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, and was told that Cyprus supports India's bid for permanent membership in the UNSC.

President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society.

TAPPING THE POTENTIAL: President Pratibha Patil witnesses signing of a business agreement between India and Cyprus at the business meeting at Nicosia in Cyprus on Friday.

Schoolchildren and their parents from around Cyprus gathered here Saturday to sort and bale more than 350 kg of cans for recycling as their way to mark the International Day of Climate Action.

President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian has said he will discuss the Cyprus question during his official visit to Moscow.

By Jess Colina PAPHOS, Cyprus, OCT. 23, 2009 .- The International Mixed Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has progressed in its reflection on the role of the bishop of Rome.

Date : Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:11:05 PDT Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus Oct 12 2009 Cypriot Speaker urges UK to revoke guarantee rights for Cyprus Nicosia, 12 October: House of Representatives President Marios Garoyian called the United Kingdom on Monday to follow the example of Greece and state that it does not wish to be a guarantor power of Cyprus after ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have discussed property rights and external relations during the latest two days of United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.

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George Papandreou, the new Greek Prime Minister, has visited Cyprus looking to address the intransigent problem of the Mediterranean island directly.

Cyprus government gave a mixed reception to a European Commission progress report on Turkey's bid to join the European Union, which was made public Wednesday in Brussels.

The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.

Cyprus presented on Thursday its candidature for the seat of the European Asylum Support Office , a new EU institution dealing with asylum matters at European level.