Nikos Christodoulides

From small island states to the five permanent members of the Security Council, member states take turns at the dark green marble podium in the General Assembly Hall to address issues of their choosing

From small island states to the five permanent members of the Security Council, member states take turns at the dark green marble podium in the General Assembly Hall to address issues of their choosing

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye in August

Her daughter Miray and 6-year-old son Mehmet Asaf were among nearly 20 people still missing on Monday as search teams looked for survivors in waters more than 500 meters (1,640 feet) deep

Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in the wake of an Athens junta-backed coup whose supporters sought union with Greece

Despite several crossings where vehicles and pedestrians can cross to either side, Nicosia remains Europe’s last divided capital where soldiers still stand guard on both sides

The agreement was signed in Nicosia on the sidelines of an informal meeting of European defense ministers held under Cyprus's presidency of the Council of the European Union

Christodoulides also highlighted the importance of U.N. envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s upcoming visit to Cyprus, during which she will meet both him and Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman on June 8

Its campaign focused on migration and on Turkey and Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically divided island

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus in New Delhi, they agreed to elevate the ties between India and the island nation in the Mediterranean Sea to a strategic partnership

EU leaders seek to do more to 'de-escalate' in Middle East

Attention has increased on Article 42.7 of the EU's governing treaty — meant to help any member state that comes under attack — as Trump has deepened questions over whether Washington would help defend NATO allies

European leaders vowed on Friday to do more to de-escalate conflicts in the Middle East, as they prepared for discussions with regional counterparts from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria in Greek Cyprus

The incident has prompted Cyprus, a non-NATO EU member that currently holds the bloc's rotating presidency, and other member states to seek clearer operational guidelines for the EU's mutual defence clause

Von der Leyen last weekend seemed to suggest Ankara posed a geostrategic threat to the EU while addressing an audience in Germany

A treaty signed on Cyrpiot independence in 1960 saw Akrotiri and Dhekelia retained as British sovereign territory

Cyprus wants a "frank discussion" about the future of UK bases

British warship HMS Dragon will take part in the defence of Cyprus from tonight — more than three weeks after an RAF base on the island was hit by an Iranian drone

Two ballistic missiles fired at UK’s Diego Garcia base in Chagos Island

Cyprus demands talks on Britain’s ‘colonial’ military bases

US military personnel and ground crew have been spotted preparing explosive ordnance at an airbase in Gloucestershire

He resisted calls to wade blindly into another US war in the Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Monday to discuss regional security after a British military base there was targeted in an Iranian drone attack

A glossy video posted on social media by Mr Macron overnight shows him posing with forces personnel and a variety of impressive military hardware including the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier

President’s latest comments come as world financial markets are reeling under the weight of sky-high oil prices

Britain was left embarrassed by France with Emmanuel Macron ordering an 'unprecedented' deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East

Iranians are expected to gather nationwide on Monday afternoon to pledge allegiance to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a hardline regime insider deeply intertwined with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps whose rise sends a strong message of defiance against the United States

President’s latest comments come as world financial markets are reeling under the weight of sky-high oil prices

Iran’s escalating strikes rattle Gulf states on Monday as oil soars and questions grow over who controls Tehran, Euronews' Jane Witherspoon reports

Oil prices briefly surged early Monday to almost $120 per barrel, their highest level since the Covid pandemic, as President Trump’s plans for the next steps in the war, let alone its endgame, remained unclear, and Iran showed no sign of bowing to his demand for unconditional surrender

Macron, who landed in Paphos earlier on Monday, met Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks

Donald Trump's team deny the US leader is mulling troop deployments inside Iran

The opening 48 hours of the current U.S.-Israeli campaign suggest that Iran has nearly replenished its missile stockpile since the 12-day war in June and refined its capabilities for this round of fighting

Public frustration over stalled nuclear negotiations with Iran quickly escalated into a sweeping US military operation that reshaped Tehran’s leadership and unsettled global markets

RAF base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike

The US government for decades shied away from targeting foreign leaders after embarrassing failures and unintended consequences from covert activities by the CIA

Six aircrew rescued after US F-15s hit in friendly fire over Kuwait

After nearly two decades of efforts, the European Union and India have formally concluded negotiations in New Delhi for a free-trade deal, shoring up the 27-member bloc’s ambitions to diversify trade ties while navigating tariff pressure from Washington and a ballooning deficit with Beijing

The Greek Cypriot political landscape has been in turmoil since last week over allegations that President Nikos Christodoulides and his close associates circumvented legal limits on campaign spending during the 2023 presidential election through illegal donations

Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Nicosia on Wednesday as Cyprus began its six-month presidency of the European Union

This marks the second time in 14 years that Greek Cyprus has held the EU presidency

After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1