Cypriot government

A Cypriot government spokesman has said that comments by President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday that Cyprus had drafted a plan to deal with the fallout of a possible Greek euro exit were misinterpreted.

Turkish Cypriots say they have halted their own search for gas off the east Mediterranean island's coast in the latest sign that suspended reunification talks could restart soon.
     
Özdil Nami, the Turkish Cypriot foreign minister, told The Associated Press March 30 that a Turkish vessel that has been searching for gas the last few months will be sent back to Turkey.

Aghia Napa mayor Yannis Karousos estimates that Russian tourists visiting Cyprus in 2015 will be reduced by 30-50%.

Karousos took part in the 22nd International Travel and Tourism Exhibition MITT 2015, which took place in Moscow last week.

A UN envoy says he sees an opportunity to resume suspended talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus amid signs that a clash over an offshore natural gas search may be ebbing.

The Cyprus example may be the best choice for Greece in order for the Greek government to be forced to implement reforms. This is a view sponsored by German magazine Der Spiegel, calling upon information from German chancellery officials.

By John O'Donnell & Michele Kambas

Doubts over Greece's future membership of the euro are straining its historic kinship with Cyprus, as Nicosia distances itself from Athens to try to secure its foothold in the currency bloc.

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is mulling a series of foreign policy moves that could potentially affect the country?s strategic relations with its neighbors and beyond, Kathimerini understands.

Among the measures, diplomatic sources told the newspaper, is the introduction of confidence-building measures between Greece and Turkey on the basis of bilateral talks.

Greek Cyprus' offer to allow Russia the use of air and navy bases on its territory has triggered a feud with Britain, which is concerned over Russian military activities amid the Ukraine crisis.

The Cypriot government decided on Wednesday to try to sell off the name and logo of national carrier Cyprus Airways, shut down last week after breaking EU state aid rules.

By Alexandra Kassimi

Aegean Airlines announced on Tuesday its expansion to Cyprus, with the aim of covering the gap created by the closure of Cyprus Airways, adding three more aircraft to its Larnaca hub and increasing the direct destinations served to and from Cyprus to 14.