Cyprus

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday he has given "strict instructions" to the country's authorities to locate and rescue two 11-year-old boys who went missing earlier this morning outside their school in Larnaca.

Police in Larnaca, Cyprus, went on high alert Tuesday morning following reports that two school boys went missing at Kamares state primary school.

According to Greece's state news agency ANA-MPA, the boys' parents are from Greece and they are friends.

Ankara's extradition request for the eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece after the failed 2016 coup, the Cyprus peace process and bilateral ties are expected to be at the center of talks, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in New York Tuesday on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly. 

Greece is among the 14 EU member-states that are at risk of missing the 2020 target of 50 percent recycling of municipal waste, the European Commission said in a report on the implementation of EU legislation published on Monday.

Besides Greece, the other countries are Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.

Cyprus was trying to secure the release of five fishermen who were taken into custody by a Turkish warship Friday as they were fishing off the northern coast of the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation.

Speaking ahead of the September 30 referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to change the Balkan country's official name following an agreement with neighboring Greece in June, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday described the name deal as being "very positive."

ExxonMobil is aware of the particular geopolitical situation in the region of Cyprus, Tristan Aspray, the company's vice-president for Exploration in Europe, Russia and the Caspian, said during an investment forum hosted by the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency at Bloomberg's European headquarters in London on Friday.

Speaking at Bloomberg's European headquarters in London, Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades louted the achievements and advantages of the Cypriot economy in an effort to entice investors to the azur beaches of the island.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York next week, on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

The two leaders are expected to discuss Cyprus, energy issues in the eastern Mediterranean and the eight Turkish servicemen who sought asylum in Greece after the botched coup attempt in Turkey in 2016.

Ankara issued new warnings against Greece and Cyprus over the latter's planned drilling activity for gas in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a statement issued by the Turkish National Security Council which met on Thursday under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.