Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, acknowledged the island is already suffering consequences of climate change while addressing recent international conference Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions.

The demolition of Cyprus’ largest fuel storage tank, owned by Cypriot petroleum company, Petrolina, is underway.

The fourth Cyprus-Greece-Israel Tripartite Summit took place on May 08, at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, under the leadership of Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, Alexis Tsipras, prime minister, Greece, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister, Israel.

At a special event, which took place on April 24, Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, honoured Armonia Estates, a member of the Leptos Group, with the Cyprus Export Services Award for 2016.

Larnaka Tourism Board has called on Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus to help speed up the removal of the oil refinery and storage installations along Larnaca’s coastline.

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia have signed a number of new bilateral agreements following a Riyadh meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and H.R.H. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The fifth Trilateral Summit among Cyprus, Greece and Egypt took place on November 21 in Nicosia, with Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, president, Egypt, and Alexis Tsipras, prime minister, Greece, present.

The Maritime Cyprus Conference, said to be one of the most important international shipping events, was demonstrated for the 15th time, in Evagoras Lanitis centre, Limassol, by the presence of numerous distinguished personalities of the maritime and shipping industry.

During Cyprus Theatre Organisation's recent award ceremony, Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, reaffirmed the government's commitment to further develop cultural programmes and venues.