Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting with Blaise Metreweli, the head of the UK's secret intelligence service MI6, for an "exchange of views," according to a deputy government spokesman.

The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, held a meeting with the head of the British intelligence services, Blaise Metreweli, amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli — the first woman to lead British foreign intelligence — is due to travel to Cyprus on Friday to meet President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace. MI6, which gathers intelligence abroad, is distinct from MI5, Britain’s domestic security agency. The meeting, scheduled for 9am, comes days after an […]