Tom Cleaver

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman of his readiness to support efforts towards a solution to the Cyprus problem. “I would like to ...

Turkish Cypriots on Wednesday celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Turkey, with commemorations centring around a ceremony held at the monument to Turkey’s founding ...

Cyprus was ranked 30th out of 143 countries in this year’s edition of the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index, moving up a single place since ...

Sila Usar Incirli on Tuesday night became the first person to formally announce her candidacy to lead the north’s largest opposition political party, the centre-left CTP. She made the ...

Doctors have completed their medical examinations of deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos, who was hospitalised last week while attempting to make his way back to Cyprus from Istanbul, where he had ...

Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ on Tuesday expressed their fury at being presented with a deal signed by the ruling coaliton and Turkish telecommunications company Turk Telekom which, ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday promised to “stand by” newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, marking a significant departure from his pre-election rhetoric. He told ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday called for more frequent and more local discussions to be held regarding the Cyprus problem and related confidence-building measures. He was asked about ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday decided to postpone a planned debate on the creation of a new theology college in Famagusta. A debate had been scheduled for Monday, but ...

The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July will continue next month, after the latest hearing was held in the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet new United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne for the first time on Wednesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. Letymbiotis told the ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who served in post between 2005 and 2010, said he “regrets” the European parliament’s plans to erect a monument to the Greek Cypriots who ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said the Turkish Cypriots’ will “is highly respected by us” as federal Cyprus advocate Tufan Erhurman was sworn in as ...

The “blue folder” which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were carrying while walking around the village of Gastria, near Trikomo, was on Friday ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday promised to “strengthen our deterrent power” while attending a ceremony to award ‘black berets’ to armed infantrymen in the Larnaca district village of Kornos. ...

New Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman called for a solution to the Cyprus problem “where everyone wins” and for “lasting peace” in his first speech after being sworn in, at ...

Israeli property developer Simon Aykut was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison, after having last week pled guilty to a total of 40 of the charges he faced related ...

The Lebanese government on Thursday night approved the delimitation of its maritime border with Cyprus. Thursday’s cabinet meeting was attended by both the country’s President Joseph Aoun and ...

Tufan Erhurman was on Friday sworn in as Turkish Cypriot leader in a brief ceremony at the north’s ‘parliament’. The ceremony was attended by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz ...

AEK Larnaca centre-forward Riad Bajic said his team “deserved” their historic 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday night. Bajic scored the only goal of ...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos has been hospitalised in Athens while attempting to make his way back to Cyprus from Istanbul, where he had appealed against his dismissal at the Ecumenical ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday night called for the European Union’s climate goals to “be more realistic” after the conclusion of the day’s European Council meeting. “Many member ...

The Limassol municipality is to “redesign” its social policy, mayor Yiannis Armeftis said on Thursday. He said that within the next three months, his municipality “seeks to bring local government ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should be present at any future meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the ...