Turkey strikes back at EU over Erdogan’s Varosha visit
If the EU wishes to contribute to the settlement of the Cyprus issue, it should acknowledge the existence and the will of the Turkish Cypriots,...
Cyprus Talks
UN envoy Lute to visit before end of November
UN envoy Jane Hall Lute will visit Cyprus towards the end of this month for preliminary contacts in view of the secretary general’s plans to...
Denktash’s grandson could become Turkish Cypriot negotiator
One of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash’s grandsons, Rauf Alp Denktash, is being considered for the post of the negotiator of the Turkish...
Akel ‘unprecedently divisive’ in 60th anniversary speech
Government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios on Tuesday accused Akel leader Andros Kyprianou of choosing to mark the 60th anniversary of independence with an “unprecedently divisive speech”....
President tells UN secretary-general he’s ready for talks
President Nicos Anastasiades spoke with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres via teleconference on Wednesday night and expressed his readiness to resume talks on the Cyprus...
Foreign minister says Turkey choosing to up tensions in Cyprus (update 2)
Turkey is choosing to escalate tensions in Cyprus, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Sunday, calling for EU sanctions to be imposed straight away. In...
Government denounces Turkey’s claims Anastasiades proposed two-state solution
The government on Saturday rejected claims by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that President Nicos Anastasiades had proposed negotiating a two-state solution to the Cyprus...
Anastasiades concerned that military contacts with Turks downplay occupation (Updated)
The Greek Cypriot side said it was willing to discuss setting up a mechanism for direct contacts at military level between the National Guard and...
Guterres’ Unficyp report: increasing number of buffer zone incidents (Updated)
The UN secretary-general has called for a six-month renewal of Unficyp’s mandate, highlighting that actions around the buffer zone have caused levels of tension not...
Turkey seeking to exclude Akinci in proposed talks says government (Updated)
Turkey has proposed talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots but excluding Mustafa Akinci, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, accusing Ankara of seeking to...
Cyprus sends letter of protest to UN’s Spehar over crossings (Updated)
The government on Friday said they sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar over the allegedly biased...
Coronavirus: With cooperation lacking, virus crisis only highlights the divide
By Serkan Birgel What do Covid-19, natural gas and halloumi have in common in Cyprus? In one word: politics. In one phrase: the ‘Cyprus Problem’....
Akinci says Varosha move an election ploy
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci suggested on Wednesday that Varosha was being used as an election ploy and said he continues to support UN-backed efforts...
Cost of Cyprus stalemate constantly increasing, says World Bank
The cost of a Cyprus stalemate increases with each failed rounds of negotiations because foregone benefits are unlikely to be restored at the time of...
UN official hopes leaders will return to talks with sense of urgency
The UN secretary general’s special representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island, Elizabeth Spehar, expressed hope on Thursday that...
Government ‘vindicated’ by Turkish foreign ministry’s comments on guarantees
The denial by the Turkish foreign ministry that Ankara accepted the removal of Cyprus guarantees in Crans-Montana, as well as comments by a former UN...
Cyprus’ energy strategy being pursued as planned, president says
Cyprus’ energy strategy is being pursued as planned, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. He also said that it was good will without preconditions that...
Crans-Montana brought Cyprus to brink of a settlement, former UN official says
Negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in the summer of 2017 brought both sides in Cyprus to the brink of a settlement, according to...
Akinci warns of permanent partition in Guardian interview
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has warned that the island faces permanent partition and outlined his hope of reaching a deal under a federal framework....
Rewording of UN draft resolution after bid to avoid recognition fears
The UN Security Council on Wednesday reached an agreement on the draft resolution that extends Unficyp’s mandate for another six months apparently without the inclusion...
