Turkey says UNSC oversteps mandate in discussing Varosha
The UN Security Council’s decision to discuss the matter of Varosha in light of the state Turkish Cypriot intent to open it for settlement was...
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Security Council to discuss Varosha on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to discuss Cyprus’ appeal concerning plans by Turkey for the settlement of the closed-off town of Varosha...
UN silent over secretary-general’s next moves on Cyprus
The UN secretary-general’s spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday he could not confirm the convening of a trilateral or five-party meeting on Cyprus when asked....
Cyprus resorts to UN Security Council over Varosha
The UN Security Council is expected to plan within the next few days a discussion concerning the recourse of Cyprus in relation to Turkish threats...
Unficyp takes reports of status quo violations ‘extremely seriously’
The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) takes reports of violations of the status quo “extremely seriously”, its spokesperson Aleem Siddique told the Cyprus News...
Anastasiades departs for London and New York ahead of UN general assembly
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades departed for London on Saturday, from where he will continue to New York on Sunday to hold a number of meetings on...
Aid announced for those moving to villages in the north
The Ministry of Labour has announced the government will give financial aid to young Greek Cypriot couples and members of the Maronite community up to...
Demonstration to protest Varosha opening
A demonstration will take place in Deryneia on Saturday night to protest the recent visits of Turkish officials to Varosha and claims by Turkish Foreign...
Cautious optimism for new round of talks
Though the main Greek Cypriot parties were on Tuesday cautiously optimistic that new talks would indeed start, the smaller ones, including centre-right Diko, were more...
Juncker says hydrocarbons must benefit both sides
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday told Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in a letter that the issue of hydrocarbons must benefit...
Anastasiades to discuss Varosha with Lute
The ongoing illegal Turkish interventions and the north’s threatening announcements regarding the fenced-off city of Varosha will be discussed by president Nicos Anastasiades during his...
US considers Turkish gas activities unlawful (updated)
The United States considers the activities of Turkish drillship Yavuz off the north-eastern coast of Cyprus as unlawful, and urges the Turkish authorities to cease...
Pyroi refugees say will keep fighting until able to return home
Refugees from the village of Pyroi on Monday handed a resolution to the government protesting the 45 years their village has been occupied by Turkish...
30 new cultural heritage projects in the pipeline, says Hadjidemetriou
THIRTY new cultural heritage conservation projects are in the pipeline, with Takis Hadjidemetriou, the Greek Cypriot Head of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, saying...
Nicosia abstains from rhetoric of tension says Spokesman
Nicosia does not wish to enter into the rhetoric of tension which Turkey seems to choose, and President Nicos Anastasiades is currently focused on consultations...
Morphou residents call on security council members to find solution
A delegation of the Morphou municipality and residents from the town on Friday handed over a resolution to the five embassies of the permanent members...
Athienou mayor calls for crossing opening in letter to president
Athienou mayor Kyriakou Kareklas sent a letter to president Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday formally requesting the opening of a crossing at Pyroi, an issue the...
Leaders meet with little hope of breakthrough
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are due to meet on Friday morning to take stock of where each side stands on...
Peace activists call for ‘immediate return’ to talks
PEACE activists from both sides of the divide converged at the Ledra Street crossing in the buffer zone in Nicosia on Thursday evening, demanding a...
Ankara’s ‘good will’ on gas should not be seen ‘as weakness’ Turkish defence minister says
Turkey’s “good will” on the hydrocarbon issue should not be perceived as weakness, the country’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, said on Thursday. “Our goodwill should...
