Spehar says hope remains alive for peace
Hope remains alive for the Cyprus peace talks despite the disappointment of the failure in Crans-Montana in 2017, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus
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The Peace Processes: 2017 Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana opened on Wednesday June 28, 2017 with lots of smiles and handshakes photo-ops and positive statements by all, even though behind the scenes, lurked
Spehar to meet both leaders to discuss Unficyp report
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar has asked to hold meetings with the two leaders to listen to their views on
UN police launch bicycle patrols
Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus have started bicycle patrols in the buffer zone in Nicosia, the Cyprus News Agency reported on
A new paradigm for the Turkish Cypriot community
By Esra Aygin There is unprecedented interest among Turkish Cypriots to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections THE unprecedented interest by Turkish Cypriots in
A history of contradictions
By George Koumoullis The history of Cyprus is riven with contradictions, backtracking and transformations. Arguably the most classic example is offered by the July 15
President, Akel trade barbs over Cyprus problem (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades suggested on Friday that main opposition Akel’s criticism of his policies on the Cyprus problem aimed at winning the votes of Turkish
Festival hit by Cypriot director might cause controversy at home
The comedy Smuggling Hendrix has won accolades internationally, but the way it challenges the Cyprus problem narrative may unsettle audiences By Theo Panayides Next Friday
Higher-than-expected support for solution in World Bank survey
Some surprising results from the 1,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots asked about federation, land, troops, guarantees and contact with the other side By Esra Aygin
Clearer picture on future of talks soon
A CLEARER picture about efforts to resume the Cyprus talks would emerge in the coming days, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday. President Nicos
Ozersay: government turning back on CBMs, academic refused entry
The Turkish Cypriot ‘Foreign Ministry’ said on Tuesday that actions by the Greek Cypriot leadership contradict ongoing efforts to build confidence between the two communities
CMP finds bone fragments in two villages in the north
Bone fragments were found on Tuesday by crews of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in two villages in the north of Cyprus, Gerani and
When the buffer zone is a land of opportunity
By Annette Chrysostomou The buffer zone is an area of opportunities, or at least this is what Andros Karayiannis, mayor of Dherynia, believes. He probably
UN soldiers finally give up on calling Ledra Palace home
By Jean Christou The British contingent of the United Nations peacekeepers in Cyprus (Unficyp) has almost finished setting up its new camp on the grounds
Anastasiades attends bicommunal footie game, Akinci refuses due to venue
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday declined to comment on Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s refusal to attend a bicommunal football game because it was not
CMP to interview UK Cypriots for info on burial sites
The members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) plan to visit Britain next week for meetings with various UK government departments, agencies and NGOs
‘No new ideas’ from Greek Cypriots, says Burcu
CONTRARY to what it asserts, the Greek Cypriot side has not come up with new ideas on governance in a reunified state, rather it is
Our View: Too much noise with nothing to say
WHEN there is no news about the Cyprus problem, we have to make it up. It would be unheard of for a Cyprus president to
Turkey accused of starving north of funds
By Esra Aygin The Turkish Cypriot administration, financially dependent on Turkey, has not received any funding from Ankara for more than a year and is
Confidence building measures agreed (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci agreed on Tuesday to link the two sides’ mobile telephony networks, a confidence-building measure (CBM) decided
