‘The UN must keep its word on Cyprus problem’
The United Nations must keep its word regarding the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Thursday.
He was speaking about his plans to ...
Erhurman travels to New York amid Tatar criticism
Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP (Republican Turkish Party) leader Tufan Erhurman left Cyprus to travel to New York on Monday for meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General ...
President reiterates readiness for Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated that he is ready to come to the dialogue table of the Cyprus problem based on the agreed solution framework.
Speaking at meeting in Polemidia of ...
Our View: Outrage over Netflix series is manufactured grievance
It seems the Turkish Cypriot leadership enjoys presenting itself as the wronged and unfairly treated side in Cyprus. This sentiment was fueled a couple of a weeks ago by the ...
EU ready for ‘constructive solutions’ on Cyprus problem from Turkey
The European Union is ready for “constructive solutions” on the Cyprus problem from Turkey, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday, ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s ...
Turkish intentions on Cyprob ‘to become clear’ in upcoming EU meeting
Cyprus will have an opportunity to assess Turkey’s intentions over the Cyprus problem in the upcoming informal EU foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.
The ...
Inaugural meeting of Cyprob advisory group
The inaugural meeting of a 12-member advisory group concerned with the Cyprus issue was due to take place on Friday.
The meeting was convened by Greek Cypriot Negotiator Menelaos Menelaou, ...
Our View: Tourism is just a new front in the zero-sum Cyprob game
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis in an indirect way on Wednesday confirmed the government was behind the move by tour operator Tui to stop taking tourists on day trips to ...
Tatar says UN called him to enter negotiations in September
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday said the United Nations had called in on the telephone, expecting that he would enter negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem as early ...
‘Strategic move’ for Cyprus to allow Turkish FM in Brussels meeting
Cyprus was in no way pressured to greenlight Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s participation in the upcoming informal EU Council foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
‘We have been waiting to return for 50 years’
Famagustians have been waiting for 50 years to be able to return to their occupied city, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said on Wednesday the anniversary of the second leg of the 1974 ...
Turkey’s ruling AK Party announces new ‘TRNC representative’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Tuesday announced Emre Kaya as its new “TRNC representative”.
Kaya’s appointment was announced alongside the appointment of Erdal Yetimova as the party’s ...
‘There will be good news on the Cyprus problem before the end of the year’
President Nikos Christodoulides promised on Friday there would be “good news” regarding the Cyprus problem “before the end of the year”.
Speaking at an event to mark Bastille Day organised ...
Greek PM to discuss UN involvement in Cyprus with Guterres
UN involvement in the Cyprus issue will be discussed later on Friday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York. Mitsotakis affirmed on Thursday ...
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UN secretary-general receives envoy’s Cyprus report
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received the report by his personal envoy to Cyprus and is studying it, a spokesperson for the UN chief confirmed late on Thursday.
“The secretary-general ...
Our View: Anastasiades’ public outbursts further tarnish legacy
Former president Nicos Anastasiades may be under the illusion that by speaking out in public he is protecting his legacy and the way his ten years in office would be ...
President attends exhibit in Athens on Famagusta
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday visited an exhibition in Athens entitled ‘Famagusta 3.5%’ by journalist Soteris Danezis.
The exhibit shows that closed off area of Varosha, which the Turkish Cypriot side ...
Christodoulides in Athens to commemorate invasion
President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Athens on Wednesday to participate in events which will mark the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus.
At noon, he will ...
Holguin to deliver latest report on Cyprus to Guterres
On July 11, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart will inform the Security Council during a closed meeting ...
Woman arrested at Larnaca airport for allegedly promoting property sales in north
Police arrested a 49-year-old woman on Sunday, as a suspect for promoting property sales in the north on Greek Cypriot land.
The woman, from an EU country, was arrested at ...
Holguin’s mission will be ‘left to peter out’
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin is very unlikely to return to Cyprus, a source close to the process has said, suggesting that her mission is all ...
Holguin says ‘we must think differently’ in parting letter
United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said “we must think differently” to find a solution to the Cyprus problem in an open letter penned on Sunday ahead of ...
‘Legal framework vital in resolving Cyprus problem’
The critical role of Cyprus’ legal framework in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem was at the centre of the discussions during the opening of the Cyprus Bar Association’s ...
‘Positive climate between Greece and Turkey will contribute to Cyprus solution’
The “positive climate” in diplomatic relations between Greece and Turkey will contribute to a solution to the Cyprus problem, former Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday.
Speaking at an ...