Holguin’s mission impossible proved just that
Reading between the lines of UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s appeal to Cypriots to get involvedover the heads of their leaders, was an admission that common ground eluded her ...
Turkish Invasion: 50 years
50 years since disastrous coup ushered in invasion
The July 1974 coup and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus were tragic in themselves but what’s even more tragic is that 50 years later, the prospects for a solution are at ...
‘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 ...
Resolving Cyprus problem ‘a top priority for Greece’
Resolving the Cyprus problem is a top national priority for Greece, the Greek Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the ...
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 ...
Ioannou says president committed to solving Cyprus problem
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said President Nikos Christodoulides is continuing concrete proposals that will lead to the restart of Cyprus talks, it emerged on Sunday.
Ioannou was in Greece for ...
How realistic is the New Realism?
All chapters of the book – with the exception of the last one – reflect a brief review of recent Cypriot political history. In general, I agree with the comments of the ...
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 ...
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Record violations in buffer zone amid growing distrust, UN report says (Update 2)
In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping ...
President remains hopeful after UN official says no common ground
Hours after the head of the UN security council said no common ground for solving the Cyprus problem had been found by the UNSG’s personal envoy, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
UNSC head says Holguin only found ‘there is no common ground for Cyprus solution’
The head of the UN Security Council on Monday said that UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin has only found there is no common ground for a Cyprus solution.
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Time for Truth Commission on Missing is now
Cyprus has an opportunity to push ahead and establish a Truth Commission on the Missing with a visit by the Council of Europe in early July and also the presence ...
President says will punish those usurping Greek Cypriot property
We will do everything possible to punish those responsible for usurping Greek Cypriot property, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that the government does not politicise the issue, which ...
Cameron expresses support for Cyprus solution based on UN resolutions
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has released a video statement published by Theresa Villiers, confirming Conservative support for the efforts of Cypriots to negotiate a settlement to reunite the island ...
Cyprus issue among EPP’s top 10 priorities
The European People’s Party has included the Cyprus problem in its list of top 10 priorities, President Nikos Christodoulides announced in Brussels on Thursday, amid a flurry of meetings linked ...