Erdogan hints at creation of new military base in north
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan implied on Friday that a military base like the drone base in Lefkoniko could be established in Karpasia, reports from the north said.
Asked about a ...
Anastasiades chats briefly with Erdogan in Prague
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday told Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan the Cyprus problem needs to be solved and efforts made to revive stalled peace talks.
The two chatted briefly on ...
Money for north’s Kulliye better spent on hospitals and schools
Turkish-funded Islamic ‘government’ complex is not part of Turkish Cypriot culture
By Esra Aygin
Turkish Cypriots were once again on the streets this week to protest an over-the-top and illegal ...
Nicosia ‘calmly watching’ following latest rhetoric from Ankara
Cyprus will seek judgement from international bodies over Turkish provocations, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Friday, a day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara would station more ...
Chomsky: Cypriot sides need to reach deal as world has bigger problems
Local problems fall into insignificance in the face of the climate crisis and there only a narrow window to act, Noam Chomsky said in a recorded interview presented at the ...
‘We need to win back the trust of the Turkish Cypriots’, candidates say
Three of the presidential candidates said the trust of the Turkish Cypriots needs to be won back, and that more should have been done to invest in their community.
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Mutually-agreed solution to Cyprus problem ‘a fading scenario’, UN official says (Updated)
The scenario of a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is fading and would not be available much longer UN Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart said on Thursday.
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Assistant UNSG expected on fact-finding mission
Assistant UN Secretary General Rosemary Di Carlo will visit Cyprus this autumn for a fact-finding mission on the instruction of UNSG Antonio Guterres, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos announced on Monday.
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A window of opportunity
Now is the time for Cypriot diplomacy to make a move with concrete, realistic proposals
The recent decision of the US government to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus ...
‘The crossings may be open but Cyprus is still a divided island’
Everybody has a story from the other side. A new documentary looks at the people whose lives span the divide
It’s perhaps the punch line at the end of ...
Tatar says ‘no common ground, no federation, no going back’ (Updated)
A new formal process on the Cyprus issue can only take place on the basis of equal sovereignty, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their ...
Anastasiades tells expats in US to keep the flag flying
President Nicos Anastasiades told members of the Greek and Cypriot diaspora to keep the flags of both countries high, and that despite the government’s efforts and concessions, Turkey’s ...
Guterres will send deputy to scope out prospects for talks
United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Friday agreed to send a deputy to Cyprus on a fact-finding mission to help with ongoing efforts to jump-start stagnant talks for a ...
Tatar repeats call for equal status in New York
Negotiations on the Cyprus problem can only begin with the recognition of equal international status of Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Turkish Cypriot newspaper Bayrak on Friday.
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Reports direct flights about to operate to Ercan denied (update 4)
Government sources on Tuesday denied there are plans to launch direct flights from Russia to the north, branding reports saying this as ‘detached from reality’.
The Russian embassy in Nicosia ...
Tatar in NY, calls for equal sovereign rights
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar arrived in New York on Sunday in advance of the UN General Assembly, where he is scheduled to advocate for equal sovereign rights for Turkish ...
Former UN envoy says Cyprus solution still possible
Former UNSC representative in Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said it was still possible to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, claiming that not many changes would be needed in ...
Division of Cyprus is a European issue, EP president says (Updated)
The forced division of an EU member state is not a Cyprus question, but a European question, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Friday in an ...
Cyprob negotiators discuss CBMs during virtual meeting
An exchange of views on confidence-building measures (CBM) and a discussion of issues related to the work of the bi-communal technical committees took place in an online meeting between the ...
Cyprus will not be turned into a ‘Greek island’ says Tatar
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has accused the Greek Cypriot community of attempting to turn Cyprus into a ‘Greek island’ and that this will not be allowed as there are ...
Positions of Turkish side diminish prospects for new talks, GC negotiator says
The positions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership make it difficult to try to restart Cyprus talks, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelou was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Political initiatives undertaken ahead of UNSG meeting
Political initiatives are being made in advance of his meeting with the UN Secretary General in September, the President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
At the memorial service of Eoka ...
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees says Anastasiades
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees, to be under Turkey’s influence, to be virtually controlled, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
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Tatar rules out meeting Anastasiades in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he does not expect to meet President Nicos Anastasiades in New York in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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