#cyprus problem

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he is “cautiously optimistic” over the prospects for the Cyprus problem. “Without downplaying the challenges and the difficulties, I believe that the small steps ...

The resolution demanding a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem which is set to be voted upon by the north’s ‘parliament’ next week is “nothing short of manipulation of ...

Budget cuts at the United Nations have sparked fears that jobs may be lost at the UN’s good offices in Cyprus, the Cyprus Mail was informed on Thursday. UN ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and his spokesmen made a big deal about the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ alleged assertion that negotiations should resume from where they stopped in Crans Montana in 2017. ...

The matter of Cyprus is “one of the few on which there is complete unanimity” within the Greek parliament, its speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis said on Tuesday during a visit to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar admitted on Sunday evening that there had been “tension” at his meeting in New York with President Nikos Christodoulides and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, but ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, will have nothing constructive to tell each other when they meet in the presence of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ruled out any return to negotiations towards a federal solution to the Cyprus problem, regardless of who wins next month’s Turkish Cypriot ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar on Thursday met United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New ...

From a deeply human perspective, a documentary premiering this week explores the island’s identity and political division over the last 50 years as seen by the people of the island ...

President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York on Saturday from Toronto to take part in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He will address the general assembly ...

Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership election candidate Tufan Erhurman and former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci both accused the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel of misinformation on Thursday, after Ustel ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin asked President Nikos Christodoulides what his intentions are after the Turkish Cypriot leadership election, which is set to take place next month, according to ...

The leaders of Cyprus’ two communities “have to make decisions” for there to be progress towards the implementation of new confidence-building measures between Cyprus’ two sides, United Nations envoy Maria ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will return to Cyprus next week, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Friday evening. He confirmed that she will meet President Nikos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday promised “further policies” to aid displaced persons and their descendants at a meeting with mukhtars-in-exile. “We will look at the issues which concern you and ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said he is “satisfied and proud” with progress made on the Cyprus problem in recent months. “The efforts made by the Greek foreign ministry at ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s planned visit to Cyprus on Monday was postponed. The postponement was confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus spokesman ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warned against any “illusion of normality” regarding the Cyprus issue, stressing that time does not bring a solution but changes realities. Speaking at the opening ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades has been “politically lynched” by the Greek Cypriot political establishment over reports that he had offered Turkey a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, former Turkish ...

While no date has yet been set, it is likely that a meeting between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar and Greek Cypriot chief negotiator for ...

The reunification of Cyprus is a “non-negotiable goal” for the government, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Friday. She added that “the current unacceptable state of affairs in Cyprus ...

By Professor Kerim Munir As a graduate of The English School, Nicosia, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, I reflect with deep gratitude on the values this institution instilled in ...

On August 16, 1974 the second stage of Turkey’s invasion was completed drawing the divided line that still exists unchanged, 51 years later. There have been massive changes on both sides of ...