Unficyp and the prospect of decommissioning
By Christos P. Panayiotides WHEN, a couple of months ago, I hinted that the possibility existed of Unficyp’s mandate not being renewed, I was branded...
Geneva talks
Bombings, air strikes in Syria rattle Geneva peace talks
Syrian government and opposition delegates to peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria...
President Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader hold first meeting of new year
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will be holding their first meeting for the new year on Wednesday morning, ahead of the...
Erdogan to attend Geneva talks with ‘constructive stance’ (Update)
TURKISH president Tayyip Erdogan will be attending an international conference on Cyprus in early January, it emerged on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim...
Akel wants China to join talks in Geneva
AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou said his party had asked China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, to participate in the Cyprus multinational conference...
Opposition parties will go with president to Geneva (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that all party leaders represented in the National Council would accompany him to Geneva next month for talks and...
Syrian peace talks in quagmire as rebels prepare for more war
Syria’s fragile peace talks might not resume for at least a year if they are abandoned now, a senior Western diplomat warned on Wednesday, as...
Scant hope of Syria peace breakthrough as Russia pounds rebels
By John Irish and Louis Charbonneau Major powers meeting in Germany on Thursday aim to revive Syria peace efforts, but with Russia backing a government...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria (Update 2)
By Tom Perry, Jack Stubbs and Estelle Shirbon Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian...
UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo
A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to launch Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian air strikes, made a major...
Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter (Updated)
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and John Irish A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply lines...
Main Syrian opposition team head to Geneva as peace talks open (Update 2)
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Stephanie Nebehay A delegation from Syria’s main opposition group flew to Geneva on Saturday to assess whether to join Damascus government...
UN launches Syria peace talks despite opposition boycott (Update 2)
By Tom Miles and Tom Perry The first Syria peace talks for two years were a “complete failure” before they started on Friday, a Western...
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, John Davison and Stephanie Nebehay The Syrian opposition said it will not attend peace talks due to begin in Geneva on Friday,...
UN invites warring parties to Syria talks this week (Updated)
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Tom Perry and Tom Miles The United Nations invited Syria’s government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but it...
Syria opposition to meet in Riyadh, casts doubt on talks
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Tom Perry The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing UN diplomatic...
Kerry hopes for clarity on Syria talks within 24 to 48 hrs
By David Brunnstrom US Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for ‘clarity’ within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were...
‘No objection’ to talks in Geneva
By Jean Christou THE GOVERNMENT would not be opposed to the initial resumption of talks taking place in Geneva, a spokesman said on Monday commenting...
Kerry says aims to close ‘important gaps’ in Iran nuclear talks
By Lesley Wroughton and Fredrik Dahl U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with...
