Anastasiades tells Maronite community his goal remains viable solution
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that reaching a viable and functional solution continued to be the government’s firm goal. Anastasiades was addressing an event
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Maronites cannot wait for solution to return to their villages, says MP
Maronites cannot wait for a solution of the Cyprus problem to return to their villages in the north of the island, which were on the
We support return of Maronites to their villages: President
President Nicos Anastasiades said he fully supports the request for the return of all four Maronite villages in the Turkish occupied areas to their legitimate
Around 60 new applications from Maronites to relocate north
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou received approximately 50-60 new applications from Maronites requesting to resettle in the northern villages of Kormakitis and Karpasha, he told CNA
Turkish Cypriots to reveal plans for Maronite villages
A senior Turkish Cypriot official said on Thursday that over the coming weeks details would be unveiled about plans to open up Maronite villages to
Humanitarian aid to the enclaved resumes
The dispatch of humanitarian aid to the enclaved living in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus resumed on Thursday morning, following a decision by north to revoke
Akinci promises Maronites north moving ahead with return plans
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci pledged on Friday that the issue of Maronites returning to their homes in Ayia Marina village would be discussed with
Government pledges more support for enclaved
The government pledged on Tuesday to do more to help the enclaved, following a recent decision by Turkish Cypriot authorities to start charging customs duties
German MEP awarded for services to Cyprus
German MEP Reimer Boege was awarded the Medal for Exceptional Service by President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday for his services to Cyprus, in particular the
Wording of EP decision to channel more funds to north, angers Cypriot MEPs
The European parliament decided to increase funds channelled to the Turkish Cypriot community in order to safeguard the wellbeing of Maronites wishing to resettle and
Maronites ponder their return home
When the first crossings opened in 2003, Antonis Emmanuel thought long and hard about the options he might now have. Despite the surge of hope
Planning for Maronites’ return proceeding in north
A meeting was held at the office of Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Thursday to continue planning for the return of Maronites to their
Cyprus issue developments the focus of National Council meeting
The National Council, the country`s top advisory body, is meeting today at the Presidential Palace, under the chairmanship of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss
Government still hopeful peace process can be re-ignited
Despite a week of blunders, big and small, in the fight to handle the fallout from the failed Conference on Cyprus at Crans-Montana earlier this
Legal steps to counter Varosha manoeuvre
Cyprus is drafting a legal document to explain that the opening up of the fenced-off area of Varosha in Famagusta is tantamount to “expanding the
Cyprus settlement must be based on European principles (updated)
A settlement of the Cyprus problem must be based on European principles because they afford the best prospects for lasting peace and prosperity, Commission President
Government scathing over move to open up Maronite villages
THE Turkish army’s decision to allow Maronites to return to their villages in the north is part of Turkey’s plan to ensure that such villages
Maronites to return to villages in the north (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci announced on Wednesday that a decision had been made to allow Maronites to return to all their villages in
Anastasiades meets Lebanon’s Grand Mufti, House Speaker
President Nicos Anastasiades continued his visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, meeting the country’s Grand Mufti and the House Speaker. After his meeting with Grand Mufti
Restored Ayia Marina church handed over to Maronites
The restored Church of Ayia Marina, located in the north in Ayia Marina Skyllouras, in the Nicosia district, was handed over on Thursday to the