Recognition of the north to start talks will not happen Anastasiades tells demo
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that despite pressure the Turkish demand to recognise the occupied areas so talks on solving the Cyprus problem can...
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Coronavirus: Six nuns, three priests hospitalised with Covid, all unvaxxed
Six nuns and three priests are among the 117 people being treated in hospitals for coronavirus, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on...
No talks can be based on two-state solution says president (Updated)
Both sides reiterated their widely divergent positions on the basis for resuming Cyprus negotiations on Monday as they marked the day Turkish troops took control...
Church’s photovoltaics park fails the green litmus test
A solar power park in Solea has been presented as a green project to increase Cyprus’ production of energy from renewable sources, so why are...
Morphou is not a bargaining chip, mayor says
Morphou mayor Victoras Hadjiavraam on Wednesday said the occupied town has never been a trading card and is not up for grabs, after Turkish Cypriot...
Morphou mayor hands over resolution calling for Cyprus solution
President Nicos Anastasiades is ready to continue negotiations for solving the Cyprus problem and pick up where things left off in Crans Montana, government spokesman...
Morphou creating ‘family tree’, calls on former residents to help
Morphou municipality is calling on people hailing from the town to help establish family trees. “The aim of the record is for generations after 1974...
Greek Cypriot sisters looking for Turkish Cypriot half-brother
Greek Cypriot twin sisters have been looking for their Turkish Cypriot half-brother for 20 years, a Turkish Cypriot newspaper reported on Wednesday. Yeni Duzen published...
Anastasiades hopes Cyprus’ ‘voice is heard loudly’ at EU Council
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday he hoped Cyprus’ “voice is heard loudly” and decisions would be taken at the European Council meeting on Thursday...
Arrested mother and daughter freed by court in the north (Update 2)
The mother and daughter arrested on Sunday for taking photos in Morphou have been freed, authorities in the north announced. They reportedly appeared before a...
Morphou residents call on security council members to find solution
A delegation of the Morphou municipality and residents from the town on Friday handed over a resolution to the five embassies of the permanent members...
Greek Cypriot driver dies in car crash in north
A 79-year-old Greek Cypriot man died on Thursday in a car accident in the north, on the Morphou to Lefka motorway. According to Turkish Cypriot...
Turkish Cypriot remanded in land selling scam
A Turkish Cypriot man was remanded for three days by a court in the north for allegedly deceiving a Greek Cypriot couple into giving him...
Morphou residents ask UN’s P5 to aid Cyprus solution
Residents of Morphou on Wednesday made their annual round of the embassies of the five permanent residents of the UN Security Council (P5) calling on...
Stolen church bell in north recovered
A church bell that was stolen from a church in Fyllia in the north of Cyprus was found in a house in Morphou, according to...
Morphou mayor urges Anastasiades to resume talks
The Morphou municipal council urged President Nicos Anastasiades to recommence the settlement talks before it’s too late, mayor Victoras Hadjiavraam said on Friday Following the...
Morphou concerns over EU funds for Turkish Cypriots
The mayor of Morphou said on Wednesday that EU funds to the Turkish Cypriot community must be carefully granted so as to avoid irreversible changes...
North’s citrus growers cry for help
Citrus growers in the Morphou area in the north appealed for a part of the water brought from Turkey to be given to the area...
Morphou, a territorial red line
This is one of a series of articles from our new feature ‘Background briefing: The Divided Island‘. It is a comprehensive interactive information guide on...
Clock ticking in Mont Pelerin, leaders head into last day on Friday
It was anyone’s guess on Thursday whether the territory talks at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were stalling dangerously or whether the two sides could still manage...
