Cavusoglu blames Greek Cypriots for island’s division
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday blamed the Greek Cypriot side for the island’s division which did not want to share power with the...
Cyprus Problem
Lute expected in Cyprus between November 30 and December 2
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute could be in Cyprus as soon as November 30, reports said on Sunday. A final confirmation is expected, according to...
UN’s Lute has begun consultations to prepare new Cyprus meeting
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute, has started consultations in order to create the conditions to prepare for a new meeting for the Cyprus issue, the...
Anastasiades blasts as ‘untrue’ Tatar claim that he touted two-state solution
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday lambasted as “untrue”, claims by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar that he did not rule out a two-state solution as...
Spehar discusses Varosha with Tatar
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar recalled the UN position on Varosha during her meeting on Thursday with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin...
Cavusoglu says no plan in East Med has chance of success without Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday no plan in the eastern Mediterranean has any chance of success without Turkey, as he reiterated the...
Tatar says Turkey’s guarantees not up for discussion
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said a five-party meeting is the last chance to reach an agreement with the Greek Cypriot side, as he rejected...
Turkey must abandon its revisionist policy
No surprise that many cycles of negotiations have not led to a breakthrough By Andreas Theophanous Following the elections in the occupied northern part of...
We must act fast to save any hope of a BBF
Serving up endless sterile ‘Nos’ has got us nowhere By Christos P Panayiotides Following the first, informal two-hour meeting between the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin...
Ersin Tatar is more middle-class Nicosia than Black Sea
ERSIN Tatar did not win in Nicosia last Sunday but he is as much a Nicosia man as Akinci and Anastasiades are Limassol guys. Which...
Our View: In a time of upheaval, people want to see strong leadership
Our political system was shaken to its core by the release of the Al Jazeera video and it now appears to be falling apart, with...
Tatar cites 2 state solution, Anastasiades says hopes remarks not final position (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday expressed hope that newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s statements on the Cyprus problem so far are not his...
Johnson says Cyprus settlement in everyone’s interest, UNSG ‘remains committed’ (updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said he remains committed to supporting both sides in Cyprus in revitalising the political process while British Prime Minister...
Tatar’s election a ‘negative development’ Akel says (Update 1)
Main opposition Akel said Sunday the election of Ersin Tatar’ as the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community was “a negative development”, given his position...
EU citizenship too precious to throw away
There is a precedent for choosing the federal way as the preferred route By Alper Ali Riza Battle is now joined in northern Cyprus between...
NGO urges TC to vote for candidate who will work for reunification
Bicommunal pro-unification group Unite Cyprus Now, called on Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday to vote for a candidate who will work for the unification of the...
Still paying the price of the ‘super-patriots’
Turkey isn’t going anywhere, compromise is the only way forward By Christos P Panayiotides A few days ago, one of my readers sent me a...
The cost of a non-solution
It’s illusory to think that the so-called status quo will remain unchanged forever By George Vassiliou The eternal optimist George Vassiliou is concerned. Whereas he...
On 60th anniversary, absent Anastasiades says all Cypriots deserve to live in peace
All of the people of Cyprus have the right to live in harmony and co-create in conditions of stability and peace, security, prosperity and progress,...
Russian support is always empty of content
Aftermath of the visit of the Russian foreign minister By Christos Panayiotides In the course of his recent visit to Cyprus, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian...
