Lute holding separate meetings with the leaders (updated)
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute is on the island for separate meetings on Saturday with the two leaders ahead of their meeting later this...
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More GCs against a BBF than for it, undecideds hold small majority
More Greek Cypriots want a unified state than a bizonal bicommunal federation (BBF), the accepted basis for negotiating a Cyprus solution, according to a survey...
The time of reckoning has come
I feel the need and the obligation to express my concern for the lack of progress in resolving the political problem, which has beset our...
Survey shows some Turkish Cypriot flexibility over guarantees
Majority also still support federal solution By Esra Aygin Contrary to popular belief, the current guarantee system in Cyprus is not a sacred cow for...
Mass denialism in Cyprus is a way of maintaining sanity
Denialism is a person’s choice to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth. Denialism is an essentially irrational action that withholds...
Now is the time to stand behind President says spokesman
We owe it to all those who fought during the invasion to stand united behind our leadership, which is demanding the resumption of negotiations to...
We may all die in a divided Cyprus
By Sıla Uluçay It might be a little strange to compare the passing of Demetris Christofias to the death of Rauf Denktaş to explain my...
Set to remain a symbol of division
EVERY now and again a news item surface about the Church being in talks with an investor, nearly always American, who is interested in refurbishing...
Christodoulides briefs new Greek FM on Cyprus issue
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Tuesday has his first official meeting with his new Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, prior to the EU Foreign Affairs Council...
Lute discusses Cyprus talks resumption with Foreign Office officials
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus Jane Holl Lute met with Foreign Office officials in London, earlier this week. She discussed the current...
Political situation keeps Cyprus low on Peace Index
Cyprus was 63rd among 163 states and territories ranked globally according to their level of peacefulness, and the island ranked 30 out of 36 countries...
Monopolies, oligopolies and the state
Three elements which undermine Cyprus’ reunification prospects By Christos Panayiotides The growth of the Cyprus civil service since its inception in 1960 has been impressive,...
An agonising attempt to break the deadlock
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE Security Council, in its resolution 2453 (2019), requested the UN Secretary-General to submit a report by 15 April on the...
Book launch for Cyprus Mail political columnist
A book published last week by political commentator Christos Panayiotides will be officially launched on Tuesday at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia. ‘O Katantis’ has...
Pitfalls of the velvet divorce
By Christos P. Panayiotides THOSE who talk about “the velvet divorce” as being the second-best solution to the Cyprus problem apparently have never gone through...
Politicians won’t solve the Cyprus problem, but individuals can
By Alper Ali Riza Political leaders in Cyprus cannot agree the time of day let alone how to share a small island surrounded by a...
Festival hit by Cypriot director might cause controversy at home
The comedy Smuggling Hendrix has won accolades internationally, but the way it challenges the Cyprus problem narrative may unsettle audiences By Theo Panayides Next Friday...
Giving in to the virtue-signalling mob leads to nothing good for a free society
It was so disgusting and disturbing to watch everyone pile on Disy municipal councillor Georgios Lakkotrypis for his post on social media where he described...
Time to call it like it is
Your columnist Alper Ali Riza puts the case for devolution of power for a settlement of the Cyprob. I do not see how he thinks...
Devolution is more suitable for Cyprus than federation
By Alper Ali Riza The pictures of HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom with President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus last...
