Anastasiades: EU leaders clear that Turkey`s position cannot be tolerated
EU leaders are clear that Turkey`s position on Cyprus solution cannot be accepted or tolerated, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. The president who is in...
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In Easter message, Anastasiades slams Turkey, says winning Covid battle
For the second year running, President Nicos Anastasiades told locked-down Cypriots he hoped this would be the last Easter that was overshadowed by the pandemic....
Koushos: We can’t start again from scratch
Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Friday that any prospects for a positive result that would allow the restart of substantive talks on the Cyprus...
Erdogan says he does not expect results from next UN-led Cyprus talks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he does not believe a United Nations-led meeting on restarting peace talks for the ethnically split Cyprus will yield results....
Tatar criticises Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has criticised US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the genocide of Armenians in 1915. Tatar took to Twitter to “condemn...
Freedom of religion and judicial independence in the north
President Erdogan’s comments raise important issues concerning the independence of the judiciary and a conflict between Turkey’s responsibility for securing human rights in the north...
Neophytou warns of possible Turkish ‘tactics’ at Geneva talks
Turkey might, as a tactic, state at the Geneva Cyprus summit that it is willing to discuss a federal solution, Disy leader Averof Neophytou warned...
LNG plant is Cyprus’ best energy option
The Cyprus LNG plant and the East Med pipeline under the spectre of the Turkish ‘blue homeland’ in the East Med’s energy game By Panayiotis...
Cavusoglu: Greek Cypriots have lost their chance of a federal solution
The Greek Cypriot side wants to impose a federal solution in Cyprus but when this form of solution was on the table, they rejected it,...
Anastasiades: Turkey has reconfirmed its intransigent stance on Cyprus (Updated)
Two separate states and sovereign equality have no place in a Cyprus settlement, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday in response to Turkey’s views on...
Erdogan threatens repercussions after TC court ended teaching of Quran in schools
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened Turkish Cypriots with repercussions after a court in the breakaway state terminated the teaching of the Quran in schools. According...
Disy supports MP candidate Sampson, condemns threats against her
Ruling Disy on Friday expressed its support to one of its MP candidates, Mina Sampson, who said she has been receiving threats from people in...
Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks, hits Bitcoin price
Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, citing possible “irreparable” damage and significant transaction risks in...
Turkish Airlines to fly 737 MAX jets after authority approval
Turkish Airlines is to reinstate two of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft next week after Turkey’s civil aviation authority gave its approval, a source familiar...
Cyprus asks Frontex to stop migrants sailing to north
Cyprus has asked EU borders agency Frontex marine patrols to halt migrants sailing from Turkey`s southern coast to the island`s north Interior Minister Nicos Nouris...
Expectations from Geneva talks hinge on Turkish positions, president says
Expectations from the informal summit on the Cyprus problem set to take place in Geneva at the end of this month hinge on Turkey’s positions,...
Groom in the north, bride in Turkey hold virtual wedding party
A professional soldier in the north had to attend his wedding party in Turkey virtually because he was unable to travel due to pandemic restrictions,...
State Department issues further sanctions against Turkish SSB & its officials
The State Department has issued further sanctions against Turkish defence industry SSB, its president and other officials over the possession of Russian S-400 missiles. A...
Covid-19’s newest symptom in Turkey: ‘Kitchen Inflation’
You know things are serious when supermarkets start locking away baby formula. Over the past year, 28,000 people in Turkey might have died of Covid-19....
Greece accuses Turkey of trying to provoke it with migrant boats
Greece accused Turkey on Friday of trying to provoke it by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek waters. Greece and Turkey disagree on...