EU seeks extra measures to ease tensions with Turkey
The EU will be looking at further options to ease tensions with Turkey, including additional listings within the sanctions framework as proposed by Cyprus, it...
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Mass Varosha applications to IPC ‘will encourage Turkey’s plans’
Mass applications for Varosha properties to the immovable properties commission (IPC) would encourage Turkish plans for the fenced-off part of Famagusta and would be the...
Cyprus and Greece to discuss Turkey’s East Med violations (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades will visit Athens on Tuesday for talks with the Greek government over Turkish violations in the eastern Mediterranean, ahead of the European...
FM heads to Brussels for EU meeting on Turkey
Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Brussels on Monday to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council which will discuss EU relations with Turkey among...
Akinci agrees with Borrell on need for dialogue
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Friday said he agreed with EU High Representative Josep Borrell’s position that only through dialogue could solutions be found...
Cyprus condemns Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia (Updated)
Cyprus on Friday condemned a Turkish court decision to turn Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a mosque saying it ‘desecrates’ world heritage....
Turkey, Akinci slam IMET programme, Nicosia welcomes it (Update 2)
Analyst says both sides inflating its importance By Elias Hazou and George Psyllides The Republic’s inclusion by the US in the International Military Education and...
Anastasiades warns EU of Turkey’s audacity
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday called on the EU to ponder what problems could arise if it tolerates Turkish audacity. He was commenting on statements...
EU’s Borrell: Cyprus an EU member and Turkey must accept that
Turkey might not recognise Cyprus, but it is an EU member state and a solution must be found to the energy and delimitation issue to...
A drilling moratorium would end Cyprus energy prospects for good (Updated)
If Cyprus declares a moratorium on work in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) due to any challenges from Turkey or the Turkish Cypriots, it...
Current ‘unacceptable’ situation cannot be the solution to the Cyprus issue, FM says
The current unacceptable situation cannot be the solution to the Cyprus problem, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday after a meeting in Athens with...
‘There is a perception’ Turkey’s provocations can no longer be tolerated, president says
The European Union must be decisive over Turkish provocations in the eastern Mediterranean, President Nicos Anastasiades conveyed to European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday....
Coronavirus: north announces two Covid-19 cases
Two coronavirus cases were announced on Thursday by Turkish Cypriot authorities, while another person tested positive on Wednesday after arriving from Turkey by ferry. ‘Health...
Cyprus’ only weapon against Turkey is international law, says president
Turning to militarism to deal with Turkish aggression would spell disaster for Cypriot Hellenism, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. In a pre-recorded interview with the...
Tatar lashes out after French-Turkish relations deteriorate
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has called on President Nicos Anastasiades to cooperate with the Turkish Cypriot side instead of lobbying the European Union...
Disy leader says Europe united against Turkey
Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday Turkey will find a united European response to Ankara’s provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking in Athens after...
Two flights a day scheduled from Turkey to the north from July 1
From July 1, the north will see two flights a day from Turkey as of July 1 rising to over 20 a week by July...
UK Cypriots call on Raab to act against Turkey’s illegal drilling
UK Cypriots have written to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab calling for the British government’s support in stopping Turkey’s illegal activity in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone...
Militarisation as a response to Turkey ‘not the solution’
President Nicos Anastasiades said a solution through militarisation to Turkey’s illegal activities in the region would be the end of Cypriot Hellenism. Cyprus was seeking...
Turkish Cypriot authorities want arrivals from Turkey to have two Covid tests
Turkish Cypriot authorities will be requesting two coronavirus tests from people arriving from Turkey starting July 1, it was reported on Thursday. ‘Prime minister’ Ersin...
