Cypriot bi-communal relations deteriorate

Deputy President of the opposition party Democratic Rally (DISY) Averof Neophytou said that “things are getting worse at all levels” in the climate between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. His

Bicommunal anti-discrimination group

The initiative for the setting up of a coalition against discrimination, consisting of 12 Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot organisations, invites all NGOs and persons active or interested in combating discrimination, to a meeting

Talat must accept EU role

Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat must accept the important role of the EU in a Cyprus solution, British High Commissioner Peter Millett said Tuesday. Invited to comment on Talat’s statement that

Realistic versus desirable

What opinion polls say Remarks by Gustave Feissel about aiming for what is achievable rather than desirable makes it an appropriate moment to revisit research carried out in at the turn of

Seek “what is achievable, not what is desirable”

Solution “impossible” if Turkish Cypriots “thinned out” Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Gustave Feissel echoed the late Archbishop Makarios last Wednesday by urging Cypriots to “seek what is achievable, rather than what

Cyprus Mail turns 60: oldest newspaper on the island

The English-language daily Cyprus Mail celebrated its 60th anniversary Wednesday by distributing 15,000 copies free of charge. The island’s oldest newspaper was launched six decades ago today by Iacovos Iacovides, father of

Greece final tests negative for bird flu

The European Commission was informed on Monday afternoon by the European Community Reference Laboratory in Weybridge that the final results of tests carried out on samples taken from poultry in the Greek

Motorola agrees to deal in Telsim case

Motorola, Inc. has reached an agreement to settle Motorola’s financial and legal claims against Turkish cellular phone operator Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon, and the Turkish Savings and Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). Under the