Lack of progress in identifying hundreds of missing persons is cruel and unacceptable; Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou told relatives in Athens. As he said, “48 years have passed since the dark summer of
If the government needed any firmer example of where the island’s division was going, there were plenty of people involved in the non-existent peace process telling us the game’s up. The reunification
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned that Turkey would reinforce its military presence in the occupied north after the United States lifted its arms embargo on Cyprus. In a televised interview with broadcaster
President Nicos Anastasiades had his last day in the sun at the UN General Assembly, where he asked a disingenuous valid question about whether the United Nations was fit for mandate. Taking
By Craig Erlam Stock markets aren’t faring too badly on Thursday, which is surprising considering how eventful the last 24 hours have been. While the Fed’s hawkish rate hike is probably the
A decision by Washington to lift a decades-long arms embargo imposed on Cyprus means the country is better defended but not a threat to anyone, said Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides. He said
The European Union has officially recognised Turkey’s exploitation of migrants through the Green Line, the Interior Ministry announced. It said: “After many months of difficult negotiations”, it achieved in Brussels “maximum diplomatic
Israel will not let any warming of relations with Turkey affect its blossoming partnership with Cyprus and Greece, said Israeli Ambassador Oren Anolik. He told the Cyprus News Agency: “Israel and Cyprus
Turkey’s possible purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia would violate American sanctions, while any expansion of Ankara-Moscow defence ties would be a grave mistake, declared a senior US senator. US Senator
Despite claims that annexation of the Turkish-occupied north is not on its agenda, Ankara is stepping up its influence and control over the Turkish Cypriots economically and politically. In comments to the
