Nicosia has told the United Nations that efforts to resume frozen peace talks are hampered by Turkey raising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the opening of fenced-off Varosha. UN envoy on
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will urge for a resumption of peace talks when meeting new Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, on Tuesday in Nicosia’s UN buffer zone. Government spokesman, Kyriakos Koushos, said
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to attend a “picnic” next month in fenced-off Varosha, as he pushes for a two-state solution on the divided island, Bloomberg reported. “I would like to
Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, issued a new statement on Varosha Tuesday which calls on Turkey to reverse its decision to open the fenced-off ghost town. “The EU expresses its
President Nicos Anastasiades urged people to show self-restraint after nationalists broke through the Dherynia crossing into no man’s land to protest against the opening of Varosha. Anastasiades condemned Sunday’s incident invo9lving around
The organised UK Cypriot community is mobilising its members following the UN Security Council statement instructing Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reverse a decision to open Varosha’s beachfront. In a
Allowing the Cyprus problem to fester for more than three years without any real hope of resuscitating it was never going to get a feel-good Hollywood ending. No matter what side of
Turkish Cypriots head to the ballot box Sunday to elect their new leader amid rancour over Turkey meddling and the opening of the Varosha beachfront in the occupied north. Authorities in the
Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou has warned that fenced-off Varosha will be lost without the resumption of UN-backed Cyprus peace talks. Speaking during a rally held at Dherynia checkpoint to condemn the opening
A group of 25 prominent UK Cypriots have written to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemning the unlawful opening of Varosha beachfront as the latest “irresponsible and inhumane” aggression by Turkey. They “strongly
