Cyprus

There is a positive move in the air between Mustafa Akinci and Nicos Anastasiades but one has to wait and see what happens next. What is for certain however, under the present climate, Cyprus is to become a two...

The members of the European Parliament approved on Wednesday a resolution on the progress of reform in Turkey in 2014 that called on Turkey to begin to withdraw its troops from Cyprus. The report did not make any reference to...

The messages sent in the play we just watched are very strong, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said, in statements with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, with whom he watched a theatrical play at Rialto Theater in Limassol. The play "Cyprus: Saddened...

The "Aphrodite" natural gas field discovered in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has been declared commercially viable by the three companies owning rights on the field, known as block 12, the country’s Energy Ministry announced on Sunday. “Noble Energy...

Takis Hadjidemetriou and Ali Tuncay, heads of the joint Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, are among the 47 winners of the European Citizen's Prize 2015, the European Parliament office in Cyprus announced today. Since 2008, the prize has been awarded...

President of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou has pointed out that one must not forget the ecological destruction in the areas of Cyprus under Turkish occupation, noting that Turkey does not respect the Greek Cypriot properties or cultural...

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the positive atmosphere surrounding the Cyprus talks and the two leaders` agreement to work on confidence building measures. The Secretary-General met Thursday with Mustafa Akinci, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community. Greek...

US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Amanda Sloat expressed the belief that today there is a critical window of opportunity to resolve the Cyprus problem that has persisted for far too long. “With the...

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez issued a statement expressing strong opposition to comments made by U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John Koenig on Wednesday at the University of Cyprus where he said that he did not regard the Cyprus problem as...

Relatives of missing persons in Cyprus have called upon the Turkish army to release all information regarding the fate of their beloved ones. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency, Executive Secretary of the Pancyprian Organization of the Relatives of Undeclared...