Tag: Cyprus

Turkish leaders have condemned Mustafa Akinci, the president of Turkish Cyprus, over an interview with a UK newspaper in which…

Turkey has formally deployed troops to Libya in support of the encircled UN-recognised government in Tripoli, which is under siege…

The US ambassador to Libya says growing Russian support for rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s offensive to seize Tripoli is…

Cyprus says it has started a process to remove citizenship from 26 non-native citizens which they bought under a secretive…

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades says he will use every diplomatic measure to oppose Turkey’s plans to reopen Varosha (pictured), a…

The European Council’s threat of sanctions against Turkey over its “illegal drilling” for natural gas in the Republic of Cyprus’…

Hundreds of Cypriots and migrants have protested outside Cyprus’ presidential palace to mourn seven women and girls who police say…

Turkey has criticised the UN Security Council for extending the mandate of its peacekeeping force on Cyprus, saying it ignored…

Turkey’s foreign ministry has warned the US, Israel, Greece and Egypt over their support for efforts by Cyprus to drill…

The EU has called on Turkey to reduce its aggression towards the Republic of Cyprus and accused its navy obstructing…

Northern Cyprus looks set to be ruled by a right-wing coalition sceptical of reunifying the island after the party of…

Turkish Cyprus headed to the polls yesterday (Sunday) in a parliamentary election that has failed to generate enthusiasm among a…

Greece’s government has filed a request to cancel the granting of asylum to one of eight Turkish servicemen who fled…

Tunisian fishing boats have stopped a ship carrying anti-immigrant campaigners from docking, disrupting their hopes of blocking migrant vessels leaving…

Northern Cyprus’s mosques converted from churches speak of centuries of religious conflict on the island. Source: Wikimedia The Cypriot peace…