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A group of Greek Cypriot businessmen are suing a company in the north of the island as well as soft drink makers Pepsi, seeking compensation to the tune of €140 million for the illegal and unauthorised use of their factory since 1981, according to reports on Thursday. Daily Politis reported that the lawsuit was filed
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has said he is ready to attend a trilateral meeting with the United Nations if Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides agrees unconditionally to a rotating presidency, as the U.N. prepares to host talks on Nov. 9. “If he agrees to a rotating presidency without any preconditions, I am ready to attend immediately,” Erhürman said during an interwivet with BRT late on Oct. 21.
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has said that he will “immediately” accept the opening of formal negotiations with the aim of resolving the Cyprus problem if his counterpart, President Nikos Christodoulides, unconditionally accepts that there be a rotating presidency in a post-solution Cyprus. He said the issue had most recently been raised during the United
Greek Cypriot negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, said on Wednesday that problems over the routing of the Pyroi crossing point “have been overcome”, although a dispute over a second crossing point still stands in the way of an agreement. Speaking on CyBC, Menelaou said the remaining obstacle was the Turkish Cypriot demand that the Louroujina to Lympia
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman has rejected a Greek Cypriot proposal linking U.N. administration of Maraş to direct EU trade through Mağusa port under the bloc’s control, saying the arrangement offers no balanced exchange. Maraş, known internationally as Varosha, was closed off in 1974. Parts of the area reopened to visitors in 2020. “This is not something I can accept,” Erhürman said during an Oct.
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman meet on Tuesday at 11am in Nicosia, with Christodoulides saying he was approaching the meeting with the sole aim of achieving positive developments. On Monday, Christodoulides said the UN had proposed dates for a joint meeting between the leaders of the two communities and the UN
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday that the United Nations has proposed dates for a joint meeting between the leaders of the two communities and the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin, with the Greek Cypriot side having already responded positively. Christodoulides said he was approaching Tuesday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader
Strengthening transparency, meritocracy and good governance in the management and allocation of Turkish Cypriot properties remains a firm priority for the interior ministry, it said on Monday. As part of these efforts, the Turkish Cypriot Properties Management Service has created an online form for submitting complaints and reports concerning the illegal use of Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday said that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had told him that initiatives undertaken by the Greek Cypriot side to bring about the cancellation of international events organised by the Turkish Cypriots over the course of the summer were “discouraging”. He said he had received a reply to the
The leaders of ethnically-divided Cyprus attended an annual bicommunal festival in the village of Pyla late on Oct. 17, marking a symbolic step as diplomatic efforts to resolve the island’s long-standing issues are ongoing. Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman attended the event wearing a neck brace due to a recurrence of a cervical disc herniation but made no public remarks.
On October 1, President Nikos Christodoulides marked the 66th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus by declaring that its birth was the culmination of the “purest” national liberation struggle: the 1955-59 campaign of Eoka. Days later he unveiled yet another monument to its fighters. The president was seven weeks old when General George Grivas, nom
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said on Oct. 16 that no settlement in Cyprus could be reached by ignoring Turkish Cypriots, rejecting remarks by his Greek Cypriot counterpart at a conference in Rome. Kurtulmuş was responding to Annita Demetriou, speaker of the Greek Cypriot House of Representatives, at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, hosted by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies.
President Nikos Christodoulides “has become a prisoner of rising ultranationalism”, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Thursday, as he reflected on his decision to withdraw from last month’s Cyprus Forum after its organisers ceased referring to him as a mayor. He told newspaper Yeniduzen that Christodoulides is also a prisoner of Elam, the
Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has announced that he will travel to Türkiye to attend the United Nations annual climate summit in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya, marking the first visit by a leader from the island’s south in a decade. Whether Antalya would extend an invitation to the Greek Cypriot administration for COP31 in November had been a matter of debate.
Israel's Foreign Ministry hosted senior government officials and business leaders from Greece and Cyprus in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the opening of the fourth Mare MED conference. The event aims to strengthen cooperation in defense, energy, shipping, agriculture and technology.Annual trade between Israel and the two countries exceeds $2 billion, according to Ambassador Yael Ravia-Zadok, the ministry's deputy director general for economic affairs.
Reforestation, guerrilla gardening, sustainable mobility, fighting pollution and creating greener, more inclusive public spaces: a new grassroots initiative is taking shape in Limassol to make Cyprus a more liveable island. At least three motivated people are needed to join the board of the future association by the end of 2026. Enough plastic on our beaches,
Greek Cyprus will bring Türkiye’s proposed undersea natural gas pipeline to Turkish Cyprus before EU foreign ministers, arguing that the project infringes on its sovereignty and raises questions over Ankara’s commitment to joining the bloc.
Varosha is a largely abandoned quarter of Famagusta on Cyprus’s east coast. Once the island’s leading seaside resort, it was sealed off by the Turkish military after its Greek Cypriot inhabitants fled during the Turkish invasion of 1974. Parts have been open to visitors since October 2020, but access has not resolved the displacement of
Jewelry worth a total of €41,163 was found in the luggage of a passenger arriving from Dubai at Larnaca airport in early October, the customs department said on Tuesday. According to the authorities, the Greek Cypriot passenger had chosen the green “Nothing to declare” lane when leaving the customs area and was selected for baggage
President Nikos Christodoulides will seek substantive progress on his 19 proposals for restarting Cyprus negotiations when he meets Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday, Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. He said the proposals cover confidence-building measures, the methodology of negotiations and the substance of the Cyprus problem, the three areas identified by
President Nikos Christodoulides said that though he is ready to make certain concessions in a Cyprus settlement, the return of Morphou is “non-negotiable”. Speaking at the 46th anti-occupation event organised by Morphou municipality on Saturday night, he stressed that “[he] remains primarily a realist” and that he acknowledged the limitations of the Greek Cypriot side.
Former justice minister Emily Yiolitis defended on Saturday her comment that she disagrees with Cyprus using the Greek national anthem, saying critics had distorted her words and chosen to “sell pseudo-patriotism”. In a podcast interview with Fidias Panayiotou, she said, “I disagree with us having the national anthem of Greece”, and argued that Cyprus, as
President Nikos Christodoulides has reiterated that there is “no other option” than resolving the Cyprus problem, saying the Greek Cypriot side is ready to resume negotiations immediately ahead of his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday. Speaking at the national refugee meeting in Achna Forest on Friday, Christodoulides said his proposals addressed
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides are set to meet on Oct. 13 in the United Nations-controlled buffer zone on the divided islan...
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