Tom Cleaver

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler was on Thursday accused in court of gifting ‘TRNC’ citizenship to people he had coerced into handing out degree certificates under false pretences ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday expressed disappointment over the lack of progress achieved at Wednesday’s tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem, while the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin ...

By Tom Cleaver United Nations representative Khassim Diagne on Thursday hailed works to widen the Ayios Dometios crossing point, which links Cyprus’ two sides on Nicosia’s western edge. Flanked ...

Pafos FC chairman Roman Dubov on Thursday promised that his team will “come back stronger” after they were eliminated from the Champions League on goal difference on Wednesday night. “Our ...

Pakistan “has broken the silent process” of the United Nations security council’s renewal of the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp), President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos on Thursday said that the police cannot search his office at the bishopric without a warrant, after Archbishop Georgios informed him on Wednesday that officers would ...

The next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem will take place “when conditions are ripe”, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said. Speaking after a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...

The United Nations security council’s vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year has been delayed until Friday. ...

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will visit Cyprus on St Patrick’s Day, it was revealed on Wednesday. The country’s public broadcaster RTE reported that O’Callaghan, who ...

Three of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament said they would attend a same-sex wedding if invited. Disy’s Loucas Fourlas, Diko’s Costas Mavrides, and independent Fidias Panayiotou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday called for the European Union to maintain a “forward-looking cooperation and a constructive dialogue” with the United States. “This longstanding partnership must be preserved ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler has been reported to the police over allegations that he coerced university officials to award degree certificates to his political allies under false ...

The European Union “cannot remain mere observers” on the matter of Gaza, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “We must move in full coordination and on the basis of ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “seriously disturbed” by the lack of progress achieved on the Cyprus problem since last month’s tripartite meeting involving his envoy Maria Angela Holguin, ...

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos was on Wednesday ordered by Archbishop Georgios to leave the bishopric flat and hand over the keys to the bishopric by 10am on Thursday. The order ...

The war in Ukraine is “a test for European values”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “It is a test for European values, a determining factor for the stability ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday spoke of an “urgent need” for the European Union to strengthen its cooperation with the United Kingdom in the field of defence. “...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday pledged that the Cypriot government will “pursue a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship” with Turkey during its six-month term as the holder ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday hailed the trade deal agreed between the European Union and India, describing it as a “landmark” agreement. He wrote in a post on social media ...

The tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem involving United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin, President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman ended without any agreements being reached, with ...

Defending Cypriot champions Pafos FC head into their final Champions League league phase tie on Wednesday night with a slim, albeit mathematically possible chance of qualifying for the knockout stage ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler faced a barrage of criticism from members of the opposition on Tuesday, being called upon to resign and called both a liar and ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday warned that Cyprus risks “being trapped” if progress on confidence-building measures between the island’s two sides is not achieved, while saying that ...

The inquest into the death of 24-year-old Shoaib Khan in the buffer zone-adjacent village of Potamia last year is set to begin at the Nicosia district court on Wednesday. Khan ...