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Cyprus moves to block Sinirlioglu’s UN bid as diplomatic record raises questions – First vote ends in setback

The Republic of Cyprus has launched an international diplomatic campaign to prevent Turkish official Feridun Sinirlioğlu from becoming the...
Opinion

Holguin writes her own version of history

Maria Angela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is about to join the long roll-call of UN...
Opinion

When politics is thankless and unjust

Well, here we go again. Everyone is shouting that it's far too early to talk about the presidential election...
Politics

Christodoulides puts Famagusta proposal back on table in bid to unlock Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides has put Famagusta back on the table as a confidence-building measure, reviving an approach that would...
Opinion

The firestarter and DISY’s three options

Yet another crisis in the right's crowded tower block. This time it is the party's former leader, Averof Neofytou,...
Politics

Ankara accelerates infrastructure projects and strategic moves in occupied Cyprus

Ankara has intensified its mobility regarding development and infrastructure projects in the occupied areas of Cyprus. This activity serves...
Politics

Fidan takes charge of implementing Plan B: Ankara eyes a ‘Taiwanization’ model

The occupying power is actively laying the groundwork for its "Plan B" in the Cyprus problem while maintaining a...
Opinion

The far right’s fringe, and Trump’s

Eighty years ago, the world crushed Nazism, a global alliance that put aside its differences to take on fascism,...
Politics

Ankara’s regional power game weighs on Cyprus talks

The geopolitical turmoil in the region is affecting the Cyprus problem, as the occupying power ties each of its...
Opinion

Attila cries foul: Turkey’s sudden case of hurt feelings

Turkey has feelings, apparently. Someone in Nicosia wants to build a memorial, EU-funded, to the women raped during the...
Local

The 1974 Paphos murder that sparked an uprising: Nikos Kosis’s testimony

On September 8, 1974, with memories of the coup and the Turkish invasion still fresh, remnants of the junta...
Politics

Turkey turns occupied north into military hub as regional tensions rise

Regional geopolitical shifts are reshaping Ankara’s view of Cyprus, with Turkey increasingly treating the occupied north through a military...
Opinion

The tragedy of the shipwreck, and the shipwreck of politics

When tragedy strikes, politics needs to get out of the way. Managing the crisis comes first. What unfolded in...
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