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Cyprus’s new crossing points: where they are and why it matters

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed on Monday to open two crossing points, at Louroujina...
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No result, no 5+1, Holguin warns before Monday’s meeting on Cyprus problem

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman meet the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, on...
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Inside Erdogan’s soft power machine: How Turkey uses TV, schools and religion to spread its influence

The European Commission's latest report on Turkey paints a picture of a country moving towards an increasingly religious and...
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Holguin warns Cyprus peace efforts face ‘enormous damage’ if latest UN initiative fails

UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy María Ángela Holguín has warned that another failed attempt to restart Cyprus peace negotiations could...
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Trump weakened at home, but what will his midterm defeat mean for the wars in Ukraine and Iran?

The Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections was broadly expected. What few could have predicted was the scale...
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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...
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AKEL courts EDEK and ALMA as it searches for a winning 2028 presidential candidate

AKEL has formally launched its preparations for the 2028 presidential election, with party leader Stefanos Stefanou making alliances with...
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Christodoulides says UK bases’ colonial legacy must end

President Nikos Christodoulides has called for an end to what he described as the colonial legacy of Britain’s Sovereign...
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Cyprus tells UN Turkish pipeline surveys violate its sovereignty

Cyprus has told the United Nations that Turkish seabed surveys for a planned natural gas pipeline between Turkey and...
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DIKO sticks with Christodoulides as DISY alliance recedes

Officials and members of the Democratic Party (DIKO) see continued cooperation with President Nikos Christodoulides’s government as the party’s...
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Turkey says gas pipeline project with Turkish Cypriots can provide power to whole island

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a planned natural gas pipeline linking Turkey and the occupied north could eventually...
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Turkey’s foreign minister meets Erhurman as crossings answer awaited

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman in the occupied north on Friday, as the...
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ELAM urges Real Madrid to cancel camp in occupied north

ELAM has called on Real Madrid to cancel a football camp planned in the occupied north on 14 November,...

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