U.S. Names Garber Ambassador to Cyprus, Starting Jan. 1.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will appoint veteran diplomat Judith Gail Garber of Virginia as American Ambassador to Cyprus to replace Kathleen Doherty, whose […]
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US Economic Pressure on Turkey Could Roll Over on Greece, Cyprus
The doubling of tariffs on Turkish steel for the United States has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan trying to do with a fast-spreading economic crisis […]
Cyprus Turkish Invasion Anniversary Brings Calls to Resume Unity Talks
The Aug. 14 commemoration marking a second invasion wave by Turkey in 1974 led Cypriot political parties across the spectrum to say it should provide […]
Cyprus Defense Minister Says Diplomacy Only Unity Option
With no sign collapsed reunification talks will resume, Cyprus’ Defense Minister Savvas Angelides said only diplomacy can bring a solution although that option has failed […]
Cyprus Wants No Part of EU Refugee, Migrant Processing Centers
Saying it has taken in enough asylum seekers – more than 15,000 – Cyprus doesn’t want to be included in a European Union list of […]
Cypriot Journalists Reject OSCE Kinder Language to Describe Unity Woes
Cypriot journalists aren’t happy that the Paris-based Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) wants them to whitewash how they describe the four decades […]
Turkish-Cypriots Accused of Crimes Won’t be Extradited – Even to Turkey
Authorities on the northern third of Cyprus unlawfully occupied since a 1974 Turkish invasion said residents there accused of crimes in other countries – including […]
Turkey Warns Foreign Diplomats to Stop Backing Cyprus Energy Drilling
Upset they are supporting Cyprus’ rights to have energy companies drill for oil and gas, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry warned Ambassadors of other countries on the […]
Turkey Tears UN Over Peacekeepers, Special Cyprus Envoy
A United Nations envoy sent to Cyprus in a bid to see if collapsed unity talks can be rebooted isn’t going to work, Turkey’s Foreign […]
Cyprus Foreign Minster Says Unity Needed to Bring Re-unity
NICOSIA – Hopes to bring Cyprus together again 44 years after an unlawful invasion saw Turkey occupy the northern third depend on political rivals and […]
