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At a crucial time for talks on the future of Cyprus, Turkey is showing that it is not afraid to take on either the EU or Israel. Emboldened by its rising profile and...

The destruction of a power station has pushed Cyprus into its worst crisis since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Cyprus has not been a very happy country for decades, but even...

Portuguese diplomat will support United Nations as peace talks enter critical phase. Jorge César das Neves, a former Portuguese diplomat who currently serves as an...

Dervis Eroglu, the man who leads the Turkish Cypriots, has enjoyed a remarkable comeback. The years that Dervis Eroglu spent as a student in Turkey shaped not just the...

EU leaders to discuss Turkey's stance on Cyprus amid Commission concerns about loss of momentum Turkey risks its bid to join the European Union coming to a standstill next...

EU leaders must ignore calls to penalise Turkey. At their summit later this week, EU leaders may be incited by Cyprus to punish Turkey for not opening its harbours and...

Turkish Cypriot leader says the EU must step up pressure on Greek Cypriots. Talks on a peace settlement for Cyprus will fail unless the European Union convinces the Greek...

UK told to enforce Greek Cypriot court decision; property ruling to apply across the EU. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that UK courts should enforce rulings...

Turkish Cypriots will vote on Sunday (19 April) in an early parliamentary election that could lead to the defeat of the ruling centre-left Turkish Republican Party (CTP) and...

Obstacles remain, but with goodwill and flexibility on both sides, the path to a settlement this year can be cleared. Hopes of reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus...

Committee questions EU's suspension of some technical talks on accession, approves report voicing concerns over "slowdown" of reforms in Turkey. The member states of the...

Agreement only achieved on power-sharing chapter; talks will now focus on property restitution. The division of Cyprus into a Greek and a Turkish part has become a textbook...

Leader of Turkish Cypriots says talks are ‘stuck'; mechanisms for decision-making are a sticking-point. The European Union should put pressure on the Greek Cypriot...

Silence, that favourite tool of EU-Turkey relations, could be deadly. There wasn't much dancing in the streets of southern Nicosia about last week's European Commission...

An uncomfortable suggestion that the EU is inherently ill-suited to resolving conflicts. Many historians attribute the unprecedented period of peace that western Europe has...

Turkish Cypriot leader believes talks could be completed this year. Mehmet Ali Talat, leader of the Turkish Cypriots, on a visit to Brussels yesterday (10 September)...

The Turkish Cypriots are positing a solution that brings Yugoslavia too forcefully to mind. Even that carpet-bomber who won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize and survived the...

Turkish Cypriot hopes that EU membership heralded a brighter economic future have proved unfounded. FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus | In normal circumstances, Orhan Dagli would be able...

Christofias says reunification talks at risk, warns of ‘unpleasant' developments. Cypriot President Demetris Christofias fears that the Turkish Cypriots could be forced to...

The world faces other, much more difficult challenges. I recently visited the north and the south of Cyprus and met Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, as well as...