Turkey Tells UN the 1974 Cyprus Invasion Was “Legal and Justified”
Turkey has formally submitted a letter to the United Nations declaring that its 1974 military operation in Cyprus was “legal and justified,” rejecting the…
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Guterres in Cyprus: “Only Cypriots Can Build Peace”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Nicosia on Tuesday for a high-stakes round of diplomacy aimed at restarting Cyprus reunification talks…
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Cyprus Govt: Turkey’s Stubbornness Has Frozen Cyprus Talks Since 2021
Cyprus’s government spokesman Konstantinos Letympiотis placed blame for the stalled Cyprus reunification talks squarely on Ankara after Cypriot President Nikos…
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Christodoulides: “I Will Not Become the President of Partition”
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides drew a hard line Monday night, declaring he would “not become the president of partition” and that the continuation of…
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Turkey Has Occupied Cyprus for 52 Years. The EU Still Can’t End It
Cyprus marked 52 years since Turkey’s 1974 military invasion on Monday, with sirens sounding across the island at 5:30 am, the exact time Turkish forces landed…
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Turkey’s Cyprus Compromise Could Spark Aegean War
A new U.N. proposal for Cyprus, described by Secretary-General Guterres’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín as a “constructive ambiguity” deal, is drawing…
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NYC Mayor Eyes Arresting Netanyahu at UN This September
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday he is actively exploring whether he has the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Cyprus’s Divided Zone Has Become One of the Island’s Richest Wildlife Havens
The UN buffer zone cutting across Cyprus since the 1974 Turkish invasion has quietly become one of the island’s most important wildlife sanctuaries. Over five…
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Turkey’s Defense Ministry: “Turkish Army Is a Guarantee of Peace in Cyprus”
Turkey’s Defense Ministry fired back at the European Parliament this week after MEPs passed a resolution condemning the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, demanding…
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Turkey: “EU Lost Its Neutrality on Cyprus in 2004”
Turkey has formally criticised the European Union’s appointment of a new Special Representative for Cyprus, saying the bloc gave up any claim to impartiality…
