The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, left, arrives at the area before a military parade marking the 63th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence … Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus stated Wednesday it dismantled a prison human smuggling ring liable for bringing boatloads of Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. The jap Mediterranean island nation has seen virtually day by day migrant boat arrivals in latest days. Cypriot police stated three months of investigative work resulted within the arrest of … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s international minister accused the United Nations of abandoning its neutrality on Tuesday, a day after the U.N. Safety Council criticized building work by Turkish Cypriots contained in the buffer zone dividing Cyprus and condemned their assault on U.N. peacekeepers. In an announcement issued Monday, the Safety Council described the development of … Read more
The United Nations peacekeeping power within the ethnically divided Cyprus says it should block highway development by breakaway Turkish Cypriots that might encroach on a U.N.-controlled buffer zone ByMENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Related Press NICOSIA, Cyprus — The U.N. mission in ethnically divided Cyprus stated Thursday it should block development by breakaway Turkish Cypriots of a highway … Read more