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Starmer’s historic trip to Cyprus turns into a diplomatic storm as he lands on divided island

Exclusive: The prime minister has been accused of making a mistake in dealing with the bitterly divided Mediterranean island that he would not have found acceptable when he was working on the Northern Ireland peace process

The Independent UK

Starmer’s ‘historic’ trip to Cyprus overshadowed by fears for UK bases and Turkish Cypriot snub

Keir Starmer is set to be the first UK prime minister to hold a bilateral meeting in Cyprus since Ted Heath 53 years ago but he will arrive with questions over the future of the UK’s bases on the island and tensions over the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Independent UK

Labour rejects Jack Straw’s two-state solution for Cyprus as island marks 50 years of division

New British government under pressure to broker deal to end half-century-long crisis

The Independent UK

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Key Dates In Cyprus's Post-independence History

This month marks 50 years since the dramatic events of 1974 left the Mediterranean holiday island of Cyprus divided to this day.

International Business Times

It’s now or never for Cyprus reunification, says top UN official

UN special representative for divided island says time is running out to settle decades-long dispute

The Guardian - UK

Did the UK Use Cyprus Military Bases To Supply Arms To Israel Since Oct 7?

Local media reports suggest that the UK and the US used Cyprus military bases, especially the RAF Akrotiri military base in Northern Cyprus to supply fighter jets and rocket launchers used by Israel in the Gaza bombing.

International Business Times UK

UK’s alleged use of Cyprus bases to arm Israel and hit Yemen draw protests

Monitors and media reports claim Britain is supplying Israel’s army for its war in Gaza from military bases in Cyprus.

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UN chief names a new envoy to scope out the chances of reviving Cyprus peace talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named a former Colombian foreign minister to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide

The Independent UK

European Parliament president backs UN naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks

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

The Independent UK

Official says the UN remains committed to helping reach a deal healing Cyprus' ethnic split

A senior United Nations official says the U.N. chief is paying very close attention to the situation on war-divided Cyprus and will use all means at his disposal to help reach an agreement to heal the Mediterranean island nation’s ethnic split

The Independent UK

Divided Cyprus' rival leaders appeal for information on the missing as eyewitnesses die

The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, as more eyewitnesses die

The Independent UK

Cyprus seeks to revive peace talks with Turkey over divided island

Ankara’s recent interest in improving EU access seen as window of opportunity to restart diplomatic process

The Guardian - UK

UN Official Says World Body Committed to Cyprus Peace Deal

The United Nations remains committed to helping rival Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots reach an agreement remedying the island nation’s ethnic cleave that has been the source of instability in the east Mediterranean for decades, a senior UN official said Wednesday. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo…

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UN official says world body committed to Cyprus peace deal

A senior United Nations official says the world body remains committed to helping rival Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots reach an agreement remedying the island nation's ethnic cleave that has been the source of instability in the east Mediterranean for decades

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Divided Cyprus' new president scopes out peace talks reset

The new president of Cyprus is meeting informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to end the island’s ethnic division

Reuters

Cyprus's estranged leaders to meet Feb. 23-president elect's office

Cyprus's newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next week, his office said on Thursday.

Reuters

Cyprus president-elect ready to meet Turk Cypriot leader-office

Cyprus President-elect Nikos Christodoulides is ready to meet with the head of the estranged Turkish Cypriot community, his office said on Monday, a day after his election.

The Guardian - UK

Cyprus needs two-state solution, claims head of Turkish-occupied north

Ersin Tatar, president of unrecognised Turkish republic, says north will otherwise become more dependent on Turkey

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Al Jazeera

New crisis brewing on Cyprus after US lifts arms embargo

As the US and Turkey pull further apart, Cyprus is becoming an area of increasingly intense competition between them.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cyprus Protests Meeting of Azerbaijan, Turkish Cypriot Heads

The foreign ministry of Cyprus said Thursday it’s lodging formal protests against a meeting between the leader of the ethnically split island nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots and the president of Azerbaijan amid concerns of a stepped-up partition campaign. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed "disappointment and regret” over the Tuesday…

The Independent UK

Cyprus president: Turkish Cypriot proposals aim at partition

The Greek Cypriot president of Cyprus has dismissed proposals put forward by the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots as an “unacceptable” bid to permanently partition the ethnically divided nation

The Guardian - UK

Cyprus unity in fight against wildfires hailed as ‘very positive’

With relations between island’s two communities at a low, assistance from Greek Cypriots has been welcomed

The Independent UK

Israeli planes help fight wildfire in Cyprus breakaway north

Israel has dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres of forest on the foothills of the Pentadaktylos mountain range in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus

The Independent UK

Turkish Cypriot leader calls air link-for-land offer 'stunt'

The leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot side of ethnically split Cyprus has rejected overtures by Greek Cypriots to reignite peace efforts by offering international air and sea links in exchange for territory

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