Hundreds of protesters Monday demonstrated outside the offices of a Turkish Cypriot newspaper that aroused the ire of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by slamming Ankara's operation inside Syria as an "occupation".
The Afrika newspaper -- which is often anti-Ankara and staunchly critical of Erdogan -- wrote on its front page Sunday: "One more occupation from Turkey."
This was an ironic reference to the 1974Read more
Inside an art gallery on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Selma Bolayir draws a large yellow sun on a black-and-white picture of a South Vietnamese soldier who appears to be crying.
"When I look (at) this young soldier, I feel so upset, because I am a mother," says the elegant 73-year-old, her eyes outlined with black eye liner.
"InRead more
Talks to reunify ethnically-split Cyprus suffered another blow after the leader of breakaway Turkish Cypriots backed out of a scheduled meeting aiming to push negotiations forward, officials said Wednesday.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed regret that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci told United Nations officials that he would not attend Thursday’s meeting.
“I’m ready to continue negotiations at any time,”Read more
Cyprus reunification talks were in disarray on Wednesday after reports the Turkish Cypriot side would not join this week's meeting in an escalating row that opened old wounds over past Greek Cypriot ambitions to unite with Greece.
Talks between Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci were abruptly interrupted last week over a decision taken byRead more