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Greek Cyprus not ready to share power and wealth, says Turkish Cyprus FM
Greek Cyprus is not ready to share power and wealth, but a move that will change the current conditions could be made, including halting the isolation of Turkish Cypriots, North Cyprus' Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay has said at a conference at Cambridge University.
UNFICYP draft under ‘silence procedure’
A resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for an additional six months is under the "silence procedure" and it is expected to be adopted on Thursday if no member breaks the silence.
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Turkish Cypriot leader calls for dialogue in eastern Mediterranean
Turkish Cypriot leader on Jan. 21 said diplomatic methods should be used extensively in a bid to counter growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Mustafa Akıncı's remarks came at the International Science Diplomacy Forum held in the capital Lefkoşa where he commented on the discovery of natural gas in the region and diplomatic ties with neighbors.
Turkey deploys drill ship off south Cyprus
Turkey announced on Jan. 19 that it has dispatched its drillship, Yavuz, to conduct hydrocarbon exploration works in the block "G" licensed by Turkish Cypriot in the south of the island.
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Turkish Cyprus describes EastMed agreement as 'provocative attempt to exclude Turkish Cypriots'
The Turkish Cyprus Foreign Ministry has described the EastMed Pipeline Project agreement signed by the Greek Cyprus, Israel and Greece as the latest hostile and provocative attempt to exclude the Turkish Cypriot people and Turkey from the energy equation in the region.
Teachers in the north up in arms over hijab
Turkish Cypriot educators in the Turkish-occupied north are up in arms over the appointment of a teacher who showed up at her school wearing a hijab.
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Turkey Won't Give Up on the Gas near Cyprus
Turkey's drillships and seismic research vessels will not leave Cypriot waters unless Nicosia includes Turkish Cypriots in its decision-making concerning hydrocarbon exploration. This was stated by Turkish Ambassador to Greece Burak Ozugergin, quoted by Kathimerini.
Two Turkish ships are currently conducting studies in the waters off Cyprus.
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'Arrest warrant' issued for Greek-Cypriot teen over removal of Turkish flag
Authorities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus have issued an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old Greek-Cypriot boy for allegedly taking down a Turkish flag from a schoolyard in the occupied town of Lysi.
Greek PM: Turkey 'continues to provoke' over Cyprus
Greece's prime minister said Tuesday that Turkey "continues to provoke" in its approach towards ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus and that Ankara was becoming isolated internationally.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the comments during a meeting with visiting Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, the first foreign head of state to visit Athens since Mitsotakis won July elections.
Cavusoglu: Turkish Cypriot power parity key to new peace talks
Turkey's foreign minister says Greek Cypriots must accept that Turkish Cypriots will have decision-making parity in governing a reunified Cyprus before any peace talks can resume.