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    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      Former Cyprus foreign minister wins presidential election runoff

      Nikos Christodoulides’ victory could see government take harder line on reunification

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Former Cyprus foreign minister leads in presidential election first round

      Christodoulides faces run-off against veteran diplomat Mavroyiannis after falling short of majority

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Residential
      Five of the best homes for sale in Europe for winter sun

      Prime property where it stays mild, the skies are blue and the water beckons

    • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      Cyprus counts cost of weaker Russia ties after Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine

      Long known as ‘Moscow on the Med’, the island comes to terms with consequences of western sanctions

    • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
      European banks
      ECB to oversee wind-down of Russia-linked bank in Cyprus

      RCB to repay €2.8bn of customer deposits or transfer them to another bank

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Visual Arts
      Cyprus’s underwater sculpture park offers a deep dive into aquatic art

      Jason deCaires Taylor’s project in Ayia Napa sinks concrete sculptures to the seabed

    • Monday, 9 August, 2021
      Turkish Cypriot leader rules out reunification of divided island

      Ersin Tatar pushes for two-state solution ahead of UN talks, with Erdogan’s backing

    • Monday, 31 May, 2021
      Europe Express
      A low bar is set for Greek-Turkish talks Premium content

      Tensions flared on camera last time the two foreign ministers met

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Europe Express
      Ireland stress-tests Europe’s data protection law Premium content

      Timid record against US Big Tech companies puts Ireland’s data protection regulator in a pickle

    • Friday, 16 April, 2021
      News in-depth
      EU’s halloumi diplomacy collides with reality of Cyprus dispute

      Award of single market access to Turkish Cypriot cheese producers stokes controversy

    • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
      Food & Drink
      Cyprus on my mind: recipes from a Mediterranean melting pot

      From fried halloumi to a pear and rosewater trifle, the island’s food is a celebration of migration, says Yasmin Khan

    • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
      Turkish Cypriots cast doubt on reunification talks

      Foreign minister of breakaway north says decades of talks have been a ‘total failure’

    • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
      European Union
      Brussels cracks down on Cyprus and Malta over ‘golden passports’

      Commission says scandal-ridden schemes to sell nationality undermine ‘essence of EU citizenship’

    • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
      Hardliner wins elections in northern Cyprus

      Turkish-backed rightwinger Ersin Tatar elected president amid high tensions in eastern Mediterranean over gas

    • Saturday, 17 October, 2020
      Bribery and corruption
      Cyprus scandal exposes EU ‘golden passport’ problem

      Media sting against island’s politicians highlights failed efforts to crack down on citizenship-for-sale schemes

    • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
      Cyprus to suspend ‘golden passport’ scheme for wealthy foreigners

      Sting by Al Jazeera exposed politicians in latest scandal over buying EU citizenship

    • Monday, 21 September, 2020
      Belarus
      Cyprus blocks EU sanctions on Belarus

      Brussels meeting ends in deadlock after Nicosia urges measures against Turkey

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      ExplainerEastern Mediterranean tensions
      What is at stake in the eastern Mediterranean crisis?

      Competition over gas and regional rivalries fuel stand-off between Turkey and neighbours

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      ExplainerEastern Mediterranean tensions5 min
      How maps explain the eastern Mediterranean gas crisis

      The FT's energy editor David Sheppard looks at the dash for gas in the eastern Mediterranean

    • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
      Eastern Mediterranean tensions
      Germany and Malta urge talks to avert escalation of Mediterranean tensions

      Foreign ministers call for dialogue between Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and France

    • Friday, 15 May, 2020
      FT Magazine
      Moscow on the Med: Cyprus and its Russians

      As tensions between the Kremlin and EU rise, the tiny island has become a Petri dish of western worries

    • Monday, 16 March, 2020
      Michael Peel
      Coronavirus: contagion fears further cleave a divided Cyprus

      Shut border crossings spur protests and reduce hopes for reunification

    • Tuesday, 10 March, 2020
      North Cyprus presidential candidate calls for permanent partition

      Ersin Tatar says years of peace talks over divided island have led nowhere

    • Tuesday, 10 March, 2020
      Jho Low
      Deutsche Bank cleared Cyprus funds for businessman Jho Low

      Lender acted as correspondent bank for Malaysian facing allegations over 1MDB scandal

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      EU immigration
      Cyprus president warns of looming refugee ‘disaster’ in Europe

      EU urged to stand up to Erdogan’s threat to ‘open the gates’ to migrants

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