‘When the war breaks out in 1974, he is one of 40 soldiers commanded to keep the hotel under their control until the very end.’ ALIX NORMAN reads the most powerful novel to come out of Cyprus in many ...

On 21 March, the first day of spring, the Greek Cypriot leader, Demetris Christofias, and I met for the first time since his election. He and I agreed to start preparations for a fully fledged ...

One Nicosia resident compared the overnight destruction of a concrete wall that divides Ledra Street, a pedestrian shopping area in the Cypriot capital, to the fall of the Berlin wall. If only. The ...

Gold bars and coins were among valuables confiscated by the Customs Department from Dutch nationals last week at the Ledra street crossing point, it was announced on Monday. On May 24, customs ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greek and Turkish Cypriots embraced each other and exchanged greetings on Thursday on Ledra Street after its re ...

Unficyp said on Thursday they have no intention of abandoning the Ledra Palace hotel, and that no official request has been filed by majority stakeholder – the church – despite Archbishop Georgios ...