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The Ledra Street border crossing is seen from the Greek Cypriot-controlled area of central Nicosia. / Reuters

Northern Cyprus’ Former President: I Thanked God the Coup in Turkey Failed

by Mohamed Shafei | Sep 7, 2016 | Interviews

Nicosia – Nine years after my first meeting with President of Northern Cyprus Mohammed Ali Talaat in the serail, I entered his office in a palace situated at a neighborhood in central Nicosia to interview him for the second time. Talat was the president of Northern...

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Cypriot Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh is the Key to the Region

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Sep 3, 2016 | Interviews

The Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulidis spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat for more than an hour and a half about the good relations between his country and the Arab region. He also touched on his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi last month during...

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. AP

Biden Urges Rival Cyprus Leaders to Resume Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2016 | World

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has held separate phone calls with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to urge them to resume settlement negotiations, the White House said. Anastasiades canceled scheduled peace talks and cut...

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Iraqis cool down from the scorching summer temperatures under public showers in Baghdad- AFP, Getty Images

Climate Change Might Make the Arab World ‘Uninhabitable’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2016 | Middle East

London- Climate change will soon transform both North Africa and the Middle East into an uninhabitable zone. According to research conducted by the German Max Planck Society and the Cyprus Institute, the Arab world currently is experiencing unprecedented severe heat...

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An immigrant child waiting for her turn to receive food aid close to Ellinikon International Airport in Athens on Tuesday

Turkey Abolishes Visas for Greek Cypriots within Migrant Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | World

Brussels-Turkish source said on Tuesday that Greeks will not need visas any more to enter Turkey by the virtue of the deal between Ankara and the European Union; confirming that this does not mean that Turkey will recognize Cyprus. According to Reuters, Turkey’s...