Arafat under pressure as hope fades for Oslo accordThe Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, is under great pressure from ministers, legislators and the general populace to …Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Yilmaz stands firm on missile threatSirens wailed at dawn yesterday and church bells rang at mid-morning in the south of Cyprus as Greek Cypriots mourned land and…Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
Envoy upbeat on restarting talks processThe UN's chief envoy to Cyprus, Mr Diego Cordovez, hopes talks between the two communities on the island will resume in the autumn…Mon Jul 06 1998 - 01:00
Stephanopoulos visit highlights problems in divided islandThe Greek President, Mr Costis Stephanopoulos, yesterday toured the Green Line in the world's last divided capital at the end…Mon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Greek president visits Cyprus as tensions easeThe Greek President, Mr Constantine Stephanopoulos, arrived in Cyprus yesterday for the first official visit of a Greek head …Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Elections likely to buttress Lebanon's religious divideIn contrast to Friday's historic referendums in Ireland the local elections held in Lebanon yesterday, the first in 35 years, …Mon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Holbrooke fails to get talks restarted as Denktash insists on recognition as a stateThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, has spent two days shuttling between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders without…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Give and take needed on both sides, says US envoyThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, indirectly admitted defeat yesterday during a press conference in NicosiaTue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Holbrooke fails to get talks restarted as Denktash insists on recognition as a stateThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, has spent two days shuttling between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders without…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
EU representatives end visit without `big breakthroughs'The European Commissioner for External Relations, Mr Hans van den Broek, and the envoy of the British presidency, Sir David Hannay…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
King visits Gulf urging dialogue by US with IraqKing Hussein of Jordan, who is widely seen as having played a positive role in the defusing of the Iraq crisis, began a five-…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
Clerides wins in close-run second roundMr George Iacovou, a former government minister, last night conceded defeat to his opponent in the second round of the republic…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Expected win by Clerides may mean `big push' to unity dealPresident Glafkos Clerides of Cyprus is expected to be re-elected in tomorrow's run-off round of polling because four of the …Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
Saudi defence minister rebuffs US on military action against IraqisThe Saudi Defence Minister, Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz, has pre-empted the encounter at Jeddah between Saudi King Fahd with…Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
Israeli sins cited in `frank' Saudi talks with AlbrightSaudi Crown Prince Abdullah refused the request of the US Secretary of State, Mrs Madeleine Albright, for the use of his country…Thu Feb 05 1998 - 00:00
US `big push' on Cyprus may be sidelinedThe Cypriot authorities and Western diplomats based in Nicosia have expressed concern over the possibility that the US will be…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Cypriot minister gives defensive pledge on controversial missilesOn the eve of the handover by contractors of the republic's sole military airfield to the Greek Cypriot National Guard, the Foreign…Sat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
Carlos the Jackal, product of Marxist parents and 1960s `internationalism'"Carlos was an adventurer... he was a success like Billy the Kid, a success as an outlaw, not a rebelWed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Iranians query culture `clash'Leading Shia theologians from Iran and Iranian academics, who often find themselves excluded from the developing dialogue between…Mon Nov 03 1997 - 00:00
Saudis begin to round up 20,000 illegal workers who broke departure deadlineYesterday the Saudi police began to round up an estimated 200,000 illegal foreign workers who have overstayed a three-month departure…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Greeks pledge to defend Cyprus against TurkeyThe Greek Defence Minister, Mr Akis Tzohatzopoulos, yesterday reaffirmed in no uncertain terms the determination of Athens to…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
US asks Clerides to cancel missilesIn a bid to avert a Greek-Turkish conflict, the US State Department's envoy to Cyprus, Mr Thomas Miller, is expected to ask President…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Mangan is expected to be freed from Cypriot jail this morningThe release papers for Annette Mangan were signed yesterday by the Cyprus President, Mr Glafkos CleridesFri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Mangan family await release of woman from Cyprus jailAnnette Mangan and her family awaited her release from Nicosia Central Prisons throughout yesterday, but she remained another…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
UN agency cuts will affect 3m PalestiniansFor the first time since its foundation in 1950, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has…Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Police to query `forced' confessions allegationsThe Cypriot chief of police has ordered an investigation into allegations by tourists that they were forced to make incriminating…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Italians back down from `two republics' positionA blazing row between Nicosia and Rome was averted yesterday when the Italian Charge d'Affairs here, Mr Rafaello Benedicti, called…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
Mangan may face long waitThe family of Annette Mangan has been told that the Cyprus Attorney General could take as long as "15-20 days to consider" their…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
Fines for fraud cases fuel hopes for Mangan appealAfter 17 days in the Nicosia Central Prisons, Annette Mangan's spirits "have sunk very low, and are sinking lower every day", …Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Clemency sought for jailed Dublin womanAn appeal for clemency for Annette Mangan (22), the Dublin woman serving a four-month prison sentence in a Cyprus jail, will …Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
Family say Irish woman is coping in Cypriot prisonIrish woman Annette Mangan (22), who has served 10 days of her four-month jail sentence for laying a false accusation of rape…Wed Aug 20 1997 - 01:00
EU warns Turks over rejection of Cyprus unification proposalsYesterday's make-or-break talks in Montreux, Switzerland, on the reunification of Cyprus ended with the Turkish Cypriot side …Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Sister of woman jailed in Cyprus says she is confused and terrifiedThe Dublin woman jailed in Cyprus last week for making a false accusation of rape against three Irish soldiers remains "confused…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
Island leaders begin five days of `defining moment' negotiationsPresident Glafkos Clerides of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Rauf Denktash, are due to open a second round of direct…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Clerides given go-ahead to take part in UN talksGreek Cypriot party leaders have given the go-ahead to the country's President, Mr Glafkos Clerides, to take part in a second…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Despite the neglect of the West Bank, Palestinian sense of identity thrivedTHE West Bank and East Jerusalem have been transformed since they were occupied by Israel 30 years ago.Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Battle for possession of East Jerusalem goes on relentlesslyTHE BULLDOZERS pushed their shovels on the wooded hill-top near Jerusalem, cutting white roadways into the chalk surface, toppling…Fri Jun 13 1997 - 01:00
Netanyahu aide optimistic on Middle East peaceTAKING an optimistic rather than the prevalent pessimistic view of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Mr David Bar-Illan, …Tue Jun 10 1997 - 01:00
Holbrooke selection as US emissary welcomedGREEKCYPRIOTS and their Turkish counterparts alike have welcomed the appointment of Mr Richard Holbrooke, former US Assistant…Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
Pan Arab idealism was crippledTHIRTY years ago today Israel launched the air raids that transformed the Middle East.Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Authority's funds misused by ministers, auditor saysON Saturday the auditor of the Palestine Authority, Mr Jarar Kidwa, charged ministers and their ministries of misappropriation…Mon May 26 1997 - 01:00
Concert sent a message that reconciliation `is only future that makes sense' in CyprusTHE good news from Cyprus is that 3,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots gathered together on Monday night for a deeply moving bicommunal…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Palestine Authority official condemns Israeli plan to demolish 500 illegal homesA REPORT by Israel radio that 500 Palestinian homes built without permits in the West Bank would be bulldozed and that Palestinians…Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Efforts to bring together Turks and Greeks have mixed successATTEMPTS to draw together the warring communities on the divided island of Cyprus are having mixed successSat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Is this the beginning of a renewed Intifada?MORE than three weeks of violent disturbances in the Israeli occupied territories have led regional analysts to conclude that…Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Israel is facing isolation if rift with Palestinians not healed, says PeresTODAY's summit between President Clinton and the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, could decide the fate of the …Mon Apr 07 1997 - 01:00
Disclaimers on bombings may indicate splitTHE ISLAMIC Hamas movement promptly disclaimed responsibility for co-ordinated bomb attacks near the Israeli settlements of Knfr…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Arafat on tightrope to salvage peace talksTHE Palestine Authority President, Mr Yasser Arafat, delivered yesterday on a promise he had given to the US Middle East envoy…Mon Mar 31 1997 - 01:00
Politicians and prelates lead Greek Cypriot celebrationYESTERDAY was cold and crisp a fine end of winter's day to celebrate the 176th year of Greece's independenceWed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Palestinians promise to take measures to end violenceTHE PALESTINIAN Authority's head of internal security, Mr Jabil Rahjoub, said yesterday his forces would take "all necessary …Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
