Turkey's EU accession bid has provoked a storm of debate in Cyprus, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia
To veto or not to veto the commencement of accession talks between Turkey and the European Union (EU) is the dilemma the government Cyprus now (...)
The Turkish Cypriot community is divided over many issues and early election will only complicate matters, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia
As Greek and Turkish Cypriots marked the 30th anniversary on 15 July of the attempted coup by the Athens (...)
Michael Jansen interviews Iraqi Vice President Ibrahim Al-Jaafari on the transfer of sovereignty and Saddam Hussein's trial
According to Iraqi Vice President Dr Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, the preliminary trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, (...)
Voters in the majority of EU states stayed at home on elections day, except for those in three eastern Mediterranean countries. Michael Jansen reports from Nicosia
Voters within the European Union displayed an unprecedented degree of apathy over (...)
The UN-backed Cypriot reunification plan was rejected by Greek Cypriot voters in a referendum last Saturday. Michael Jansen reports from Nicosia
The rejection by 640,000 Greek Cypriots of the United Nations' plan for the reunification of the island (...)
Amid alpine vistas discussions on the future of Cyprus come close to concluding, reports Michael Jansen from Burgenstock, Switzerland
Last ditch talks to resolve the 40-year-old Cypriot problem reached a critical phase on Monday when United Nations (...)
In an unprecedented development, Greek and Turkish Cypriots have agreed to a peace procedure that cannot collapse or grind to a halt, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia
The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities began intensive (...)
Although a previously unheard of group claimed responsibility for the bombing of UN headquarters in Iraq, the US believes it is an "inside job". Michael Jansen reports from Baghdad
The US team probing the devastating 19 August bombing of UN (...)
As Iraq sinks further into anarchy, the country's most valuable missing archaeological artefacts seem impossible to recover. Michael Jansen writes from Baghdad
Contrary to early reports on the looting and vandalism of the Iraq Museum, most of its (...)
There was astonishment and jubilation as the Green Line that divides Greek and Turkish Cyprus began to crumble. Michael Jansen reports from Nicosia on Cypriot history in the making
The Turkish Cypriot leadership's response to Cyprus's formal (...)
By electing Tassos Papadopoulos as president, Greek Cypriots signal radical change in the island-nation's political direction, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia
Twelve days before the deadline for acceptance of a United Nations (UN) reunification (...)
Voices from Baghdad are calling for peace, warning that war will be catastrophic not just for Iraq, but for the entire world, writes Michael Jansen in Baghdad
Washington continues to speak of war and build up forces in the Gulf despite the fact that (...)
What goes on behind the scenes in the search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Michael Jansen in Baghdad follows the inspectors
The most important point about the discussions early this week between Iraq and the heads of the United Nations (...)
A senior Iraqi nuclear scientist accuses the US and Britain of waging a "misinformation campaign" about his country's nuclear programme. He spoke to Michael Jansen
In an interview with Al-Ahram Weekly, Imad Khadduri, a senior Iraqi nuclear scientist (...)
Beirut wants to change the discrepancy in water allocation and development in its southern region, while Israel tries to maintain its advantage. Michael Jansen reports from the Lebanese south
Yesterday Lebanon's speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, (...)
A bill in Congress, demanding the US Embassy in Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, would effectively grant de facto US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Michael Jansen explores the ramifications
The Foreign Relations (...)
The Bush administration's increasingly hostile attitude towards Saudi Arabia since 11 September is threatening to undermine a 70-year-old friendship, writes Michael Jansen
It is ironic that US President George Bush chose to meet with Saudi (...)
The only Palestinian left in Cyprus following the deal to end the siege of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem feels bitter towards the EU for not fulfilling its promises. He spoke to Michael Jansen in Nicosia
Abdullah Dawoud, the former head of (...)
Israel welcomed the UN report on Jenin because it denied there was a massacre, but ignored other accusations that its soldiers used indiscriminate force against Palestinians, writes Michael Jansen
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Israel reacted positively to (...)
A Palestinian deportee tells Michael Jansen, in Nicosia, that his expulsion from his homeland is an indication of Sharon's ethnic cleansing plans
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While a dozen Palestinian deportees from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (...)
As European countries finalise their arrangements for taking in the 13 deported Palestinians, the justifications Israel gave for its 39-day siege of the Church of the Nativity are being revealed as largely false. Michael Jansen reports from (...)
Yasser Arafat's "deals" to end the Israeli siege of the Church of the Nativity, as well as his own captivity, has brought his approval rating among Palestinians plunging. Michael Jansen reports from Bethlehem
The evacuation of the Church of the (...)
An agreement over the Church of the Nativity was put on hold almost as quickly as it appeared. Michael Jansen reports from Bethlehem
Talks aimed at lifting the Israeli siege of the Church of the Nativity that appeared to bear fruit early Tuesday (...)
Operation Protective Wall may be aptly named, at least in so far as reporting the truth is concerned. Michael Jansen, in Jerusalem, reports on the trials and tribulations of covering the Israeli invasion
In 1982 the world press representatives, (...)
What human rights? Michael Jansen, in Ramallah, takes stock of a descent to barbarism
Abdullah, 17, and Bassam, 60, share the terrible experience of being snatched up by the Israeli army, held in harsh conditions for several days and dumped. (...)