Cyprus

I woke up this morning hearing that dreaded sound of sirens. It was the sound of death all Cypriots will never easily forget, which signified the 1974 Turkish military invasion and occupation of the northern part of the island...

As UN backed talks between the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to reunite the island under a federal roof continue, Cyprus marks on Wednesday the 42nd anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion. Cyprus pays...

As the strange and uncertain atmosphere of a failed military coup continues to evolve in Turkey, tension on the island of Cyprus has been flying high. Greek-Cypriots were undoubtedly holding their breath as the coup attempt paralyzed control of the...

In a marathon session in Cypriot courts on Monday, the case against businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos was discussed. The main basis of the case concerns a 1-million-euro payout to former central banker Christodoulos Christodoulou by Greek shipowner Michalis Zolotas in...

More than 20 round buildings were excavated in recent archaeological digs that are believed to be the ruins of Cyprus' earliest known village that is said to date back to the 9th century BC. The excavations were headed by...

On July 15, 1974, the Greek military junta known in Greece as "The Junta," attempted a coup by Greek Army officers in Cyprus to achieve the reunification of Cyprus with Greece. A mere five days after the coup attempt, Turkey...

On Thursday the Cyprus parliament went forward in approving a legislation that slashes mandatory military service for male Greek-Cypriot nationals from 24 months to 14 months. Cyprus is considered one of the most militarized lands as the occupied island hosts...

The transition of EU's economy to a low-carbon one is a necessity and the new funding mechanisms provided for in the new institutional framework for climate and energy 2021-2030 should aim at strengthening this transition, Agriculture, Rural Development and...

The return of Morphou to Greek-Cypriot control is a "fundamental condition for a mutually acceptable, comprehensive and final settlement of the Cyprus issue," President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday, during a ceremony in Nicosia naming...

The crisis in the European Union is one of values, not economics, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday in Nicosia. "Europe has distanced itself from... those values and principles, which after WWII led to the...