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Grigoris Afxentiou: A True Greek-Cypriot Hero

Grigoris Afxentiou is a national hero for Cyprus as he was one of the prominent fighters in the 1955-1959 EOKA struggle to liberate the island from British colonial rule.

Suspect in Murder of Cypriot Protester Proudly Poses Next to Erdogan

The man accused in the killing a Cypriot protester in August of 1996 was seen standing proudly next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the occupied territories last weekend. Kenan Akin, who was Minister of Agriculture...

Turkish Cypriots Rally Against Erdogan's Plan for a Picnic at Varosha

Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in occupied Nicosia on Tuesday to protest Turkey's "interference" days before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the resort of Varosha, which was illegally opened last month. Erdogan has promised...

Erdogan Plans to Have Picnic in the Occupied Cypriot Town of Varosha

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would visit occupied northern Cyprus on Nov. 15 and expressed the wish to have a picnic in Varosha. "I believe it would be beneficial to have a picnic there all...

Court Decision Could Open Way for Greek-Cypriot Refugee Reparations

A decision issued by the Kyrenia District Court in Cyprus which awards monetary compensation to four brothers could open the way for similar rulings in EU member states -- to the detriment of Turkish assets. The court, which is seated...

Turkish Cypriot Hardliner Wins Elections in Occupied Territory

Ersin Tatar, a hardline Turkish Cypriot politician who favors closer ties with Turkey, on Sunday won the election to lead a country that is only recognized by Ankara among all the nations of the world. Turkish Cypriot broadcaster BRT says...

Pompeo Says Opening of Cypriot Ghost Town is "Provocative", Must be Reversed

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Turkey's reopening part of a beachfront resort of Varosha, which was abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling it provocative and seeking its reversal, the State Department said...

Cypriots Furious Over Allegations of Corruption

Hundreds of people gathered in Nicosia on Wednesday to protest the alleged widespread corruption among politicians and lawyers surrounding the Golden Visa program. Politicians, including the president of the Cyprus Assembly, are under pressure to resign following the Al Jazeera...

Cypriots Watch Helplessly as Turkey Colonizes Occupied Varosha

Hundreds of Cypriots, mostly refugees who fled the advancing Turkish Army in 1974, gathered on Thursday near Varosha, the once-cosmopolitan beach resort of Famagusta, to protest Erdogan's decision to open up the ghost town despite UN resolutions. The demonstration took...

Greek, Cypriot Scientists Develop New Rapid Covid Test

A new Covid test being used in England can quickly determine if a patient is positive for coronavirus or not in the space of only 90 minutes. The test, dubbed COVIDNudge, was developed by the company "DnaNudge," the result of...

Cypriot Ghost Town of Varosha to Reopen to Visitors Soon

The leader of occupied northern Cyprus announced on Friday that the once-glittering resort city of Varosha will soon be reopened in a bid to attract tourism and trade. Reuters is reporting that Ersin Tatar, the leader who has assumed the...

State Department Warns Ankara to Stop Drilling in Cypriot EEZ

  The US State Department issued a new call for Turkey to cease its actions in response to that country's recent Navtex blocking off an area of the sea atop Cyprus' continental shelf from August 18 to September 15. In response...

Greek FM Dendias Charges Turkey "Blatantly Violating" Cypriot EEZ

  In response to yet another instance of Turkish aggression after last week's sharply heightened tensions, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias once again contacted his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Christodoulides on the phone on Thursday morning to discuss today's events in the...

War with Turkey Would Mean the End of Greek Cypriots, President Anastasiades Warns

"If we consider a military solution through militarization, this will be the end of Cypriot Hellenism, which I do not want," said President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on RIK TV, in an interview to be aired on...

More Than 200 British-Cypriots Have Died So Far From the Coronavirus, Report

The Cypriot Parikiaki weekly newspaper in the UK reported recently that more than 200 Cypriots in the United Kingdom have died from the coronavirus pandemic. The newspaper does not quote official data, however, they claim they have contacted hospitals, community...