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"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...

Greek Cypriots will be kept out of the Varosha process, the self-named Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday, according to the Daily Sabah. Ozersay further stated that, after 45 years...

The U.K. government  announced on Wednesday that it reached a settlement over claims made by 33 EOKA veterans who were tortured while in detention during the 1955-1959 Cypriot struggle for liberation. The ''full and final'' out-of-court settlement was reached between...

Turkish Cypriot police interrogated a group of protesting Greek Cypriots on Tuesday morning. The incident happened as the group was waiting on Glossa beach in Famagusta for the arrival of European Parliament lawmakers on fact-finding mission to the area that...

While speaking at the 19th children’s festival in northern Cyprus on Friday, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said that President Anastasiades should prepare himself and the Greek Cypriot community for a federal settlement or a side by side state...

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim issued a warning to Cyprus regarding UN-led reunification talks. He demanded that Greek Cypriots be more constructive regarding a solution following the Turkish invasion of their island. His comments reaffirm Turkey's support for the Turkish Cypriot part...

In a decision that analysts call "historical", Ankara will no longer require a visa for Greek Cypriots who wish to visit Turkey. The visa liberalization does not amount to Turkish recognition of Cyprus, a Turkish official told Reuters on Tuesday. The...

Ergun Olgun, the Turkish Cypriot negotiator on the issue of Cyprus' natural gas exploration said that a peace settlement will not be achieved, unless the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus participates in the exploration and exploitation, according to Reuters. "We are...

Cyprus ministers approved plans on Thursday for a first casino resort in the government-held south of the Mediterranean island as they scramble to woo investment to offset a deep recession. There have long been multiple casinos in the breakaway Turkish...

Cyprus' EU presidency, slated for July 2012, could be withheld if a solution to the Cyprus problem is not on the cards by the end of the year, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Dervish Eroglu’s representative Kudret Ozersay. In an...

Greek and Turkish Cypriots have begun the restoration of the historic monastery of Saint Panteleimon in Myrtou, in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus. The local Turkish authorities decided to restore the monastery following an irrational act of vandalism in...

As British Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to find common ground to reach an agreement both domestically and in Brussels before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on March 29, 2019, the tens of thousands of Greeks and Cypriots who...

Cyprus has the highest percentage of physically inactive people (44.4 percent) among developed countries with Greece following close behind, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The worldwide survey conducted in regards to health and exercise shows that about 1.4 billion people...

On Friday Greek Cypriots deepened their military ties with Greece and Israel during a Trilateral Defence Summit. Following the meeting, the ministers issued a joint statement saying that they look forward to enhancing "trilateral defence collaboration for the mutual benefit...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have signed a cooperation protocol that aims to bring Cypriots and Greeks; who used to live in Alexandria, back to the city, under the auspices of the "Nostos" project. The project is an initiative of Egyptian...