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Both Greek and Turkish Cypriots attended an Orthodox Liturgy in the occupied region of Famagusta on Sunday morning. It was the first time Greek Cypriots were able to attend a Liturgy in the church of Saint George Exorinos (Agios Georgios...

Cyprus' Church of Saint Anne, located in the ancient city of Famagusta, has been restored, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday. The city of Famagusta has been occupied by Turkish forces since 1974. The church dates from the...

Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı approved a new four-party coalition government on Feb. 2. The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Tufan Erhurman will be the prime minister of the  new coalition government, taking over from Huseyin Ozgurgun. Though his National Unity...

The Turkish-occupied Municipality of Morphou is sending on Thursday a letter to the United Nations and the European Union, to protest a decision by the Turkish Cypriot side not to allow a religious service at the church of Ayios...

Morphou "is not and will never become a bargaining chip," says the Mayor of the Turkish-occupied city, Charalambos Pittas, in reply to statements from the Turkish-Cypriot side. Hüseyin Özgürgün, the self-styled "prime minister" of the illegal regime on the island's Turkish-occupied...

A Turkish observer arrived on Chios island on Sunday night holding a passport from Turkish-occupied Cyprus; Greek authorities are to decide whether he will be accepted in the country. The Turkish official is part of the observers' team from the neighboring...

Shakespeare`s Othello was presented for the first time at its natural site, the Othello Tower in the Turkish-occupied town of Famagusta, by a group of young Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot actors, making the dream of Ali Tuncay and Takis Hadjidemetriou...

Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot party representatives will visit monuments of high historical importance in Turkish-occupied Famagusta on June 17 to demonstrate their public support for the conservation of cultural heritage in Cyprus. The visit in Famagusta is organized by the Embassy of Slovakia...

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme- Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PF) have launched a tender for conservation works at Agios Panteleimonas Monastery in the Turkish-occupied village of Myrtou in Cyprus. Agios Panteleimonas Monastery is...

Archbishop of America Demetrios visited the few remaining Greek Cypriots in the villages Agia Triada Yialousas and Rizokarpaso and the Apostle Andreas monastery in the Turkish-occupied Karpasia, northeast Cyprus. The archbishop also visited occupied Famagusta and particularly the grave of...

Some 504 young women, mostly from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova and Japan are reportedly being used in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus as prostitutes and may be sex slaves or human trafficking victims, media reports said. The illegal...

Some days ago, Greek media reported that a Lebanese ship owner, friend of popular Greek singer Angela Dimitriou, asked her to sing at his private birthday party for almost 150 guests. The party is planned to take place this...

Greek revolt until the War of Independence started as early as 1481, with Greeks taking arms against the Ottomans 123 times until 1821

Last week's defense agreement between Athens and Paris is the biggest defense deal Greece has had in this century. In an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter, diplomatic - defense and Geo-strategic analyst Athanasios Drougos is offering his assessment of...

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...