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Cyprus needs two-state solution, claims head of Turkish-occupied north
Ersin Tatar, president of unrecognised Turkish republic, says north will otherwise become more dependent on Turkey Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus will become ever more...
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Turkish nationalist claims bomb threat on Athens Airport: "Establish Sharia Law, Return Cyprus to Turkey"
A Turkish nationalist has claimed responsible for the bomb threat on Athens International Airport on Friday. A person claiming to be Turkish nationalists and a friend of...
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Warning: Jittery Erdogan Eyes Annexing Turkish-Cypriot Side to Turkey
ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, facing a challenge to his long reign in May 14 elections, could go as far as moving to annex the Turkish-Cypriot...
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Cyprus Communist Presidential Candidate Would Restart Unity Talks
NICOSIA – The AKEL Communist candidate for Cyprus’ President, with elections looming in February, said he would immediately try to renew reunification talks with...
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Cyprus faces same issues as Ukraine for Leopard tanks as Germany stalls on deliveries
Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will discuss this week in Brussels with his EU counterparts a number of issues, including Ukraine, whose president is...
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Peloponnese wine producers to hold festival in Cyprus
A large group of Peloponnese producers will return to Limassol to present their unique wines to Cypriot professionals and oenophiles during the latest edition of the...
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For First Time, Cyprus Issues Fines for Poisoning Wild Bird Scavengers
NICOSIA – On an island where eating songbirds as a delicacy – despite prohibitions being widely ignored – Cyprus authorities for the first time have fined people for...
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Cyprus Mail Says Cyprus Must Now Decide: Russia or the West?
Following biting media reports about Cyprus being influenced by Russian oligarchs and reluctant to go along with European Union sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine,...
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Cyprus Protests Portrayal as Safe Haven for Russian Money
NICOSIA — Cyprus has frozen about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in Russian-linked deposits and assets in accordance with European Union sanctions over the war in...
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Turkish-Cypriots angered by Mufti's call for women to procreate on demand: "This is neither Afghanistan, nor Iran"
A mufti in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus has created outrage after instructing women to dutifully accept a husband's “invitation to bed” to procreate, with locals...
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UN Security Council Wants Special Envoy to Bring Cyprus Unity Talks
NICOSIA – A number of special envoys to try to negotiate a settlement of a divided Cyprus have failed but some members of the United Nations Security Council want...
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Daughter begged David Hunter not to kill himself, Cyprus court hears
Paphos district court viewed footage of Briton’s call to family after ending life of his terminally ill partner of 56 years A daughter begged her father not to kill...
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Mufti’s talk of Women’s Duties Angers Some Turkish Cypriots
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband’s “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many...
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After US TV Revelations, Cyprus Revokes 9 More Golden Passports
NICOSIA – Three days after being embarrassed on the popular United States TV magazine show 60 Minutes which alleged the country is a cesspool of corruption...
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Minister: Cyprus Exceeds Renewable Energy Source Targets
NICOSIA — Electricity generated from renewable energy sources on Cyprus could eventually make up as much as half of all power conveyed to other countries through an...
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Elections in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey makes 2023 an 'unusual year', says Economou
As elections are being held virtually simultaneously in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey this year, 2023 is an "unusual year" and was a factor that needed to be taken into...
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CYPRUS: Turkish lieutenant general responsible for Solomos Solomou murder has died
The retired lieutenant general of the Turkish occupying army in Cyprus, Hasan Kundakçı , the man who confessed to having ordered the brutal murder of Solomos Solomos at...
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Cypriots Think Post Office Charges Too Much for Sending Packages
NICOSIA – Sending parcels through the mail on Cyprus costs too much, post office users said in a survey conducted by the Office of Electronic Communications &...
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’60 Minutes’ Spotlights Accusations of Massive Money Laundering on Cyprus
NEW YORK – The January 15 broadcast of the CBS newsmagazine ’60 Minutes’ featured a report on investigations into Cyprus as a haven for money laundering, especially for...
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Cyprus Wants Tonnage Tax Automatic Renewals to Benefit Shipowners
NICOSIA – European Union sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine has hurt the bloc’s shipping industry, especially on Cyprus, where the government wants a...
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Pine Processionary Caterpillars - Photos + Video - Reminder
This may be considered an early warning, as it is usually noted that Pine Processionary Caterpillars, start to appear in Cyprus in March and early April. However, in...
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Cyprus Presidential Hopeful Fears Migrants Could Bring Muslim Radicals
NICOSIA – With Presidential elections looming, the candidate for the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) party, Averof Neophytou, said bringing the island together again...
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Israel ‘Sees Great Importance in the Israel-Cyprus-Greece Triangle’, Says Israeli FM
NICOSIA – Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his counterpart of Israel, Yoav Gallant, spoke on the phone on Thursday about the two countries’ strategic...
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German foreign minister: two-state solution for Cyprus not an option
On Monday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that a two-state solution for Cyprus is not an option, and Germany will continue to push for a de-escalation...
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Anastasiades Unhappy UN Chief Trying to Give Turkish-Cypriots Standing
NICOSIA – His 10 years in office almost over, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades took a parting shot at United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ report that...