-
Speech by the General Secretary of AKEL A.Kyprianou at the burial of the remains of Andreas Aristodimou Georgiou in Cyprus
AKEL C.C. Press Office, 8th November 2020 Almost half a century has passed since that terrible summer of July 1974, the July of betrayal and...
-
Burial in Turkish-held north of enclaved G/C permitted 20 days after death
Turkish Cypriot authorities yesterday finally allowed the remains of an enclaved Greek Cypriot from the Turkish-occupied village of Ayia...
-
Burial at Kilyos cemetery in Istanbul
An aerial picture taken by drone shows Istanbul Municipality workers wearing protective suits burry possible victims of the pandemic COVID-19 with...
-
A preview of Sophocles’ Antigone: The Burial at Thebes
I have booked to see this play in April, but the theatre announced that performances are likely to be cancelled. I didn’t want that to stop me...
-
‘Unexpected’ discovery of skeletal burials at Paphos Agora excavations
Archaeologists working on the Paphos Agora Project (PAP) have made an unexpected discovery of several skeletal burials dug into earlier...
-
Dozens killed in stampede at Iranian commander’s funeral, burial postponed
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on...
-
Court orders return of girl's body for burial
The funeral of a little girl who went into cardiac arrest during a dental procedure was to go forward Wednesday according o plan following a...
-
Mugabe’s body brought home but Zimbabweans unsure of his burial place
The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived home at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but it was still unclear...
-
Push to relocate remains of those killed in invasion for reburial in the Republic
“At the moment there are around 500 fallen buried in known or unknown graves in the north and lately, relatives are demanding from the Republic of...
-
Push to relocate remains of those killed in invasion for reburial in the Republic
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou submitted to cabinet on Wednesday, a proposal to investigate, exhume and identify the remains of some...
-
Turkey grants Cyprus Missing Persons committee access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas
Turkey has granted the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) excavation teams access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas in the...
-
CMP to decide next step after Turkey grants access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) is set to confer in the coming week to decide its next step following an announcement that Turkey...
-
Turkey grants CMP access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas
Turkey has granted the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) excavation teams access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas in the...
-
Turkey to allow CMP access to 30 suspected burial sites in north
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) announced on Friday Turkey had granted access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas in the...
-
4.500-year-old burial ground discovered near Egypt’s Great Pyramids
Egypt’s antiquities ministry on Saturday unveiled a 4,500-year-old burial ground near the Giza pyramids containing colourful wooden coffins and...
-
UNFICYP Commander to contact veteran associations for information on burial sites
Major-General Cheryl Pearce from Australia, UNFICYP’s new Force Commander told the members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) that she...
-
Burials begin for New Zealand mosque shooting victims
By Tom Lasseter and Charlotte Greenfield CHRISTCHURCH, March 20 (Reuters) – The bodies of two victims from New Zealand’s mosques...
-
“Our darkest of days”: PM Ardern voices New Zealand’s grief as burial preparations begin
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday praised the bravery and courage by worshippers as a lone gunman massacred their friends and...
-
CMP to interview UK Cypriots for info on burial sites
The members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) plan to visit Britain next week for meetings with various UK government departments,...
-
CMP refused permission to excavate in possible burial locations in occupied north
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) was refused permission to excavate in at least 20 possible burial locations in civilian areas, in the...