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• Turkey insists on right to drill for energy reserves off Cyprus

  17 hours ago Around The Web

  Dispute likely to escalate after Nicosia said it would seek to arrest anyone caught drilling Tensions over energy resources in the eastern...

• Northern Cyprus judge acquits two journalists of insulting Erdoğan

  3 days ago Around The Web

  Press freedom watchdog hails ruling by court in Turkish-occupied territory Press freedom defenders have reacted with jubilation after a judge in...

• ‘It’s hard to take in’: how Cyprus serial killings left country reeling

  1 week ago Around The Web

  With five bodies recovered to date, two inside suitcases in a lake, horrified Cypriots demand answers “We’ve seen death, we’ve seen a lot of...

• Cyprus president sacks police chief over serial killer investigation

  2 weeks ago Around The Web

  Nicos Anastasiades criticises botched inquiries after man admits to seven murders The president of Cyprus has fired the country’s police chief,...

• Man suspected of Cyprus serial killings 'has confessed in writing'

  2 weeks ago Around The Web

  Nikos Metaxas, 35, has reportedly admitted killing five women and two children An army officer suspected of murdering at least seven people in...

• Turkish Cypriot poised to win seat in European parliament elections

  4 weeks ago Around The Web

  ‘Watershed’ moment for island as Niyazi Kızılyürek campaigns on reunification ticket A Turkish Cypriot candidate is set for the first time to win...

• New generation of Cypriots seek to end island’s division in Nicosia’s ‘dead zone’

  14-4-2019 Around The Web

  Greeks and Turks who grew up after the 1974 split have found common ground to plan a united future There are few places more frozen in time than...

• Christopher Copeman obituary

  21-3-2019 Around The Web

  My former teacher Christopher Copeman, who has died aged 84, was an educator and English literature enthusiast with a talent for drawing out the...

• Huge gas discovery off Cyprus could boost EU energy security

  28-2-2019 Around The Web

  Deepwater drilling by ExxonMobil has found major deposits in east Mediterranean Cyprus has hailed a significant discovery of natural gas...

• Sylvia Michaelides obituary

  25-2-2019 Around The Web

  My mother, Sylvia Michaelides, who has died aged 93, established, in 1951, the first physiotherapy department in Cyprus. She overcame many...

• Cyprus: likely gas field find raises prospect of tension with Turkey

  25-2-2019 Around The Web

  Expected announcement by ExxonMobil of discovery off island’s south coast seen as potential game changer Tensions between Cyprus and Turkey over...

• UK to pay £1m to Greek Cypriots over claims of human rights abuses

  23-1-2019 Around The Web

  Out-of-court settlement with group is not an admission of liability, says UK minister The British government has said it will pay £1m in...

• Cyprus: the new entry point to Europe for refugees and migrants

  11-12-2018 Around The Web

  Smugglers increasingly take advantage of island’s partition and proximity to Middle East When Rubar and Bestoon Abass embarked on their journey...

• Refugee families allowed to enter UK after 20 years at RAF base

  3-12-2018 Around The Web

  Six families receive permanent residence after two-decade stay at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus Six refugee families who have been stranded on a...

• Footballers in Cyprus forced to retire with heart issues after injections

  29-11-2018 Around The Web

  Players’ union Fifpro calls for immediate inquiry Mystery substances said to have been given by club doctors Fifpro has called for an urgent...

• ‘Aishe will go on holiday again’: Cyprus invasion talk returns to Turkey

  21-11-2018 Around The Web

  Opposition leader Meral Akşener uses code phrase army launched assault with in 1974 as tensions mount A prominent Turkish opposition leader has...

• Cyprus police hail arrest of 'Pink Panther' jewel thief

  14-11-2018 Around The Web

  Serbian suspect to appear in Limassol court over robberies on island in 2012 and 2013 The arrest of a suspected jewel thief believed to be part...

• Cypriot farmers struggle to meet demand for halloumi

  11-11-2018 Around The Web

  Shortage of sheep and goats in Cyprus coupled with growing taste for grilled cheese in China ‘threatens global supplies’ It’s...

• Turkey warns oil companies against drilling near Cyprus

  4-11-2018 Around The Web

  President Erdoğan calls energy firms ‘bandits of the sea’ at ceremony for new warship The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has warned...

• Briton wanted for suspected murder to be extradited from Cyprus

  25-10-2018 Around The Web

  Charlie Riddington eluded arrest for two years with help of 14 fake passports He was a master at bluffing his way through police checks and...