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• Rising anger with Turkey drives calls for reunification in crisis-hit northern Cyprus

  2 weeks ago Around The Web

  With the economy in freefall and allegations of political interference, people have taken to the streets to advocate for federal future In his...

• Pope Francis criticises Europe’s divided response to migration crisis

  4-12-2021 Around The Web

  Pontiff uses visit to Greece to highlight plight of migrants and refugees, and voice concern over threat to democracy Pope Francis has used a...

• Pope pledges to relocate 50 asylum seekers to Italy

  2-12-2021 Around The Web

  ‘They are our brothers and sisters,’ pontiff says, as Greece struggles with unprecedented influx of migrants Pope Francis will travel to Cyprus...

• Man arrested over alleged kidnap of boy who survived Italy cable car crash

  26-11-2021 Around The Web

  Gabriel Abutbul Alon accused of helping remove Eitan Biran, six, from Italy during bitter custody battle A man suspected of assisting the alleged...

• Israel accuses Iran of attack attempt against Israelis in Cyprus

  4-10-2021 Around The Web

  Nicosia says an armed individual was arrested after crossing from Turkish-controlled north Israel has accused Iran of orchestrating an attempted...

• Pandora papers: at a glance

  4-10-2021 Around The Web

  Key revelations from leaked files exposing an alternative financial world where the super-rich can hide their assets and pay little or no taxes...

• Law firm founded by Cypriot president accused of hiding assets of Russian exile

  3-10-2021 Around The Web

  Secret report filed with Caribbean financial regulators alleged Leonid Lebedev was ultimate owner of offshore firms A law firm founded by the...

• Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful

  3-10-2021 Around The Web

  Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials The secret deals...

• ‘Climate crisis on our shores’: Mediterranean countries sign deal after summer of fires

  20-9-2021 Around The Web

  Region’s leaders make joint declaration vowing to step up efforts to address extreme weather With the catastrophic effects of this summer’s...

• UK woman found guilty of false gang-rape claim lodges appeal in Cyprus

  16-9-2021 Around The Web

  Student, 21, who said Israeli tourists raped her, launches attempt to clear her name in supreme court A British woman found guilty of fabricating...

• Syrian oil spill moving towards Cyprus appears to partially dissolve

  1-9-2021 Around The Web

  Spill was threatening island’s Karpas peninsula, but pieces have detached and fate now depends on sea currents A large oil slick that had been...

• Cyprus prepares for Mediterranean oil spill from Syrian power plant

  31-8-2021 Around The Web

  Officials in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus say 20,000 tonnes of oil is approaching its coastline The divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus is...

• Cyprus: row erupts as passports of Turkish Cypriot officials rescinded

  27-8-2021 Around The Web

  Head of Turkish-controlled north, Ersin Tatar, calls move by Greek Cypriot government ‘racist’ and ‘anachronistic’ A war of words has erupted on...

• Life and death looked straight in the eye: the legacy of Tony McGrath

  25-7-2021 Around The Web

  The Observer’s picture editor from 1981 to 1993, who has died aged 80, saw photographic reportage as an agent of change. He first started taking...

• US joins condemnation of Turkish plan for Cyprus ‘ghost town’

  21-7-2021 Around The Web

  Turkey’s president told move to open up Varosha in northern Cyprus will clash with UN resolutions Turkey’s pledge to resettle an abandoned Greek...

• Erdoğan plan to unilaterally revive Cyprus ‘ghost town’ condemned by EU

  20-7-2021 Around The Web

  Diplomat warns of law breach as Turkish president promotes two-state solution for island and scheme for abandoned town Varosha The EU’s foreign...

• ‘Embargo and isolation’: northern Cyprus nine months after hardliner wins election

  20-7-2021 Around The Web

  Ersin Tartar presses on with proposals for two-state solution to Cyprus problem It’s been nine months since Ersin Tatar assumed the presidency of...

• Unease in the air as Cyprus ‘ghost town’ rises from the ruins of war

  18-7-2021 Around The Web

  Varosha, once a chic resort, is being rebuilt in the latest move of Turkey’s power play in the eastern Mediterranean “Do you want to ride or...

• No man’s land: three people seeking asylum stuck in Cyprus’s buffer zone

  17-7-2021 Around The Web

  The Cameroonians, who had ‘no idea’ they had jumped into the demilitarised area, have been trapped for almost two months A few months after Grace...

• Cyprus says deadly forest fire close to being under control

  4-7-2021 Around The Web

  Worst blaze in decades has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuation of 10 villages Authorities in Cyprus have said a deadly...

• Covid: entry rules for UK travellers to holiday hotspots across Europe

  2-7-2021 Around The Web

  What travel restrictions apply for Malta, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Tunisia and Turkey? Coronavirus – latest updates...

• Cyprus struggles with lack of UK tourists after years of record growth

  16-6-2021 Around The Web

  Despite its best Covid-secure efforts, the destination remains on the UK government’s amber list and with its tourism businesses in limbo...

• If Cyprus is intransigent on tax then G7 should sign up themselves | Phillip Inman

  3-6-2021 Around The Web

  By swimming against the tide of sentiment on fairness the island could become a pariah state Cyprus has dared to swim against the tide of...

• Cyprus could block EU adoption of minimum corporate tax plan

  3-6-2021 Around The Web

  EU directive on Joe Biden’s proposal for 15% tax rate on multinationals would require unanimous support Cyprus could veto the EU’s adoption of...

• Far right placed to make gains in Cyprus parliamentary vote

  30-5-2021 Around The Web

  National Popular Front could double its representation as votes show distaste for corruption scandals A far-right party with links to Greece’s...