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Australian Alumni Association of Cyprus presents the COVID-19 Australia-Cyprus Forum
The Australian Alumni Association of Cyprus is presenting the COVID-19 Australia-Cyprus Forum in association with the Australian High Commission in Cyprus and The University of Cyprus. Focusing on the last …
Turkish Cypriots react to Berejiklian’s message for the anniversary of the invasion
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s letter supporting the work of the “Justice for Cyprus Committee of NSW” has elicited great emotion from the Cypriot community, both in approval and …
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Cypriot Community shows its solidarity to fire-ravaged villages back home
The Cyprus Community of NSW has developed a GoFundMe fundraiser to send relief to the Cypriot villages affected by some of the worst wildfires in its country’s history, fires which …
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Cyprus and Greece lead condemnation of Erdogan’s plans
Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias said that neither Greece nor Cyprus would “tolerate Turkish unlawful conduct, the imposition of fait accomplis on the ground.” after a meeting yesterday with after …
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Greek ministry lashes out at Erdogan’s plan to reopen Varosha
Greece’s foreign ministry condemned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement yesterday that he would reopen part of Varosha. The tourist resort suburb of Famagusta has remained shut down since 1974 when …
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Cyprus and Greece add incentives for those who have vaccinated
In a two-pronged move to increase the number of people who have vaccinated for COVID-19 and help its struggling hotel industry, Cyprus’ government is offering to pay 35 per cent …
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Family launch fund raiser for an Australian boy in Cyprus with cancer to receive treatment in the US
The family of a four-year-old boy in Cyprus with a rare cancer have made a public plea to help fund his trip to America to take part in a …
Stand Up for Cyprus – a vigil to remember a divided island
Cyprus, a Mediterranean island nation, has been divided for the last forty-seven years with 37 per cent of the land occupied by foreign troops. Turkey has partitioned the island, separating …
Melbourne’s Cypriot Community looks to the future but honours its past with plans for new building
The Annual General Meeting of the Cypriot Community of Melbourne and Victoria took place at the community’s headquarters at 495 Lygon Street in East Brunswick. Members were informed of the …
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Destructive Cyprus fires are “the biggest tragedy to hit Cyprus” since 1974
Cyprus is being plagued by devastating fires. The blaze which broke out on Saturday afternoon outside the village of Arakapas, a village of Limassol, has spread quickly as heavy winds …