Cyprus
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Global inter-parliamentary group visits Cyprus on 50th anniversary of Turkish invasion
Members of a global organisation of elected officials of Greek descent visited Cyprus this week, for a series of meetings over the illegal occupation of northern Cyprus and the need …
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Artefacts looted after Turkish invasion returned to Cyprus
Sixty artefacts have been returned to Cyprus from Germany after they were looted in the Turkish invasion in 1974. According to Reuters, authorities formally received the antiquities on Monday as …
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Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’: Erdogan
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base “if necessary”, 50 years after Turkish forces invaded the now-divided island. “If …
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Cyprus marks 50 year ethnic split
Turkey’s president has put a damper on hopes for a quick resumption of talks to heal a half-century of ethnic division on Cyprus, reaffirming his support for a two-state deal …
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Despina Vandi told to leave Turkish town after refusing to perform
Popular Greek singer Despina Vandi was told to leave a town in Turkey after she refused to perform on stage after seeing it was adorned with the Turkish flag and …
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Key dates in Cyprus’s post-independence history
This month marks 50 years since the dramatic events of 1974 left the Mediterranean holiday island of Cyprus divided to this day. On July 15, 1974, the military junta then …
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Five things to know about Cyprus
The eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been divided along ethnic lines since Turkish troops invaded its northern third in 1974. The internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus, which controls the …
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Hope and resignation as Cypriots mark 50 years of division
Cyprus marks a half-century of division this month, with the unresolved conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots branded on the landscape in a UN-patrolled buffer zone that cuts across the …
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Cyprus sets new Guinness World Record for longest human chain
Cyprus has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the longest alternating chain, with 4,073 people from all over the island clasping wrists on Tuesday night at the GSP stadium …
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis to attend Turkish invasion of Cyprus events in Nicosia
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be the first Greek PM to attend 1974 Turkish invasion memorials in Cyprus when he visits Nicosia next month. According to Cyprus Mail, Mitsotakis …