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13 arrested as Cyprus anti-migrant violence spreads

Cyprus police said Saturday they arrested 13 people when an anti-migrant march in the island’s second city, Limassol, turned violent with mobs vandalising property. Five people were injured during the …

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Resolutions of the World Conference of Cypriot Diaspora – unity and support for Cyprus

The focus will be leveraging the Diaspora’s influence across Europe, Australasia, the United States and Africa and the Middle East, to advance the Cyprus issue, said Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the government …

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Turkey steps up war of words with UN over Cyprus unrest

Turkey on Tuesday angrily denounced a United Nations Security Council statement blaming the latest unrest on the divided island of Cyprus on the breakaway government backed by Ankara. The war …

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Proceedings of the World Congress of Cypriots in the Diaspora set to commence today

The opening ceremony of the 2023 World Congress of Cypriots in the Diaspora is scheduled to take place Tuesday, at the University of Cyprus at 7 pm (local time). The …

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Tense calm in divided Cyprus after UN says peacekeepers attacked

A tense calm held Monday in Cyprus after the United Nations accused Turkish Cypriot forces of assaulting peacekeepers attempting to block road construction in the divided island’s buffer zone. It …

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International condemnation over Turkish Cypriot aggression against UN forces in ‘dead zone’

The Turkish-Cypriot authorities responsible for the incidents in Pyla village within the Buffer Zone in Cyprus have received international condemnation, in which three members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force …

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Turkish Cypriot forces assault Cyprus peacekeepers: UN

Turkish Cypriot forces were accused of assaulting UN peacekeepers on Friday as they attempted to block the construction of a controversial road in the buffer zone dividing Cyprus, drawing international …

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$1.6 billion seized in Singapore money-laundering swoop

Singapore’s police have seized $SUS1 billion ($A1.6 billion) in assets from a gang of foreigners laundering proceeds from organised crime, including plush bungalows in the most sought-after addresses, bundles of …

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Cyprus dig reveals key trading hub in antiquity

A Swedish-led excavation on Cyprus has unearthed a wealth of artefacts suggesting an ancient port city in Larnaca on the south coast was the region’s key Bronze Age trading post. …

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‘Urban explorers’ drawn to Cyprus and its haunted past

Chained swings eerily creak in the breeze at the deserted Tivoli amusement park in Cyprus, a divided island that has caught the eye of the global “urban explorer” community. To …

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