Greece and Cyprus are moving forward with plans to jointly develop and produce an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) under a European Union defense initiative aimed at strengthening the continent's military industrial base.
According to reports, Athens and Nicosia intend...
On July 15, 1974, a military coup, instigated by the junta in Athens, took place in Cyprus, giving Turkey a pretext to invade five days later.
The plotters overthrew the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, and installed...
Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of ancient Bronze Age gold ornaments in Cyprus that reveal how people exchanged goods, ideas and artistic treasures across the Mediterranean more than 3,400 years ago.
The discovery comes from tombs outside the ancient harbor...
Aphrodite’s worship began in ancient fertility cults on the island of Cyprus, long before she entered the Greek pantheon as the final Olympian deity. Goddess of love, beauty and fertility, she has endured through the ages as a timeless...
A group of Greek Cypriot motorcyclists is traveling across Greece this summer to honor the memory of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, whose deaths during anti-occupation demonstrations in Cyprus in August 1996 became defining moments in the island's modern...
Iran has once again closed off the Strait of Hormuz after its attack on a Cyprus-flagged ship and launching missiles at US bases in the Gulf in response to the Pentagon striking targets in Iran.
According to the United Kingdom...
With an overwhelming majority of 575 votes in favour and only 33 against, the European Parliament adopted the FEMM Committee’s resolution, drafted by Greek MEP Eleonora Meleti, officially recognising, for the first time, the women and girls of Cyprus...
A Cypriot lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, arguing that the company's policies on political advertising and its content-ranking algorithms unlawfully restrict political expression on Facebook and Instagram.
The civil action, filed before the District Court...
A recent hearing by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the US Congress served as a scathing indictment of Turkey’s ongoing occupation of Cyprus, with speakers painting a grim picture of the current state of affairs.
The highly successful...
Archaeologists have uncovered a Hellenistic defensive tower, revealed new sections of an ancient water management system, and completed the excavation of a rock-cut chamber during the 2026 excavation season at the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus.
The discoveries...
A 2,600-year-old Cypriot chariot has been successfully repatriated following a coordinated international effort, the Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announced. On June 18, 2026, the artifact was officially handed over to the Embassy of the...
A rare Harley-Davidson once used in the official motorcade of Archbishop Makarios III has been fully restored in Cyprus after remaining off the road for more than fifty years.
The restoration, completed only days ago, was carried out by Harley-Davidson...
The United States, Cyprus, Greece, and Israel have formalized a new energy partnership aimed at securing infrastructure and boosting natural gas development in the Eastern Mediterranean.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed a Declaration of Intent (DOI) alongside Cypriot Energy...
Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense has condemned a new defense agreement between Cyprus and France, warning that it could destabilize the Eastern Mediterranean and threaten regional security.
The move came after Cyprus and France signed a Status of Forces Agreement...
Cyprus and France signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on Monday that strengthens defense cooperation between the two nations and allows for the conditional deployment of French troops on the island nation.
The agreement was signed in Nicosia by...
