Cyprus

The President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Monday that his government will finance the reforestation of the island of Rhodes, Greece which has been devastated by the recent wildfire. Nikos Christodoulides' announcement came after his meeting with Greek PM...

The tragic events that unfolded in the city of Famagusta, Cyprus during the Turkish invasion of 1974 are the setting for a new ambitious production for MEGA TV in Greece. On Thursday, the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion, MEGA...

Cyprus marked the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion on Thursday with sirens blaring across the island at 5:20 am, as a reminder of the first landing of Turkish commandos on the shores of Pente Mili in Kyrenia. The current...

The day of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, July 20, 1974, was the day time stopped for Cyprus.

On July 15, 1974, a military coup took place in Cyprus instigated by the junta in Athens, giving Turkey a pretext to invade five days later. The plotters overthrew the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, and installed...

The largest casino and integrated resort in Europe opened earlier in the week in Cyprus with a dazzling gala attended by Republic of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides. The City of Dreams Mediterranean (CoDM) is the brainchild of Hong Kong-based gambling...

Archaeologists have discovered royal tombs near the site of an ancient Bronze Age city on the island of Cyprus. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg uncovered burials dating to between 1500 and 1300 BC. The tombs were discovered near the...

Greece and Cyprus vowed Tuesday that no faits accomplis could be accepted on the island, nor any solutions favoring partition as Turkey demands. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis held a joint press conference in Nicosia...

Spain and Poland have withdrawn from military drills that would have included units from the occupied side of Cyprus, the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The "Anatolian Phoenix" exercise is held by Turkey twice a year. One...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry makes its first trip on Wednesday, lifting anchor at Limassol port and sailing to Piraeus carrying 156 passengers. Cyprus Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hatzimanoli and Mayor of Limassol Nikos Nicolaides were on board the passenger ferry...

Top foreign policymakers in the United States Congress from both parties participated in the 38th Annual Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference May 9-11 as over 100 Cypriot and Greek-American leaders converged on Capitol Hill. The conference was hosted by PSEKA...

The Republic of Cyprus is bracing for another round of sanctions, this time levied by the United States and the United Kingdom. The sanctions are believed to be in connection with the war in Ukraine and will likely be...

As the popular saying goes, "Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes." But for decades, there was another certainty: that Greece and Cyprus would award one another twelve points at the Eurovision. However, one of life's few certainties...

On Thursday night, entrants from Greece and Cyprus competed for a place in the Eurovision Song Contest finals to be held on Saturday, May 13. Representing Greece was Victor Vernicos Jørgensen and for Cyprus was Andrew Lambrou. Greece did not...

Over 40 of the top policymakers involved in the formulation of US policy toward Cyprus, Turkey and Greece will be participating in the 38th Annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC May 9-11. “PSEKA takes great pride in the extraordinarily...