Cyprus

Just a day after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made assurances that Greece "will not go to war with Turkey,” his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan intensified his bellicose rhetoric during a political rally in Istanbul. Erdogan warned Mitsotakis to...

An ancient Phoenician plaque, a stone pillar and the remains of boatsheds were unearthed as a result of recent archaeological excavations in Kition-Pampoula, Cyprus. The archaeologists working under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities released their year-end report of...

The Turkish Cypriot leader announced on Thursday that the occupied city of Varosha which has remained a ghost town since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 will reopen after local "elections" in December. The move by the Turkish Cypriots...

The island of Cyprus carries a long history which is mirrored in  enduring monuments scattered in between its cities and the countryside. From expansive ancient cities and the mysterious Neolithic settlements, to the many Roman ruins and unyielding medieval castles,...

There's nothing like experiencing winter in the Troodos mountains, especially when it is covered in a shimmering blanket of snow. A trip to the mountains allows one to discover the island in a different way, introducing both tourists and...

In a head-spinning turn of events, the EU has just rejected an Observer State Status of Turkish Cypriots in Turkic States Body. The breaking news came just one day after Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced  that occupied Northern Cyprus...

Occupied northern Cyprus has become a non-member observer state to the Organization of Turkic States, announced Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the 11th of November. "The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has been accepted as an observer member to the...

By Phil Butler So-called “overtourism” in Greece and Cyprus has less to do with the destination's desirability than with infrastructure and accessibility. It is a symptom of a broader problem. While it’s easy and convenient to blame businesses or even the...

American F-22 fighter jets tore across the skies of Cyprus, flying over Famagusta and Karpasia, causing frustration in Ankara. By bypassing the so-called Turkish control center for the occupied territories in Cyprus, the United States ignored submitting the relevant request...

Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it will withdraw Cypriot passports and citizenship from three investors and seven of their dependents following an investigation into the "Golden Passport" scheme. In total, from October 2021 until today, the cabinet has initiated the...