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New Developments in Case of Brutally Murdered Couple in Cyprus

Police say new developments in the investigation of the couple that was murdered in Nicosia show that there were no signs of breaking and entering or burglary. In the autopsy, which lasted for several hours, the 60-year-old man was found...

Aggression Against Syria

Andreas C Chrysafis is a U.K.-published author of six books and over 400 press articles. Congratulations go to the Cyprus government! Cyprus has made international news again; not for its 'famous strong' leadership but lack of it. It failed to protect...

Cyprus Leaders in 'Frank and Open Exchange of Views'

The leaders of Cyprus' two communities, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Akinci, had a "frank and open exchange of views" during a two-hour meeting in Nicosia, the UN announced has said. It was their first encounter since settlement...

Cyprus Leaders in First Meeting Since Talks Collapse

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will meet tonight over dinner at their first encounter since settlement talks collapsed in Switzerland last July. The meeting will take place at the residence of the UN Secretary General’s...

Watch UK Warplanes Leaving Cyprus for Syria Airstrikes (video)

Footage has been released showing U.K. warplanes at a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus taking off for bombing raids in Syria. Released by the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper, it shows four Tornado jets taking off from RAF Akrotiri, one...

Syria Strikes Put Focus on UK's Cyprus Air Base

The island of Cyprus was further exposed to fallout from the Syria conflict as the U.K. used its large air force base in Akrotiri to launch bombing raids against the Bashar al-Assad regime in the early hours of Saturday...

Tsipras to Macron: Greece will Not Participate in Syria Operations

The Greek Armed Forces will not participate in a possible military operation in Syria, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), the two men had a telephone conversation...

Cyprus Insists its Airspace Remains Safe

Cyprus' government has called for what it calls "illegal airports" on the island to close -- a reference to the Tymbou (Ercan in Turkish) facility in the island's Turkish-controlled zone. According to local media, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou on Friday...

UK Urges Troops in Cyprus to Brush Up on Their Greek (video)

  Britain's armed forces are encouraging their soldiers and their families in Cyprus to pick up a little of the local lingo. A new video posted by the Army Education Centre helps those stationed there with some basic words and phrases...

EU Agency Warns Flights in Eastern Mediterranean Over Syria

The international air traffic control agency Eurocontrol has warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of airstrikes into Syria in the next 72 hours. The Nicosia flight information region named in the Eurocontrol...