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Austrian National Suspected of Terrorism Links Arrested in Cyprus

A 28-year-old Austrian national was arrested by Cypriot authorities on suspicion of having links to terrorist organization, announced the country’s Justice Minister Ionas Nikolaou. Cypriot authorities received a tip-off from Poland's Interpol that the man was seeking to come...

Cypriot Tennis Player Baghdatis Withdraws from Rio Due to Injury

On Friday the Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis announced that he will not be competing at the Rio Olympics, as he is suffering for an ongoing injury. In a statement on Facebook, the 31-year-old 2006 Australian Open Finalist said that he...

Cypriot Government Set to Review Decision on Negotiations Documents After Leak

The Cypriot Government has expressed “deep disappointment” over the leak of a document on the Cyprus peace talks, which had been given by the President to the parties which participated on Monday morning in the National Council meeting, the...

First Mass Held in Cypriot Church in Over 40 Years

Hundreds of Greek Cypriot refugees from the Turkish occupied village of Argaki, in the Morphou area, celebrated a holy mass on Saturday at their village church of St. John the Baptist for the first time since the village was...

Cyprus House President Says Turkish Stance Does Not Justify Euphoria

The expectations for a more positive approach by new Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to the Cyprus problem are not justified, nor is the climate of euphoria over the Turkish stance, Greek Cypriot President of the House of Representatives...

Greek-Cypriot Authorities on Alert for Six Suspected Jihadists

Six people with French passports were interrogated by Cypriot police, since they were suspected to be involved with extreme Islamic organizations. The six men arrived in Cyprus from France on Sunday night and the officers at the airport control...

Family Tragedy in Cyprus: Father Kills Son With a Shotgun

A family tragedy that took place in Limassol, Cyprus has shaken the local community. For what seems to be an insignificant reason, a 67-year-old man murdered his 19-year-old son in cold blood. According to reports, the incident occurred after the...

Turkish Man Travels To Greece To Prove He Is A Greek-Cypriot

A man, who resides in neighboring Turkey, will travel to Greece within the month to undergo DNA testing in his effort to confirm his suspicions that he might be a Greek Cypriot that was kidnapped as a child by the...

Brutal Beating Suspect Surrenders in Mykonos

Greek authorities in Mykonos had been searching for the 25-year-old club bouncer who beat up a Cypriot national on Sunday, September 6 around 11:30 pm. The victim and his wife were in the club, where the man reportedly had a fight with...

Cypriot Elderly Man Donates His Pension to Greece

An elderly Greek-Cypriot decided to teach a lesson of generosity to Europe. According to Huffington Post, Onoufrios Michaelides took it upon himself to help his fellow pensioners in Greece, after watching Greeks line up outside banks to withdraw part...