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UNSG Welcomes Positive Atmosphere in Cyprus Talks

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the positive atmosphere surrounding the Cyprus talks and the two leaders` agreement to work on confidence building measures. The Secretary-General met Thursday with Mustafa Akinci, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community. Greek...

Cyprus' Political Parties in Turkish-Occupied Famagusta

Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot party representatives will visit monuments of high historical importance in Turkish-occupied Famagusta on June 17 to demonstrate their public support for the conservation of cultural heritage in Cyprus. The visit in Famagusta is organized by the Embassy of Slovakia...

Greece Participates in Eurovision with 'One Last Breath'

Greece will participate in the 60th Eurovision song contest in Vienna, with the song “One Last Breath” performed by Greek-Cypriot Maria-Elena Kiriakou. The young singer stole the spotlight when she performed in the special event that took place in...

Greek-Cypriot Director’s Film ‘Anna’ Receives Australian Award

Greek-Cypriot director Spyros Haralabous has been excelling abroad. His short film “Anna” won the award for Best International Short Film at the 21st Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival that was held in Melbourne, Australia, while he also won the...

Greek-Cypriot Develops Virtual Reality Project

Greek-Cypriot Constantinos Miltiadis graduated from the National Technical University of Athens School of Architecture in 2012, while in December he presented his thesis entitled "Project Anywhere" at ETH in Zurich. "Project Anywhere" is based on the Oculus Rift mentality. It combines...

Five Bank of Cyprus Officials Prosecuted

Greek-Cypriot Attorney General Costas Clerides announced that five Bank of Cyprus officials are facing serious charges that could result to 20-year prison sentences. The Bank of Cyprus is the bailed in lender of the country whose economy faced difficulties in...

Greek Australian Senator Launches New National Party

Greek Australian independent Senator Nick Xenophon has announced he will launch a new political party with candidates in all states and territories. The name of the new party that will participate at the next federal election will be the Nick...

Cyprus: International Manhunt for Stolen Degas Painting

An international manhunt is now underway to recover a painting attributed to the French impressionist Edgar Degas. "Ballerina Adjusting Her Slipper" was stolen by a group of thieves earlier this week in Limassol, Cyprus. Cypriot authorities are making organized efforts to...

Turkish Cypriot Wants to Return Greek Cypriot Property

According to the Turkish Cypriot newspaper Africa, a Turkish Cypriot citizen named Eray Ozer has been searching for the Greek Cypriot owners of the property currently in his possession, to return it to them. He was granted the property by the...

Models Pose on Greek-Cypriot Graves in Occupied Cyprus

On March 30 several photos came to light in Cyprus depicting models posing on Greek-Cypriots graves in the occupied part of the island. According to Cyprus media, the photo shoot took place last August but the photos were released Sunday....