Greek Cypriots
Europe
Greeks Who Made UK’s Wealthiest List 2014
The Sunday Times released this year's list of wealthiest people in the UK, which included many Greeks and Greek Cypriots.
Sir Stelios Xaji-Ioannou, founder of easyGroup, is the wealthiest Greek businessman. His wealth is valued at £2.78 million, placing him...
Cyprus
Cypriots Come Together in Mixed Village's Bicommunal Casino
The mixed village of Pyla, in the Cypriot district of Larnaca, is one of four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone. Despite the differences between the village's Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot residents, local entrepreneurs have found a common interest that unites them all – gambling.
According...
Cyprus
Cyprus: Call For Missing Persons
Nikos Anastasiades, the Republic of Cyprus president, addressed a call to anyone who might know or have information about places where missing Turkish Cypriots, or missing Greek Cypriots who died during the years 1963-63 during the invasion of 1974,...
Cyprus
Cyprus Reunification Talks May Lead to Referendum, Nami Says
Turkish and Greek Cypriots may vote in a referendum in March to unify after a four-decade separation if officials from both sides can agree on a plan by end of the year, foreign minister Ozdil Nami of the Turkish-Cypriot...
Cyprus
Greek Cypriots Unveil Plans for First Casino Resort
Cyprus ministers approved plans on Thursday for a first casino resort in the government-held south of the Mediterranean island as they scramble to woo investment to offset a deep recession.
There have long been multiple casinos in the breakaway Turkish...
Cyprus
Anastasiades Opens Lead in Cypriot Race
With Presidential elections closing in on Feb. 17, Cyprus's right-wing opposition leader has widened his lead over his two main challengers, three polls showed, as voters looked for someone who could help right the country's faltering economy after its...
Australia
Cyprus Community of Melbourne Marks 80th Anniversary
The Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria this year celebrates 80 years since its establishment as a financially-independent foundation looking to promote philanthropic and nationally-oriented activities to improve relations of Cypriots in Australia.
The Cyprus community, the oldest and largest...
Europe
Greek Cypriots Kidnapped by Turkish Commandos
Turkish commandos (not Turkish police, as on other occasions) apparently kidnapped two Greek Cypriots in the buffer zone near Bergama, near Dherynia on Wednesday, military reports in Athens said.
Both victims, aged 42 and 33 years, had visited the area...