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Turkish Commander Orders Murder of Solomos Solomou in Cyprus
Hasan Kundakci admitted that he ordered the assassination of Greek-Cypriot hero Solomos Solomou.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Rattles Cyprus
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 has hit the Cyprus region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) announced on Tuesday. The earthquake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles).
The Geological Survey Department said the quake was...
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Chinese National Suspected of Coronavirus Hospitalized in Nicosia, Cyprus
A woman who is a Chinese national and resides permanently in Cyprus is being tested for Coronavirus by the Cypriot authorities in Nicosia, it was made public on Monday.
The woman visited China in the past couple of weeks, Cypriot...
Cyprus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Visit Cyprus in January 2020
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is set to reaffirm the United States' support of UN-facilitated, Cypriot-led efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation during a visit he will pay to the island on January 7.
In a...
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Cyprus Seeks Answers as Ancient Vase Offered as State Gift to UK Ends Up in Auction
A very peculiar incident was recently revealed by historian Maria Paphiti, involving a precious ancient vase from Cyprus that was once offered to the UK as a state gift.
It all started last May when the well-known Christie's auction house...
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Cyprus Officially Reports Turkish Airspace and Maritime Violations to the UN
Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has strongly protested ''the continuing violations of the national airspace and territorial waters of Cyprus by Turkey, as well as the infringements by the latter of international air traffic...
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Turkey's Cavusoglu Warns ''Share Cyprus' Natural Resources Before It's Too Late''
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was in Cyprus on Monday, visiting the occupied territories of the politically-divided island.
Cavusoglu held an official meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Acinci and other officials of the Turkish Cypriot community.
In a joint...
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President Anastasiades Meets With Turkish Cypriot Leader Akinci
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mustafa Akinci, met on Friday morning in Nicosia, Cyprus.
The leaders of the two main ethnic communities of Cyprus mutually pledged to continue engaging in...
Cyprus
Cyprus to Establish Diplomatic Relations With North Macedonia
The Republic of Cyprus will establish full diplomatic relations with the newly-named Republic of North Macedonia, it was made public on Wednesday.
The news was released by officials of the two countries in Lagonissi, Greece, during the annual conference hosted...
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Ankara Threatened EU Not to Take Sides on Turkish Drilling Activity in Cyprus' EEZ
Turkish diplomats sent a ''non-paper'' to all EU capitals but Cyprus on June 16, warning them not to take sides on its provocative drilling actions inside Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
According to Cyprus' Fileleftheros newspaper, Ankara sent a...