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Nicosia does not intend to leave Ankara's provocations in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without an answer. This was the message sent to the Turkish government after today's second-in-a-row National Council of Cyprus. According to state officials, the measures...

A documentary about Greece in the aftermath of the Civil War and World War II that was found in the United Nations archives in 2007 will be shown on October 30, at 8:00 pm at the National Archives headquarters in Psychiko, Athens....

Clashes occurred on Tuesday morning on the sacred rock of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, between tour guides and activists protesting against the war in Gaza. The activists hung a banner which read: "Stop Israel Crime at Gaza". According to reports, tour...

The United Nations High Commission of Refugees in Greece honors the strength and courage of millions of people around the world who are forced to leave their homes because of war or the violation of human rights. These people,...

Major-General Kristin Lund has been appointed to head the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the first woman promoted to the position. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the announcement May 12. Norwegian Kristin Lund is the first woman to be appointed as...

Julianna Georgallidou, a sophomore law student from the University of Cyprus, has won the “Debate Champion” award of the Model United Nations (MUN) contest held in Rome from 13 to 17 of March, 2014. According to sources, the Cypriot student emerged as the...

“Inspiration for change” is this year’s theme designated by the United Nations on the International Women’s Day which is celebrated in many ways around the world and is an institution of memory, thinking and planning for improvement of women’s...

Magda Karagiannakis is a Greek-Australian University Lecturer at the La Trobe University in Melbourne. She is an adviser to the United Nations on legal matters and an interrogator for substantial international cases, occasionally handling major cases such as crimes...

Cyprus said on Wednesday, Feb 5, it was close to reviving stalled peace talks between the island's Greek and Turkish communities, Reuters reports. The United Nations has been toiling for months on the wording of a 'joint statement' to restart...

The United Nations refugee agency has expressed dismay at the capsizing of a boat carrying migrants to Greece illegally, leaving 12 people feared drowned. The UNCHR late Tuesday urged the government to investigate why the accident occurred as a stranded...