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Archive, 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus

On 20 July 1974, thousands of Turkish troops landed in northern Cyprus, five days after an Athens-orchestrated coup had taken place on the island

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

'Common Language': Divided Cyprus Brought Together By Art

In Nicosia's old town, Alexis Sunder prepares for a concert with six other young Greek and Turkish Cypriot members of a band that aims to connect the residents of the divided island.

International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024

Hezbollah’s threat caught Cyprus off guard, what are the issues at stake?

Hezbollah has several concerns about Cyprus, analysts say, and can ‘attack’ it in more ways than one.

Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2024

'I feel like I'm stuck': Living in Europe's last divided capital

What's it like to live in the last divided capital city in Europe? Sude and Orestis both live in Nicosia, Cyprus. They’re both 22, both medical students with a passion for political science – yet they live under two different governments.

France 24 · Jun 28, 2023

Fire damages Russian cultural centre in Cyprus, Moscow cites 'terrorist attack'

A fire damaged a Russian cultural centre in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on Wednesday, prompting Moscow to denounce what it called a "terrorist attack."

Reuters · Apr 26, 2023

Is Iran's unexplained wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls a 'revenge poisoning'?

NICOSIA [Cyprus]: Is the mysterious and unexplained wave of schoolgirl poisoning in various Iranian cities, which so far has affected more than 900 girls, a "revenge" attack by extreme Islamists who do not want girls to attend schools, or government supporters who are "avenging" women and girls for the widespread…

The Times of India · Mar 6, 2023

Cyprus politician Christodoulides wins presidential vote

Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected president on Sunday in a runoff vote, promising a unity government tasked with breaking a deadlock in peace talks with estranged Turkish Cypriots.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Cyprus bids farewell to trailblazer cleric who stood up for Ukraine

Cyprus on Saturday buried Archbishop Chrysostomos II, a trailblazer who butted heads with his peers to keep Russian influence in the Orthodox Church at bay and led the biggest ecclesiastical reforms in centuries.

Reuters · Nov 12, 2022

EU Official: East Med Gas Can Wean Bloc off Russian Energy

Natural gas from undersea deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can help replace Russia’s diminished supply of the fossil fuel to Europe at an “accelerated pace,” the European Union’s energy commissioner said Friday. Commissioner Kadri Simson told the East Mediterranean Gas Forum conference in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, that the region…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Manchester United weakness almost cost them twice against Omonia Nicosia

Man Utd again came close to disaster against Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League before Scott McTominay struck a late winner.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 14, 2022