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Cross-border mafia behind property sales in north

The mafia on both sides of the divide in Cyprus seem to be cooperating to sell off Greek Cypriot properties in the Turkish occupied north to foreigners, according to a prominent Turkish

16th January 2024

Cyprus/Property

State grant for refugees in dangerous buildings

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the government plans to get Greek Cypriot refugees from the 1974 Turkish invasion out of dangerous housing estates, as warnings flood in that some 43 apartment buildings

18th March 2023

Cyprus/Property

Cyprus honours Greek families that helped 1974 refugees

A memorial plaque was unveiled at Limassol port to honour the Greek families who accommodated thousands of children from Cyprus after the 1974 Turkish invasion. The plaque, at the passengers’ terminal, was

25th January 2023

Cyprus

Cyprus File probe into 1974 coup published

The Greek parliament and Cypriot House of Representatives have published the 9th volume of the Cyprus File, the investigation into the events behind the 1974 coup and subsequent invasion. The latest edition

1st August 2022

Cyprus

Cyprus sees parallels between 1974, Ukraine invasion

It is time the international community drew parallels between the Cyprus problem and what is happening in Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides. Speaking to reporters Wednesday after meeting foreign diplomats, he

27th July 2022

Cyprus

Are Greek Cypriots ready to face the truth?

On 15 July, I had posed the question “A Truth Commission for Cyprus?” But, unfortunately, not much discussion was generated, and obviously, no answer was given. Things have perhaps now changed since

11th September 2021

Comment/Cyprus

Cyprus wakes up to the memory of 1974 invasion

Cypriots were awoken at dawn on Monday to the sound of sirens to mark the exact time 46 years ago when Turkish troops landed on a beachhead in Kyrenia on 20 July

20th July 2020

Cyprus

When only the sirens weep for Cyprus

When the political mood music is sirens disrupting the morning air to remind us of a dark tragedy that remains unresolved 46 years on it should serve as more than a wake-up

19th July 2020

Comment/Cyprus