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1. The CIA's secret plans for Cyprus

The CIA was drafting scenarios for the geographic separation of Greeks and Turks in Cyprus as early as 1964. These plans, ranging from relocating Turkish Cypriots to Turkey to exchanges of populations and territories with Greece...

2. Preserving Cyprus' cultural heritage is a bicommunal effort

3. President spills details on UNSG's Envoy – Big changes ahead

Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, has said that the UNSG's envoy for Cyprus should spend time on the island rather than paying a visit for some days, adding that as he has been informed her appointment will go into effect on January 1st, 2024. ...

4. UN hosts annual end-of-year reception

President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, are among the guests expected to attend the annual, end-of-year reception hosted by the UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, set to take place on Monday evening....

5. Ex-Colombian FM nominated as UN envoy for Cyprus

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended Maria Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, as his envoy for the long-standing Cyprus issue, sources revealed. The proposal has been extended to all parties involved in the matter....

6. Reviving the Greek diaspora

The active Greek diaspora in the United States is dwindling and this needs to be stopped. Proponents of the generation that played such an important role after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 have either stopped participating actively in public life or have passed away....

7. A closer look at the Greek-Turkish dynamic

The public discourse is inundated with discussions for and against the evolving Greek-Turkish rapprochement. Strangely, there are few references to the Cyprus issue, which has continuously occupied Greek foreign policy since the 1950s....

8. The missing piece in Greek-Turkish diplomacy

The public discourse has been flooded with commentaries in favor or against the ongoing efforts for a Greek-Turkish rapprochement....

9. Reddit's aroma awards for the 20 most odorous countries

In this article, we will take a look at the 20 countries with the worst body odor according to Reddit....

10. Cyprus marks 49 years since Turkey's dramatic military expansion

Today commemorates the forty-ninth anniversary of the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. In this phase, Turkish military forces, having initially invaded the island on July 20, 1974,...

11. Miss Cypriot Beauty 1971: A journey through time

"This fabric is an old curtain from Ledra Palace," she says, caressing the covering tenderly that she uses to cover her sofa, in a cool, oasis-like elevation within her elegant home in Kato Arodes, Paphos. ...

12. President exudes ''cautious optimism'' for Cyprus problem resolution

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides conveyed "cautious optimism" after being briefed by EU leaders at the EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit. The discussions with Turkish President Tayip Erdogan during the NATO meeting in Vilnius were among the key topics discussed....

13. Shake those summertime blues with a fun packed weekend

Looking for a thrilling weekend filled with entertainment options? This summer, you're in luck! From captivating theatre performances to electrifying music events and lively parties, there's no shortage of exciting activities to choose from....

14. EU involvement key to restarting negotiations

The Turkish narrative for a two-state solution cannot be part of any discussion in a new round of negotiations on the Cyprus issue, the Minister of Defence, Michalis Giorgallas said on Sunday, addressing a memorial service for fallen soldiers during the 1974 Turkish invasion....

15. Name dilemma looms in the north

An identity crisis may be looming in the northern part of Cyprus after Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar suggested the removal of a geographical reference in the name of the de facto state would help foreign diplomats evaluate the division properly...

16. Last king of Greece to be buried as a private citizen

Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, will be buried as a private citizen in Tatoi, the former summer residence of Greece’s royals and where his parents and ancestors are buried, the government said Wednesday....

17. Menendez: 'US needs to hold Erdogan accountable for his behavior'

Turkish President Erdogan should stop all overflights of Greece and withdraw every last Turkish soldier from Cyprus, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Robert Menendez, said on Monday....

18. Remains of four resistance fighters returned to relatives

The remains of four resistance fighters killed during the 1974 coup in Cyprus were identified recently and will be returned to their families who were briefed on Wednesday by Commissioner Photis Photiou and his associate Xenophon Kallis....

19. 'UN adopts equidistant stance, even when faced with violation of resolutions'

The UN, unfortunately, adopts an equal-distance stance, even when faced with the violation of decisions, resolutions and defined scope and terms of reference specified to the Secretariat said Friday Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. He also referred to recent statements by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan which he described as provocative....

20. Twitter wars get ugly over Cyprus 1974

Cyprus’ UN ambassador has called on Turkey to step aside so that Cypriots could reunite after Ankara accused Nicosia and Athens of not wishing to reach a settlement, with sides giving their own account of events amid an emotionally charged weekend for Greek Cypriots...

21. FM: Parallels between Cyprus and Ukraine must be recognized

It is time that the parallels drawn between the problems of Cyprus and Ukraine are brought back to the attention of the international community and to what happened back in 1974 and still continues to this day after 48 years, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has said....

22. A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion

Forty-eight years are not enough for a young girl to forget the systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers, during the 1974 Turkish invasion. ...

23. Anastasiades receives Tatar's proposals for a two-state Cyprus

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades received Wednesday, the proposals on the Cyprus issue submitted by the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 1 and 8, through the United Nations....

24. 'I had warned them that the Turks were getting ready'

It wasn't a matter of instinct, he didn't accidentally smell impending danger. The facts spoke for Alexandros Simioforidis and he could not ignore them. ...

25. Emergency sirens wake up divided Cyprus

People in Cyprus woke up to the sound of emergency sirens wailing across the island on Wednesday early morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish Attila operation launched on 20 July 1974, a series of events remembered very differently by the divided nation’s two communities...

26. Remains of men slain during coup being dug up

New exhumations are taking place this week in Limassol after a court ordered the disinterment and reburial of four persons who were said to have been executed by EOKA during a Greek coup in Cyprus...

27. EC: Actions in Varosha a step in the wrong direction

Both Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are fully aware of the position of the European Union on Varosha, Commission spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaecker told the Cyprus News Agency, responding to a question on the opening of more parts of the beach of the fenced-off area, which he said was a step in the wrong direction....

28. UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father

An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 was returned Wednesday to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”...

29. CMP work on missing persons marks progress

The House Committee on Refugees learned about progress in the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), during a meeting on Tuesday, in Nicosia, with the CMP’s Greek Cypriot member, Leonidas Pantelides....

30. Kids murdered in 1974 buried in the north

The remains of eleven children murdered in Cyprus during the summer 1974 events were laid to rest on Monday after they were identified through DNA tests carried out by a bicommunal missing persons committee on the island...