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Canadian veterans remember how they eased tensions as UN peacekeepers in ethnically split Cyprus

Two Canadian veterans who served with the U.N. peacekeepers in divided Cyprus have shared their recollections of their tour of duty

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers stuck in limbo as Cyprus rebuffs calls to act

Fifty-three asylum seekers ‘pushed back’ into UN-patrolled buffer zone that bisects the southern European country

The Guardian - UK

Turkey’s Erdogan, Cyprus president see different paths for divided island

Turkish leader says he sees no point in UN-led talks as Christodoulides declares reunification is the only way forward.

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Sirens In Cyprus Mark 50 Years Since Turkish Invasion

Sirens pierced the pre-dawn quiet in Cyprus on Saturday to mark 50 years since Turkish troops landed on the Mediterranean island in an invasion that has left it divided to this day.

International Business Times

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

'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

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.

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Cyprus stresses neutrality after Hezbollah threat over Israel war

Officials say Cyprus is ‘pillar of peace’ amid shock at warning it could become a target for Lebanese group

The Guardian - UK

Cypriot Police Rescue 60 Syrian Migrants from Stranded Boat

Cypriot police rescue 60 Syrian migrants stranded at sea for six days, highlighting the need for action against people-smuggling and improved border security.

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Inside abandoned airport untouched for 50 years with rotting plane still on runway

Nicosia International Airport ceased its commercial flights following the Turkish invasion in 1974

The Independent UK

Israeli Prime Minister And Cypriot President Vow To Increase Security And Economic Cooperation

Benjamin Netanyahu and Nikos Christodoulides discuss the export of Israeli natural gas to Europe through Cyprus

Zenger

'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

Much at stake in Turkey vote for divided Cyprus

Nicosia (AFP) - If it were up to voters in the Turkish-occupied north of the island of Cyprus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would already be out of office, but they may not get their way.

AFP

Fire severely damages Russian cultural centre in Cyprus

Nicosia (Cyprus) (AFP) - A large fire caused extensive damage Wednesday at the Russian cultural centre in the capital of Cyprus, which is home to thousands of Russians as well as Ukrainian refugees.

AFP

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Reuters

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."

AFP

Cyprus ex-foreign minister tipped to be next president

Nicosia (AFP) - Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was tipped Sunday to become the next president, five television stations projected based on exit polls after a tight runoff in the small EU member state.

Reuters

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.

AFP

Cyprus presidential run-off too close to call

Nicosia (AFP) - With Cyprus's ruling DISY out of the presidential race for the first time in its history, the conservative party's decision to back neither candidate has thrown Sunday's run-off wide open.

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AFP

Cyprus workers strike over stalled cost-of-living talks

Nicosia (AFP) - A general strike Thursday paralysed Cyprus for three hours, affecting schools, hospitals, government services and the private sector, as labour unions demand wages be adjusted to decades-high inflation rates.

Reuters

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.

AFP

Outspoken head of Cyprus Orthodox Church dies

Nicosia (AFP) - The leader of the Cyprus Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, has died aged 81, his doctors said Monday, after years of battling cancer.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Manchester Evening News

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.

The Independent UK

Scott McTominay finally beats inspired Francis Uzoho with last-minute winner for Man United

Manchester United 1-0 Omonia Nicosia: McTominay found a way past Uzoho in the 93rd minute to keep hopes of finishing top of their Europa League group alive

The Independent UK

Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time strike gives Man Utd victory over Omonia Nicosia

McTominay sealed a 1-0 victory in third minute of stoppage time.

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