Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...

Cyprus has marked 50 years since the Turkish invasion in the summer of 1974. Heavily armed troops landed on the island in response to a coup by supporters of the island's union with Greece.

Counter-protesters chanted “Thank you Turkey for saving us” and “50 years of peace” during the demonstration ... who left Varosha in Cyprus aged 12 after the Turkish invasion, said ...