The division of Cyprus continues to hinder the full enjoyment of human rights by all persons throughout the island, the annual report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ...

President of the Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday said Hellenism could never rest while the Cyprus issue remains open. The head of state was speaking to the media at an event marking the ...

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Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated, 50 years since Turkey invaded part of the island in ...

On the 50th anniversary of Turkiye's 1974 invasion of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots mourned while Turkish Cypriots celebrated, highlighting the enduring rift on the island and the elusive nature of ...

On November 15, 2020, the 37 th anniversary of northern Cyprus declaring its independence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the occupied zone that Turkish troops had ethnically cleansed ...

Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, but there’s a far older anniversary for the island next year. It will have been 40 years since it was split into Greek and Turkish territories. The accession of the Greek ...

Chris Morris asks if the Cyprus crisis could be an opportunity to heal the division between the island's Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots "I was born in 1951 in this walled city," says Semari Asik, ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey’s president said Monday that any deal resolving Cyprus’ ethnic division of nearly half a century must be based on recognition of a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the ...