#Archbishop Makarios

A historic Harley-Davidson motorcycle that once formed part of Archbishop Makarios’ official escort fleet has been fully restored and returned to working condition, more than 50 years after the vehicle was ...

Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Saturday evening moved to defend himself over accusations that he had erected a statue of the Republic of Cyprus’ founding president Archbishop Makarios III ...

The legacies left to us by Archbishop Makarios III are the only ones that will lead us out of the current impasse, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday. He was speaking ...

By Leontios Ierodiaconou It seems that in some political circles, there are excessive concerns about “political equality” between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots in any future solution. Inevitably, these fears ...

Sixty-four years after independence and 20 years as an EU member-state, the Cyprus Republic still remains in the clutches of the Church. This is a legacy of Archbishop Makarios that no ...

A memorial service was held on Sunday at Kykkos Monastery for Archbishop Makarios III, the first President of the Republic of Cyprus, who passed away on August 3, 1977. The service was ...

On Monday Cyprus will mark the 50th anniversary of the coup against Archbishop Makarios and on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion that followed it and led to ...

Police on Sunday were trying to track who may have written ‘Koumas, die’ on a Makarios statue in Paphos. George Koumas is the head of the Cyprus Football Association, where ...

Turkish Cypriots must “recognise that their homeland is the Republic of Cyprus”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. Speaking at an event marking the name day of Cyprus’ first ...

Since the days of Makarios, Greece’s relations with Turkey have been held ransom by the Cyprus problem When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signed ...

Now he is dead it may be possible for more light to be shed on the true extent to which he manipulated events in Cyprus in 1974 Henry Kissinger died peacefully ...

The photo-portrait of Archbishop Makarios III – the first president of the Republic – has been moved from its usual place in the presidential palace, with two MPs calling for its reinstatement. ...

Cyprus on Thursday marked the 46th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Makarios, the island’s first president following independence from British colonial rule. “His political presence and action left ...

There can be no accepting the Turkish occupation, nor can the current status quo be the future of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday during a memorial service for ...

Cyprus today marks 49 years since the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios and paved the way for Turkish invasion. Referred to as the ‘black anniversary,’ sirens will sound in all towns ...

In minds of successive governments, blame for the events of the past and ongoing impasse lies on the shoulders of others By Gavin Jones This latest article completes my trilogy ...

But the result was never in doubt The first-ever presidential elections in Cyprus in 1959 were by all accounts a rushed, tumultuous affair – though their legitimacy or result never questioned. They ...

Archbishop Makarios barely had any opposition when he stood for president – three times – and there was no second round until 1988 A record 14 candidates will be contesting today’s presidential elections, ...

The three-month suspension of two doctors at Makarios hospital, pending a police investigation into their involvement in a case of alleged medical negligence, appears not to have been thought through ...

On Sunday, Cyprus began marking 45 years since the death of Archbishop Makarios who died on August 3, 1977 with a special church service to commemorate the anniversary ahead of further events on ...

A new book on the island’s leaders says the first president was incapable of taking decisions that did not have general and universal acceptance Poor leadership, which takes decisions ...

The trajectory of the 1959-64 events was clearly pointing to the catastrophe that followed A captivating, well-documented new book by Takis Hadjidemetriou traces the roots of the current deplorable state ...

Children are very cooperative when it is explained to them why they need to wear a face mask, head of the Makarios hospital’s paediatrics clinic Dr Avraam Elia said ...