#British colonialism

President Nikos Christodoulides has said Cyprus seeks to resolve the status of Britain’s bases on the island and that the British government “has not ruled out discussing” the matter. ...

Ninety-five years ago in October 1931, Britain deployed some 150 troops to Cyprus from Cairo and sent warships to Limassol and Paphos after a crowd burned down government house in Nicosia. The ...

Disy has marked 95 years since the October uprising of 1931, describing the revolt as “a significant milestone in Cyprus’ anti-colonial struggle”. The party said Cypriots should honour those who “stood tall ...

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, asking him to reopen talks over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a spokesperson said on Tuesday in ...

Two post boxes in northern Nicosia’s old town have been repainted in their original red colour, with the Turkish Cypriot Nicosia municipality on Tuesday saying that it plans to ...

More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – the buildings we grew up with and take ...

A recently uncovered 1959 letter from Sir Hugh Foot writes of his barely hidden reservations on the future of Cyprus. It’s a sobering read This year marks 50 years since the ...

Britain’s tarnished colonial past took centre stage in Kenya on Tuesday as King Charles began a four-day state visit,poised to acknowledge “painful aspects” of the countries’ long shared ...

Cyprus still suffers from the remnants of English colonial rule and plans to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee must be cancelled, former Diko vice president and presidential candidate Giorgos ...

A church service was held on Saturday for the state reburial of Demetrakis Demetriades, who was shot and killed when he was just seven years old by a British officer ...