Arrested Greek Cypriot taken to hospital in north
One of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July was taken to hospital on Tuesday at the end of the day’s court hearing.
The five appeared ...
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Defence grills crossing point police in Greek Cypriots’ case in north
The police officer who was working at the crossing point booth at which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month crossed before being arrested, appeared ...
North accuses Republic of ‘misleading the public’ over arrests of Greek Cypriots
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody another week
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were remanded for another seven days on Thursday and will likely enter pleas on August 21.
All five briefly ...
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Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody for 13 more days
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month in the early hours of Saturday morning learned that they will remain in custody ...
Unficyp provides assistance to arrested Greek Cypriots, govt furious over arrests
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is providing humanitarian assistance to the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody after having been arrested in the north on suspicion ...
Turkish Cypriot arrested for aiding and abetting arrested Greek Cypriots
A Turkish Cypriot civil servant who works at the north’s land registry office has been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots who remain in ...
Foreign Ministry in contact with UN over GC arrests in north
The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding the reported detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis ...
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Christodoulides set to woo Cypriots abroad to return home
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday outlined the incentives he plans to introduce with the aim of convincing Cypriots living abroad to return to the island.
Speaking ahead of the day’...
Turkey’s opposition says govt ‘turns a blind eye to Greek Cypriots’ strengthening’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is “turning a blind eye to the strengthening of the Greek Cypriot administration’s strengthening of its status as a state”, opposition party, the CHP’...
Compensating all Greek Cypriots through IPC may cost €26bn
The cost of compensating every single Greek Cypriot for every single piece of land lost in 1974 may top £22.4 billion (€26.3bn), former Immovable Property Commission (IPC) chairman Ayfer Said Erkmen has ...
The ill deeds of the past are not forgotten
But in Cyprus we must learn to forgive
By Fahri Zihni
Many people have a conflicting diary of events. For example, the birthday of a young child may fall close ...
Unions from both sides call for talks to resume without ‘blame games’
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions on Wednesday jointly called for reconciliation and cooperation to mark World Peace Day in memory of the millions of victims of Nazism.
During a ...
Centralised and decentralised at the same time
The rules must be jointly formulated by the two federated states while their enforcement would be up to the constituent states
The issue of a “decentralised” federation has been preoccupying ...
TCs express support for GC protesters
Turkish Cypriots on Friday expressed their solidarity with Greek Cypriots fighting against police violence and corruption.
In a video published on social media, Turkish Cypriots and others living in the ...