Tag: Cyprus history

Turkish sources reveal how the 1974 invasion nearly failed

Cyprus August 5, 2026 at 11:39

Fifty-one years after the events of 1974, the invasion of Cyprus has been extensively documented in Greece and Cyprus. However, the internal Turkish perspective...

Remains of missing persons exhumed at bombed Athalassa Hospital

Cyprus August 3, 2026 at 10:57

The Athalassa Hospital bombing on 20 July 1974 remains one of the lesser-known tragedies of the Cyprus war, with 33 people killed when Turkish...

ON THIS DAY: Cyprus mourned the death of Makarios III (1977)

Cyprus August 3, 2026 at 10:27

On 3 August 1977, at 5:15 am, the heart of the first President of the Republic of Cyprus and Archbishop of Cyprus, Makarios III,...

Rare colour film captures Cyprus months before 1974 invasion

Cyprus July 29, 2026 at 14:59

A rare film shot on 8mm colour film offers a unique glimpse of the island in April 1974, just months before the coup and...

Rare 2,500-year-old Cypriot coin found on Israeli beach

Cyprus July 27, 2026 at 10:11

A rare ancient coin dating back around 2,500 years has been discovered on a beach in Ashdod, Israel, in what archaeologists say is the...

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Cyprus August 10, 2026 at 16:32

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International August 10, 2026 at 16:31

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Cyprus August 10, 2026 at 16:28

Dozens of people took part in a Limassol hospital...

Cyprus fully meets electricity demand as consumption falls

Cyprus August 10, 2026 at 16:05

Cyprus electricity demand is fully covered and has been...