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ON THIS DAY: The Green Line is drawn in Nicosia (1963)

On 30 December 1963, a decisive and deeply symbolic moment in Cyprus’s modern history unfolded, as the so-called Green Line was drawn across Nicosia,...

Operational Complicity: Europe’s quiet role in Cyprus’ occupation

by Shay Gal Europe often describes its crises as distant rings of instability - the eastern flank, the southern neighbourhood, the periphery beyond which the...

Operational Reunification: Europe’s Red Line Through Cyprus

by Shay Gal The October vote in the Turkish occupied areas did more than rearrange local politics; it clarified a continental choice. Cypriots on both...

Illegal cigarettes worth €380,000 found in Lymbia

Authorities have seized a large quantity of illegal cigarettes in Lymbia, valued at around €380,000, just hours after a similar discovery in the Pyla...

UN urges opening of four new Cyprus crossings

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called the opening of four new crossing points along the Green Line a “necessary step” towards rebuilding trust...

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Turkish Cypriot “court” delivers first conviction for homophobic hate crime

A Turkish Cypriot court has issued what reports describe...

Residence permit renewals move online from January

Residence permit renewals in Cyprus will have to be...

Mauritius riots escalate after woman shot by police

Police in Mauritius imposed an overnight curfew to quell...
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