News: Cyprus

We have started to collect the most important news related to Cyprus in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Cyprus – overview

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• May 13th 2013 – April 2nd 2013
• April 2nd 2013 – March 28th 2013
• March 27th 2013 – March 25th 2013
• March 25th 2013 – March 20th 2013
• March 20th 2013 – March 16th 2013
• March 16th 2013 – July 16th 2012
• June 27th 2012 – November 1st 2011
• October 3rd 2011 – March 26th 2011
• January 19th 2011 – April 2nd 2010
• March 21st 2010 – November 23rd 2009
• November 10th 2009 – September 30th 2008
• September 11th 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 12th 2008 – May 16th 2007
• March 9th 2007 – October 10th 2006
• October 5th 2006 – December 17th 2005

Cyprus: news

Boy George returns Cypriot icon

Wednesday, January 19th 2011, 17:32
related countries: Turkey

Musician Boy George agrees to return to the Church of Cyprus an icon of Christ after learning it went missing after the 1974 Turkish invasion.
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Four on trial over Cyprus murder

Monday, October 25th 2010, 15:28

A trial into the murder of a media tycoon in Cyprus has restarted, with a fourth person joining the defendants.
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Nobel prize for economics awarded

Monday, October 11th 2010, 14:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Americans Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen, and British-Cypriot Christopher Pissarides, win the 2010 Nobel economics prize.
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Jewish group sets sail for Gaza

Sunday, September 26th 2010, 15:54
related countries: Gaza Strip, Israel

A catamaran carrying Jewish activists sets sail from northern Cyprus aiming to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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On the run

Friday, July 30th 2010, 13:34

Why northern Cyprus is no longer a haven for fugitives
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On the run

Friday, July 30th 2010, 13:34

Why northern Cyprus is no longer a haven for fugitives
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Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail

Thursday, July 29th 2010, 16:24
related countries: United Kingdom

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
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Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus

Thursday, July 1st 2010, 7:46
related countries: Russia

Cyprus police are hunting one of 11 suspects accused by the US of spying for Russia after he went missing once freed on bail.
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Turkey inches forward in EU bid

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 10:34
related countries: Turkey

Turkey is due to open a new chapter in its negotiations to join the EU, but a dispute over Cyprus means other chapters are blocked.
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Cyprus detains 'Sudan arms ship'

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 13:27
related countries: Sudan

Cyprus detains a Sudan-bound ship carrying military equipment while inspectors check its cargo does not breach arms embargos.
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Cyprus TV host tried for murder

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 10:13

Prosecutors in Cyprus begin presenting evidence against a TV host accused of ordering the murder of a boss who sacked her.
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Pope 'saddened' by bishop murder

Friday, June 4th 2010, 14:40

The Pope says he is saddened by the killing of a Catholic bishop in Turkey, but that the murder was not politically motivated.
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New hardliner joins Cyprus talks

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 16:15
related countries: Turkey

The UN calls for "courage" as talks on the future of Cyprus resume with a new hardliner representing the Turkish north.
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Nationalist wins in north Cyprus

Sunday, April 18th 2010, 20:42
related countries: Turkey

Turkish Cypriot voters elect as president Dervis Eroglu, a nationalist who favours independence for the north.
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Two tribes

Friday, April 2nd 2010, 8:21

Have politicians missed opportunity for a Cyprus deal?
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