Tatar criticises Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has criticised US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the genocide of Armenians in 1915. Tatar took to Twitter to “condemn...
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Cyprus continues efforts for recognition of Armenian Genocide
We continue the effort for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the international community, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday in a post on...
Defence Minister to attend Yerevan commemorations
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides travels to Armenia on Friday where he will represent President Nicos Anastasiades at events to be held in Yerevan on Saturday...
Recognition of Armenian genocide by US ‘would be of historic importance’
Vartkes Mahdessian, the representative of the Armenian community in the House of Representatives, is hopeful that US President Biden will recognise the Armenian genocide on...
US expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as an act of...
Armenian community marks genocide anniversary
The Armenian community in Cyprus marked on Friday the 105th anniversary of the Armenian genocide by Turkey, during which around 1.5 million people died between...
Armenian Genocide to be commemorated on Friday
On Friday Cyprus will mark the 105th remembrance day for the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots, Fotis...
Turkey says U.S. vote on Armenia genocide will damage ties (Update 1)
Turkey condemned a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to recognise the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide, saying on Wednesday...
Youth rally to mark Armenian genocide
The Committee of Memory for the Armenian genocide is organising a youth rally next week to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 events. The...
Turkey attacks French President on Armenian genocide day
ANKARA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Turkey on Wednesday said it strongly condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to declare April 24 as a day for...
Turkey continues denial of Armenian genocide, Syllouris says at remembrance event
Turkey continues to deny their responsibility in the crime committed against the Armenians, House President Demetris Syllouris said on Tuesday at a ceremony marking the...
Armenian community in Cyprus to mark genocide anniversary
The Armenian community in Cyprus will mark 103 years since the 1915 genocide by Turkey with a series of events in the coming week. On...
Government condemns Armenian genocide
The government and President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday strongly condemned the Armenian genocide by Turkey on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the event....
Germany braces for Turkish backlash to Armenian genocide vote
The German parliament will approve a symbolic resolution on Thursday that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a “genocide”, a move that...
German lawmakers risk Erdogan ire with Armenia ‘genocide’ vote
German lawmakers risk angering Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and jeopardising an EU-Turkey migrant deal by backing a planned resolution branding as “genocide” the mass killings of...
Tusk desperately needs lecturing on Turkey
By Dr Yiorghos Leventis “Today Turkey is – and this is not just a political, formal assessment, it is also my very private personal feeling...
Cyprus condemns Armenian Genocide on 101st anniversary
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday condemned the Armenian Genocide by the Ottomans, which he called “a disgrace in the history of mankind”. “The government expresses...
MEPs say Turkey-EU relations affected by Cyprus, Ankara sends back progress report over Armenian reference
MEPs on Thursday welcomed the ‘considerable progress’ in the Cyprus reunification talks, yet at the same time stressed that non-settlement of the Cyprus issue affects the development...
Turk’s denial of any Armenian genocide not a crime – European Court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday Switzerland had violated a Turkish politician’s right to freedom of speech by convicting him for denying...
Turkey’s EU ambitions complicated by row over Armenia genocide
Turkey’s backlash against European countries that call Ottoman Turks’ 1915 massacre of Armenians genocide will complicate Ankara’s ambitions to join the European Union, the commissioner...