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President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday described the Republic as the country’s “most important achievement” as Cyprus marked 66 years since its proclamation. In a message published on X, Christodoulides said ...

Tasos Markou was a major when he disappeared during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in Mia Milia in 1974, but for his son, who was six years old at ...

The Customs department apologised on Tuesday after an image featuring Archbishop Makarios was republished on its official Facebook page, attributing the incident to what it described as an accidental repost. ...

Cyprus’ modern history is defined by missed diplomatic opportunities, ideological blindness and the cold calculations of regional powers. Since 1974, the events leading to the island’s partition have been clouded ...

With Andy Burnham about to take over as UK prime minister in a very British coup, Cyprus marked 52 years since the coup against President Makarios with sirens blaring at 8.20am ...

Larnaca municipality has condemned a series of vandalism incidents targeting public monuments and cultural spaces in the city, including damage to the statue of Eoka hero Michalakis Parides and inside ...

Three recent books help explain why consensus on the nature of the Cyprus problem, let alone the solution, remains so difficult. And, perhaps, why dozens of UN diplomats have failed ...

A bust of Eoka fighter Christos Kkelis in Kissonerga was removed on Monday night, in an incident condemned by local authorities as a serious affront to the community. The bust, ...

The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected an appeal by Renos Kyriakides, upholding a first-instance ruling that a contested publication by Haravgi newspaper linking him to Eoka B, was protected by ...

High-ranking figures from Turkey condemned the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots on the anniversary of the creation of Eoka, describing the incident as ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has stepped up patrols around the buffer zone near the Ledra Palace hotel after rocks were thrown across the buffer zone at ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday warned against people becoming “trapped by history” as he responded to statements made by President Nikos Christodoulides the previous day on the anniversary ...

Rocks were thrown across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia on Wednesday, with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman keen to point out that the incident took place on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday used the anniversary of the start of the Eoka struggle to underline the importance of historical awareness in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, while ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Wednesday the importance of passing on the legacy of Eoka’s liberation struggle to younger generations during commemorations at Apostolos Varnavas cathedral in Nicosia. Taking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been working since the first day of his administration to promote unity and cohesion, while undertaking initiatives aimed at resuming negotiations within the agreed framework and ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday said that current circumstances leave no room for complacency or forgetfulness, urging unity and a clear national direction. “The relentless gravity of the situation ...

Strong reactions continued in the north on Friday to remarks made by European Parliament president Roberta Metsola referencing Eoka. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said the comments raised serious concerns ...

The beginning of the armed Eoka struggle in 1955 was a “new era for Cypriot Hellenism,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday inaugurating the 70 Years of Eoka 1955-1959 exhibition in Nicosia. “[...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas spoke on Monday evening at an event in Paralimni marking 70 years since the start of the Eoka national liberation struggle of 1955-59. The event was organised ...

As calls were growing in the UK in the mid-20th century to bring back troops from the then British colonies in Cyprus, Kenya and Malaya, local uprisings were brewing, ...

Archival material of the Eoka struggle will be given to the National Struggle Museum, in response to a bill with effect from 2026, aiming to transfer state archives from the justice ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Saturday expressed fury after a guest on a podcast hosted by member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou, expressed doubt over the commonly accepted version of ...

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Wednesday night reacted with fury to the Republic’s Education Minister Athena Michaelidou’s praise of Eoka, the paramilitary group formed with ...