Education minister at memorial service
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday attended a memorial service for Eoka fighter Grigoris Afxentiou at the imprisoned graves. “His sacrifice is an example of...
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Growing democracy: a history of the presidential elections
Archbishop Makarios barely had any opposition when he stood for president – three times – and there was no second round until 1988 A record...
Our View: Police blaming others for trouble won’t boost their public regard
Everyone is scrambling to blame someone for Sunday’s fracas between Nicosia’s Apoel and Limassol’s Apollon fans at a Grivas memorial service in Limassol during which...
Fighting breaks out in Limassol during Eoka memorial (update 2)
An investigation team to identify those involved has been set up by the Limassol police after stones and Molotov cocktails were thrown on Sunday as...
President opens new wing at Eoka veterans centre
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday inaugurated a new rehabilitation wing at the Eoka veterans’ rehabilitation centre in Palodhia, Limassol. The new wing will boost the...
Our View: Fuss over Jubilee concert should not be taken seriously
The command of the British Bases may have thought a charity concert at the Curium amphitheatre to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II...
Cyprus marks anniversary of start of campaign to oust British (photos)
April 1 is an occasion to “remember with gratitude the freedom fighters, the ordinary peasants, workers, the church and the two great leaders of the...
Seven-year-old Demetrakis, Eoka’s ‘youngest hero’, laid to rest
A church service was held on Saturday for the state reburial of Demetrakis Demetriades, who was shot and killed when he was just seven years...
Remains of boy, 7, shot by the British in 1956 are identified
Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou was on Saturday tasked with informing the family of a seven-year-old boy killed by British soldiers in 1956...
Authorities exhume remains of boy, 7, killed during 1956 protest against colonial rule
The authorities on Saturday exhumed the remains believed to belong to a seven-year-old boy killed by British troops during a protest in Larnaca against the...
