Funerals of Greece train crash victims take place (Update 3)
A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of...
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‘Voice of the Cypriot countryside’ buried in Paralimni
The funeral of renowned Cypriot traditional singer Kyriacou Pelagia was held in Paralimni on Sunday. Known as the “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, Pelagia died...
FM Kasoulides to attend Pope Benedict’s funeral
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will attend the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Thursday, to represent President Nicos Anastasiades. Kasoulides will leave for...
‘Tragic’ failure to mark 1974 funerals
Resistance fighters to the 1974 coup said on Monday they were disappointed by the failure of the authorities to cover the burial of brothers Charalambos...
Patriarch’s visit to attend funeral seen as significant for future of Cyprus church
Elections for new archbishop of Cyprus will likely turn into an issue over Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, with some bishops being favoured by the...
Book of condolences opens for Archbishop Chrysostomos II (updated)
A book of condolences opened on Tuesday for the ‘extraodinary’ Archbishop Chrysostomos II at the Archbishopric in Nicosia. It will remain open until noon on...
Anastasiades bids farewell to ‘the best minister’ (photos, video)
An emotional President Nicos Anastasiades called Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou “the best minister” and a “minister for the poor” during a eulogy he delivered at...
Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist
Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through...
Hundreds turn out to bid farewell to prominent lawyer Andreas Neocleous
Hundreds of people, including President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday attended the funeral of prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous,...
‘It was a huge shock to find out she’d died’
Relatives of British woman whose body lies in Paphos morgue have been found The relatives of a British woman whose body has lain unclaimed in...
