Last two Greek Cypriots held in north return home
The last two Greek Cypriots who had been held in the north since July returned home late on Tuesday, bringing to an end the case of all five previously detained.
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President silent over meeting with Greek Cypriots held in north
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that he met three Greek Cypriots recently released from detention in the north, saying only that “the meetings that should be ...
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in north return home
Three of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in July in the north returned home to their families on Thursday evening.
The five Greek Cypriots were initially arrested on July 19 near ...
Arrested Greek Cypriots in north were ‘victims of a conspiracy’
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were “victims of a conspiracy”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP spokesman Asim Akansoy said.
He described the ...
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Five Greek Cypriots found not guilty by military court in north
Greek Cypriots found not guilty
By Tom Cleaver
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July were on Friday found not guilty of the charges they ...
Greek Cypriots’ case at Trikomo court to resume next week
The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July will continue next Tuesday after the conclusion of this week’s hearings ...
Greek Cypriots case at Trikomo court rolls on
The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July continued on Monday, with two prosecution witnesses, both of whom took ownership ...
Greek Cypriots’ case in north to continue next month
The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July will continue next month, after the latest hearing was held in the ...
Greek Cypriots’ civilian case in north adjourned until Friday
The civilian court case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July was on Tuesday adjourned until Friday.
The pair face charges of ...
Greek Cypriots’ case in north adjourned until November
The military court case against the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north was on Wednesday adjourned until November 7.
It had initially expected that a verdict would be handed down ...
Arrested Greek Cypriot taken to hospital in north
One of the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July was taken to hospital on Tuesday at the end of the day’s court hearing.
The five appeared ...
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Defence grills crossing point police in Greek Cypriots’ case in north
The police officer who was working at the crossing point booth at which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month crossed before being arrested, appeared ...
North accuses Republic of ‘misleading the public’ over arrests of Greek Cypriots
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody another week
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month were remanded for another seven days on Thursday and will likely enter pleas on August 21.
All five briefly ...
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Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody for 13 more days
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month in the early hours of Saturday morning learned that they will remain in custody ...
Unficyp provides assistance to arrested Greek Cypriots, govt furious over arrests
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is providing humanitarian assistance to the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody after having been arrested in the north on suspicion ...
Turkish Cypriot arrested for aiding and abetting arrested Greek Cypriots
A Turkish Cypriot civil servant who works at the north’s land registry office has been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots who remain in ...
Foreign Ministry in contact with UN over GC arrests in north
The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) regarding the reported detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Theodoros Gotsis ...
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Christodoulides set to woo Cypriots abroad to return home
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday outlined the incentives he plans to introduce with the aim of convincing Cypriots living abroad to return to the island.
Speaking ahead of the day’...
Turkey’s opposition says govt ‘turns a blind eye to Greek Cypriots’ strengthening’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is “turning a blind eye to the strengthening of the Greek Cypriot administration’s strengthening of its status as a state”, opposition party, the CHP’...
Tatar: I do not accept the term ‘Cypriot’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he does not accept the term “Cypriot” to refer to people from the island of Cyprus.
Addressing the north’s Ataturk teachers’ ...
Compensating all Greek Cypriots through IPC may cost €26bn
The cost of compensating every single Greek Cypriot for every single piece of land lost in 1974 may top £22.4 billion (€26.3bn), former Immovable Property Commission (IPC) chairman Ayfer Said Erkmen has ...
The ill deeds of the past are not forgotten
But in Cyprus we must learn to forgive
By Fahri Zihni
Many people have a conflicting diary of events. For example, the birthday of a young child may fall close ...
The misfortune of Cyprus is its people
In the past, I believed that the malaise of Cyprus was primarily caused by the incompetence and frivolousness of its leaders. Recently however, I have embarked on a process of ...