Remains of missing Greek officer handed over for burial
The remains of a Greek artillery officer killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion were handed over for burial in his homeland on Thursday during a...
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Dramatic reduction in exhumations for missing persons
By Mary Spyrou The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is “particularly concerned” over the dramatic reduction in the number of human remains found in recent...
Large number of missing persons cases remain unsolved
Cyprus police are investigating a large number of unsolved missing persons cases dating back to the 90s, including two people who went missing this year....
CMP will identify number of remains by end of April
By end of April the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) will have identified a number of remains, Leonidas Pantelides, Greek Cypriot Member in the Committee...
TC member of CMP stepping down
Turkish Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Gulden Plumer Kucuk, announced on Thursday she was stepping down since her contract would not...
Over half of missing persons cases remain unresolved
Over half of cases before CMP remain unresolved Over 50 per cent of cases before the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are still missing, and...
CMP confirms that operations are running normally
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus bicommunal excavations resumed on July 2 after the lifting of Covid-19 related restrictions on crossing points, it said...
Remains of one GC missing person found in north military area
Bicommunal teams searching for missing persons have recovered the remains of one individual in a military area north of Nicosia, it was announced on Thursday....
CMP recovers remains of three Greek Cypriots as excavations continue north of the capital
Excavations by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are ongoing near the Tekke Bahcesi in the northern part of old Nicosia, with excavation teams having...
Toxicity of missing persons issue ‘can stand in the way of reconciliation’ CMP member says
The issue of missing persons can often be toxic and can stand in the way of reconciliation and political stability, the third member of the...
Missing teenage girl
Police have issued a missing persons bulletin for a 14-year-old Vietnamese girl from Larnaca who was last seen on Wednesday morning. Nguyen Tran Thuong is...
Police chief: we will regain the public’s trust after Metaxas case
New police chief Kypros Michaelides pledged on Thursday that the force shall redouble its efforts to cement a sense of security amid the public, addressing...
Missing man found alive and well in his apartment
The 44-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday after going swimming in Limassol was found in good health but drunk on Thursday and was promptly...
Push to relocate remains of those killed in invasion for reburial in the Republic
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou submitted to cabinet on Wednesday, a proposal to investigate, exhume and identify the remains of some 500 Greek Cypriots and Greeks...
In address to Filipinos, president slams authorities’ ‘casual and careless approach’ to missing persons
Any failure by Cypriot authorities to properly investigate cases of missing persons, which in seven instances at least, led to murder by a serial killer,...
Vietnamese woman missing since Tuesday in Limassol
Police are asking the public to assist them in locating 39-year-old Thi Dung Duong, a Vietnamese woman who since Tuesday has been missing from her...
Pensioner, 77, missing in Larnaca
Police are asking the public for assistance in locating 77-year-old Andreas Agathangelou, who has gone missing from his home in the village of Ayii Anargyri,...
New momentum on the cards for CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has been receiving an increased flow of information over the last few weeks, Leonidas Pantelides, the Greek Cypriot member...
Turkey to allow CMP access to 30 suspected burial sites in north
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) announced on Friday Turkey had granted access to 30 suspected burial sites in military areas in the north without...
Slovak FM presents €10,000 donation to CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on Tuesday expressed its thanks to the Slovak Republic for its donation of €10,000 on the occasion of the...