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...
Photis Photiou
Options mulled for 2020 overseas Cypriots conference
Taking into account the coronavirus, there are two options for holding the annual expat conference in the summer, presidential commissioner for humanitarian issues and overseas...
Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriot side will deliver humanitarian aid to enclaved, Photiou says
Turkish Cypriot authorities will this week distribute humanitarian aid to enclaved Greek Cypriots and Maronites escorted by Unficyp staff, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on...
Greek officer’s remains to be handed over to family after 46 years
The remains of a Greek officer killed during the fighting in 1974 will be handed over on Thursday – allowing his relatives to bury him...
Nostos programme to continue with focus on youth
Nostos – The Return, a programme implemented in the context of the trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on diaspora issues, will continue with...
Rizokarpaso students to enjoy afterschool activities for first time since ‘74
For the first time since 1974, students attending enclaved schools at Rizokarpaso, will have the chance to enjoy afterschool activities such as learning foreign languages,...
Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral cooperation on diaspora ‘becoming a reality’
Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou said on Wednesday that a trilateral cooperation mechanism established between Cyprus, Greece and Israel on the diaspora was becoming a reality....
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...
‘Islamisation of the north’ to be discussed at this year’s Overseas Cypriots conference
The ‘Islamisation of the north’ will be addressed during the congress of overseas Cypriots in Nicosia from August 27-30, the Cyprus News Agency reported on...
Turkish side not responding to efforts to resume talks
The Turkish side is not responding to efforts to lift the deadlock and proceed with the resumption of settlement talks, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said...
Diaspora chambers in Australia launches trade initiative with Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
The Chambers of Commerce of the Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian diasporas in Australia are preparing an action plan to promote trade and investment relations with...
Commemoration for 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors born in Cyprus
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday visited a monument in Nicosia dedicated to the 2,200 children of Holocaust survivors who were born in British detention...
CMP hopes Cyprus File will be of use in finding Missing
The CMP hopes to be able to use information in the Cyprus File to find missing persons, Greek Cypriot representative to the group Nestoras Nestoros...
Remains of a TC victim of Athalassa bombing handed over to relatives
The remains of one of three Turkish Cypriots killed along with dozens of Greek Cypriot at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital in Nicosia when it was...
Around 60 new applications from Maronites to relocate north
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou received approximately 50-60 new applications from Maronites requesting to resettle in the northern villages of Kormakitis and Karpasha, he told CNA...
Turkey’s attitude on missing persons ‘criminal and inhuman’, Photiou says
Turkey’s attitude on the humanitarian issue of missing persons is criminal and inhuman, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou has said, adding that the international community had...
Government ‘satisfied’ with numbers moving to Karpas
Commissioner for humanitarian affairs Photis Photiou on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the interest of young couples in resettling in the Karpas peninsula. Photiou was briefing...
Photiou discusses missing persons issue with senior UN official
The missing persons issue was the main point of discussion at a meeting Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou had with United Nations Under Secretary General for...
Akinci promises Maronites north moving ahead with return plans
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci pledged on Friday that the issue of Maronites returning to their homes in Ayia Marina village would be discussed with...
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt hold tripartite diaspora meeting
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Tuesday signed a cooperation protocol that aims to bring Cypriots and Greeks who used to live in Alexandria back to...
