World War II Archives

Presidents highlight close Israeli-Cyprus ties

Evie AndreouJanuary 22, 2020

By Evie AndreouJanuary 22, 20200666

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday highlighted his country’s close relations with Cyprus, pointing out how it had hosted thousands of Jews after the Second...

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Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot, WW II vets, meet for the first time in 70 years

Lizzy IoannidouAugust 2, 2018

By Lizzy IoannidouAugust 2, 20180171

By Lizzy Ioannidou A Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot who fought side by side in World War II only to find themselves in opposite camps in 1974,...

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Japan PM Abe honours “Japanese Schindler” in Lithuania

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 14, 2018January 14, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 14, 2018January 14, 2018167

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the former Japanese consulate in Lithuania on Sunday to commemorate a Japanese diplomat credited with saving an estimated 6,000...

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Emotional return to Cyprus for former Jewish camp detainees

Nathan MorleyNovember 13, 2016November 13, 2016

By Nathan MorleyNovember 13, 2016November 13, 201659 349

“This is very, very emotional,” says 68-year-old retired city planner Pinchas Kahana, as he wanders around the dusty courtyard of what was once a hospital....

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Kerry says Hiroshima ‘gut-wrenching’ reminder world should abandon nuclear weapons (Updated)

FORMER STAFFApril 11, 2016November 10, 2016

By FORMER STAFFApril 11, 2016November 10, 20162 23

By Arshad Mohammed and Kiyoshi Takenaka US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945...

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Memorial for children of Holocaust survivors born in Cyprus

FORMER STAFFFebruary 24, 2016February 24, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 24, 2016February 24, 201615 121

The defence ministers of Cyprus and Israel visited a military camp in Nicosia on Wednesday to unveil a monument dedicated to the children of Holocaust...

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A tea to remember

Bejay BrowneNovember 29, 2015February 8, 2016

By Bejay BrowneNovember 29, 2015February 8, 20169 86

By Bejay Browne A Paphos resident has just returned to Cyprus after being invited to Clarence House in London to have tea with Prince Charles,...

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Ceremony to honour the war dead

Evie AndreouNovember 11, 2015February 9, 2016

By Evie AndreouNovember 11, 2015February 9, 201615 67

By Evie Andreou THE Remembrance Day ceremony held in Nicosia on Wednesday honoured the more than 40,000 Cypriots who volunteered to fight in World War...

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‘One letter in a name made the difference between life and death’: how Glafcos Clerides saved my life

CyprusMailOctober 26, 2015October 26, 2015

By CyprusMailOctober 26, 2015October 26, 20158 120

By Georgia Vasiliou A Turkish Cypriot World War II soldier, serving with the British army, and a Greek Cypriot soldier, both imprisoned in the same...

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