It is still very unlikely the island will reunite soon. "Britain granted Cyprus independence in 1960. Only three years later, communal conflict led the Turkish Cypriots to withdraw from powersharing. In...
In an effort to boost peace talks, rival Cypriot leaders have agreed to reopen a key crossing in the capital, Nicosia. Ledra Street runs along the dividing line in Nicosia and has come to symbolise the...
Nicosia (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Communist party leader Demetris Christofias won Cyprus`s presidential election on Sunday after pledging to revive talks to re-unite his Greek-Cypriot south side of the island with...
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The Greek Church of Cyprus has a new leader, Archibishop Chrysostomos II. During Sunday's ceremony, Chrysostomos was fitted with a red robe - a royal privilege handed down to Cypriot Archbishops by the Byzantine emperor Zeno almost 1600 years ago.
He then signed his...
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