Nicosia, Cyprus News

WALLS designed to keep people in or out a ' whether in Berlin, Nicosia, Israel, or Korea a ' are always the product of fear: East German leaders' fear of a mass exodus by their citizens seeking freedom and dignity; Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders' fear of continued war; Israelis' fear of terrorism; or the North Korean leadership's fear of ...

LARNACA, Cyprus : Cyprus opened an ultra-modern airport on Saturday that it hopes will boost flagging tourism and boost prospects of it becoming a regional transport hub.

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Indian counterpart Pratibha Devisingh Patil meet in Nicosia.

Athens/Nicosia - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in Athens for a two-day UN global meeting on migration and development, said on Wednesday he had "high hopes" a solution would be found to reunify the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

"Turkey warned over Cyprus reunification standstill Published: Thursday 29 October 2009 Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou warned today that Ankara would negatively affect its EU accession bid if did not begin complying with its obligations to normalise relations with Nicosia in December this year." More: EurActiv.com - Turkey warned ...

By Pradeep Kashyap, New Delhi, Nov 1 : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil returned to the capital this morning after week-long 'goodwill' visits to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus to further consolidate traditional friendly ties with both countries.

An armed robbery took place this morning at the Cooperative Bank of Tamassos at Psimolofou, village southwest of Nicosia .

Greek and Turkish Cypriot children, accompanied by their parents and teachers, toured together historical monuments located in both sides of the divided capital Nicosia on Sunday as part of effort to enhance bi-communal understanding and reconciliation.

Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.

Nicosia , Oct.31 : On the last day of her six-day state visit to London and Cyprus, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil met Cyprus President Demitris Christofias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, and was told that Cyprus supports India's bid for permanent membership in the UNSC.

President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society.

By Ravi Khandelwal, Nicosia , Oct 30: President Pratibha Patil, presently visiting Cyprus as part of her weeklong tour, on Friday asked the business fraternity of Cyprus to invest in India, as it is an excellent destination for investment.

T he a Bridging Divisions in Citiesa award will later today be presented to the representatives of the city of Berlin, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary since the fall of the Berlin wall Nicosia Mayor of Nicosia Eleni Mavrou earlier this week said that Nicosiaa s role as host city a oeprovides us with the opportunity to highlight the role of ...

A United Nations bomb disposal expert died today in an accidental explosion while clearing landmines in Cyprus' buffer zone separating the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides of the Mediterranean island.

By Sonia Wolf SHOPPERS in the capital of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus sometimes have to take along an extra item with their credit cards and mobile phones - their passports.

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Schoolchildren and their parents from around Cyprus gathered here Saturday to sort and bale more than 350 kg of cans for recycling as their way to mark the International Day of Climate Action.

NICOSIA Cyprus President Demetris Christofias described an upcoming official visit to Cyprus by Greece's new prime minister George Papandreou as "extremely important", during an exclusive interview with the ANA-MPA released on Sunday.

A man from Chipperfield who was born in Cyprus died there after returning for a holiday, an inquest heard.

Date : Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:03 +0500 GREEK PM URGES TURK TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM CYPRUS Menelaos Hadjicostis Hurriyet Daily News Oct 20 2009 Turkey Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias shakes hands with Greek prime minister George Papandreou after their meeting at the presidential palace in the divided capital of Nicosia on Oct.