Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

This week, a meeting between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the Republic of Cyprus, alongside the guarantor powers of Greece, Turkey and the UK, is due to take place in Geneva ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. From left, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced that a total of four new crossing points will open between Cyprus’ two sides as a result of the enlarged meeting on the ...

UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures. There’s a positive “new atmosphere” surrounding the ...

A few years later, after several failed attempts to resolve the issue, northern Cyprus declared independence. However, it remains only recognised by Turkey. Western states and much of the ...

Europeans, whether consciously or not, have been pushed to seek new alliances. Since the Ottoman era, Cyprus has held a strategic position as a maritime hub in the Mediterranean, making it ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.N. Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart, center, Cyprus President Nikos ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Some families in Cyprus will camp out or visit the beach or the city park on Green Monday. Everyone wants to get outside and enjoy the ...

This indicates the island’s population has more genetic similarities with populations of mixed origins brought to Cyprus down through the centuries. According to history and archaeology ...