1570: Turks begin siege of Nicosia, capital of Cyprus
On this day in 1570, the Turkish commander Lala Mustafa Pasha began the siege of Nicosia. In fact, the first invasion came on July 1st, 1570, at Larnaca where the
Greek race walker Kyriaki Filtisakou denies “using any illegal substances in her life”
Greek race walker Kyriaki Filtisakou denied “using any illegal substances in her life,” after telling local media that she was the Greek athlete who tested positive for doping a few
Cyprus emergency services airlift tanker crew member
Cypriot emergency services have airlifted a member of a ships crew who fell sick. The 54-year-old man from the Philippines, a crew member of the Singapore-flagged cargo ship “MAERSK CALABAR”,
Turkey: Two killed, seven injured in knife attack
Two people were killed, and seven others were injured on Wednesday when an assailant targeted those around them in Türkiye’s eastern Bingol province, local officials announced. According to a statement
Turkish police detain 10 suspects linked to Erdogan coup
The Turkish police on Wednesday detained 10 suspects across Türkiye over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The chief public prosecutor’s office
Fighter jets shoot down two drones that approached Israel, fired from Iraq
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that its fighter jets shot down two drones that approached Israel from the east overnight. In a statement, the military said the drones were intercepted
Telegraph ponders direct flights to northern Cyprus
Britain’s Daily Telegraph has questioned the possibility of starting direct flights to the occupied territories of Cyprus. The reference was made in one of the leading articles marking the anniversary
British tabloid reports of ‘tourism panic’ in Cyprus dismissed as ‘out of touch’
A spate of reports in the British media claiming that there is ‘panic’ in the Cyprus holiday sector have been dismissed by tourism professionals on the island. Representatives of Pasyxe
Cyprus continues to ship aid to Gaza, via Ashdod
The American embassy in Nicosia announced that the multinational effort to urgently transport humanitarian aid to Gaza is continuing from Cyprus. As stated on X, as part of the ongoing
Guterres “welcomes signing of the Beijing Declaration by the Palestinian factions”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the declaration on ending division and strengthening unity signed by 14 Palestinian factions in Beijing, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Guterres “very much welcomes