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Cyprus detains 12 Israelis for 8 days over alleged rape
A Cyprus court has ordered 12 Israelis vacationing on the east Mediterranean island nation to remain in police custody for eight days after a 19-year-old British woman alleged that she was raped.
 
Cypriots mourn ex-President Dimitris Christofias at funeral
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, trade unionists, European communists and politician, and leaders from Cyprus’ breakaway Turkish Cypriot community were among those attending a funeral for the country’s former president, Dimitris Christofias.
 
Cyprus ex-President Dimitris Christofias dead at 72
Former Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias has died at age 72. As Cyprus’ first communist president, his troubled tenure was marked by near financial ruin that necessitated an international rescue, uproar over a deadly Iranian munitions blast and failure to end the country’s ethnic division has di
 
Remains of Cyprus serial killer’s 7th victim found in lake
A two-month search for the victims of a confessed serial killer in Cyprus came to a close Wednesday when divers discovered the decomposing body of his youngest victim in a lake.
 
1st Turkish Cypriot MEP envisions himself as division healer
Niyazi Kizilyurek says nothing like it has happened in ethnically divided Cyprus in 140 years: He is the first Turkish Cypriot elected to the European Parliament, and he was selected by a primarily Greek Cypriot electorate.
 
F35-B fighters land in UK’s Cyprus base for training, tests
Six F35-B Lightning warplanes, the U.K.'s newest fighter, have arrived at a British air base on Cyprus for training and a systems test in the aircraft’s first overseas deployment.
 
Minister resigns amid criticism in Cyprus serial killer case
The Cypriot justice minister has resigned as criticism of police mounted for mistakes that may have let a serial killer claim more victims.
 
UK experts visit toxic lake in Cyprus serial killer case
British forensics experts helping to tackle the Cyprus serial killer case have visited a toxic lake where a suitcase was found with a decomposed body inside as criticism mounted Tuesday of how Cypriot police initially handled the disappearances of several victims.
 
Cyprus protest vigil held for officer’s 7 assumed victims
A protest vigil has been held outside Cyprus’ presidential palace to mourn seven women and girls who a military officer is suspected of killing and to question if authorities failed to adequately investigate reports of missing foreign workers.
 
Italy: 5 EU nations will take in migrants stranded at sea
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says five European Union nations are stepping forward to help resolve the latest impasse involving migrants stuck at sea on a humanitarian ship, but he bemoaned the lack of a systematic EU way to deal with migrant rescues.
 
Cyprus: US to lift Cyprus arms embargo in security boost
Cyprus’ foreign minister says the U.S. will soon start lifting a decades-old arms embargo on the eastern Mediterranean island because Washington acknowledges its contribution to bolstering stability and security in the region.
 
Cyprus sees surge in migrants crossing from breakaway north
Cyprus has seen a sharp rise in migrant arrivals this year as other European countries tighten their borders.
 
A stitch in time: Cyprus’ Lefkaritiko lace faces grim future
Local legend has it that the craftsmanship of Cyprus’ famed ‘Lefkaritiko lace’ was of such quality that Leonardo Da Vinci himself purchased a tablecloth on a visit to this east Mediterranean island in the late 15th century and gifted it to Milan’s cathedral.
 
AP PHOTOS: High-rises remake the skyline of city in Cyprus
Aptly named The Oval, the 16-story structure is being advertised as the tallest office tower on Cyprus. It’s one of about a dozen high-rises transforming the skyline of a city in southern Cyprus as the island-nation emerges from a deep financial crisis.
 
Cypriots link arms to protest planned Russian nuclear plant
Protesters are urging ethnically-split Cyprus’ government and breakaway Turkish Cypriot authorities to step up their protests and speak out against a nuclear power plant Russia is building on Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline.
 
Cyprus leaders’ meeting aims to restart peace talks
The chief negotiator for Greek Cypriots in ethnically-split Cyprus says next week’s meeting between the rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders aims to pave the way for a full resumption of stalled reunification talks.
 
Turkey slams Cyprus for gas search, blocks rig with warships
Turkey’s foreign ministry has repeated its criticism of Cyprus for a “unilateral” offshore hydrocarbons search after Turkish warships prevented a rig from reaching an area off the east Mediterranean island nation where it’s to start exploratory drilling for gas.
 
Gas search, economy, peace talks on Cyprus president’s plate
Nicos Anastasiades has reached the apex of his long political career after winning a second five-year term as ethnically divided Cyprus’ president.
 
Cyprus, Greece and Jordan aim to bolster region’s security
The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan pledged a new partnership Tuesday with tighter cooperation on fighting terrorism, and rallied international support for countries hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Syria.
 
Israel expects gas to flow from east Mediterranean to Europe
Israel’s energy minister says a potential undersea pipeline carrying natural gas from deposits in the eastern Mediterranean to Europe is “very realistic” and could help secure the continent’s energy future.
 
Defend Europe: Ship still off Cyprus over ‘security warning’
A ship chartered by a group that campaigns against migrant arrivals in Europe is staying at sea off Cyprus amid warnings of threats to the vessel from far-leftists.
 
Maronites can return to Cyprus villages held by Turkish army
Authorities in Cyprus’ breakaway north say they have lifted restrictions on Maronite Christians reclaiming property in villages under Turkish military control.
 
UN envoy: Cyprus peace talks unlikely to resume anytime soon
A United Nations envoy said Monday that he sees little chance that talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus would restart anytime soon after their collapse in Switzerland earlier this month.
 
Turkey’s premier: ‘Pointless’ to revive failed Cyprus talks
Turkey’s prime minister is shutting the door on reviving efforts to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus anytime soon after high-level talks earlier this month failed to produce a hoped-for breakthrough deal.
 
UN chief to meet rival Cyprus leaders in New York
Officials say U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus at U.N. headquarters in New York amid faltering reunification talks.
 
Cyprus: New convention targets illegal antiquities dealers
Cyprus’ foreign minister says a new Council of Europe convention will take aim at smugglers and buyers who deal in stolen antiquities and other priceless cultural artifacts in a trade that’s often used to finance terrorist organizations.
 
Turkey’s PM: Up to Greek Cypriots to push peace talks on
Turkey’s prime minister says Greek Cypriots need to fix their “mistake” of legislating the schoolroom commemoration of a 1950 referendum that called for Cyprus’ union with Greece if stalled talks to reunify the ethnically split island are going to move forward.
 
Cyprus tests to see if remains of missing were misidentified
A committee charged with uncovering the fate of hundreds of missing Greek and Turkish Cypriots says it is looking to see if past DNA tests conducted on unearthed remains were incorrect, resulting in the misidentification of individuals.
 
Cyprus court orders Egyptian hijacker extradited
A Cyprus court has approved a request from the Egyptian government to extradite a man who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight with a fake suicide belt and diverted it to Cyprus in March.
 
Hezbollah member pleads guilty to 8 charges in Cyprus
The three-judge bench said it took into account the 26-year-old’s limited role in the operation as only the guardian of the chemical compound, his swift admission, apology and remorse for his actions. They also pointed to the fact that he renounced any further association with Hezbollah as well as h
 
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