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Criminal charges were filed against Greek financier and former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos on Thursday by prosecutors in Greece, over the lending of up to €200 million from Laiki to the IRF European Finance Investments, an investment vehicle owned by Greek ship-owner Angeliki Frangou. The case relates to some 200 million Euros in loans to the IRF without collateral, prosecutors cla

Cyprus formally apologized to Greece on Tuesday as it handed over the remains of 16 Greek commandos who were killed by "friendly fire" during Turkey's 1974 invasion of the island.

A Cypriot special forces soldier with camouflage painted face takes part in the military parade in capital Nicosia in the divided capital of Cyprus, Saturday. President Nicos Anastasiades said in a televised address marking Cyprus' 56th anniversary of independence from British colonial rule that no modern state within the European Union has any need for third-country security guarantees.

Some 1,061 missing people have been unearthed in the past 10 years in Cyprus, while around 700 of the bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, according to a Turkish Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. 

A 12-member mixed delegation is scheduled to convene in Jerusalem, Nicosia, Cyprus and Athens from January 10 to 18.

The delegation will convene in Jerusalem, from Jan. 10 to 13, then continue to Nicosia, Cyprus, Jan. 13 to 14, and make its final stop in Athens, Greece, Jan. 14 to 18.

Fresh water has not been pumped through a new pipeline to households in Turkish Cyprus, amid a continuing dispute between Turkey and Turkish Cyprus over who will run the water affairs of the newly-built pipeline, Turkish Cypriot sources told daily Hürriyet.

Famous celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says he is ‘super excited’ to be opening up a restaurant in Cyprus after confirming the move along with PHC Group of companies. Jamie’s Italian eatery will open its doors next year. “I’m super-excited to be bringing Jamie’s Italian to Cyprus and I just know that Nicosia it’s going to be a brilliant addition to the Jamie’s Italian family,” said Oliver.

Turkey is coming under increased pressure from European partners to make a return to, irrespective of what it's called, the "peace process," the "Kurdish opening" or "to strive for national togetherness" - whatever that means.

More and more efforts are building to convince Turkey that for a place in the European Union - even in a future outer layer of a multi-layered one - Ankara must see the reality that the road passes through Nicosia. Which Nicosia?

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov referred to the great self-restraint that Greeks pilots show towards the violation of Greek airspace by Turkish jets.