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The Cypress Observer is your online news source for current events across the country of Cyprus. We strive to bring you the latest news, updates and current events from across the region with a major focus on politics and business.
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November 14, 2018
TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER “THREATENED” TO RESIGN OVER LATEST SOLUTION PROPOSAL
Mustafa Akinci, Turkish Cypriot leader had allegedly threatened to resign over the Cyprus issue, rather than taking another course that would help resolve and reunite the divided island nation. According to the daily Kibris Postasi, Mr. Akinci, who made the statement last April on a visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the […]November 10, 2018
TURKISH SURVEY VESSEL SPOTTED ON CYPRUS COAST
The Turkey-Cyprus-Ankara maritime relations are already very strained, and if the latest developments are anything to go by, they might not resolve as soon as expected. According to several sources, the Turkish survey ship Barbaros was spotted off of Cyprus’ western coast, post Ankara’s issuance of navigational telex which stated the country’s intention to […]November 7, 2018
ROBBERS ARRESTED AFTER OWNER ASKS THEM TO “COME LATER”
An armed robbery was completely foiled by it’s to-be victim store owner. The Belgian store owner, in a bid to save his store, asked the thieves to return later as there was no money in the till. The gang of thieves, quite surprisingly, did return later – to be unwittingly arrested by police officers […]November 4, 2018
MOTHER-DAUGHTER FROM SOMALIA REUNITE AFTER THREE YEARS
A 29-year-old Somali woman and asylee in Cyprus reunited with her six-year-old daughter after over three years of being separated. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 29-year-old Samia was reunited with her daughter, Manar at Larnaca airport where the girl arrived to meet and live with her mother. […]November 1, 2018
RUSSIAN TOURISTS KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
Two Russian tourists were killed due to their rental car having gone off a cliff in the Akamas. The two, who were man and wife and aged 58 and 48 respectively, were killed due to their rental car going off a cliff and plunging straight into the Akamas area’s rocky coast in Paphos. A […]October 30, 2018
RUSSIAN SPEARFISHING CHAMPION DIES IN CYPRUS
Andrey Turukhano, champion spearfisher and captain of the St. Petersburg team died in Cyprus while doing some underwater hunting. According to Filleteferos, a Cypriot newspaper, Mr. Turukhano, 46, was found in the waters of Lara beach on the Akamas Peninsula. Cyprus Police has said that Mr. Turukhano, had dived into the sea from his […]