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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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December 16, 2018
BLACK FRIDAY TRADITION TAKING OVER CYPRUS
The previously American-wide tradition-gone-global, which first came to significance in Cyprus around three years ago, was seen being observed with great pomp in the island nation. Black Friday refers to the day after Thanksgiving and since 1952 has been known to mark the first day of USA’s shopping season. The holiday is known for […]December 10, 2018
CYPRUS MUST BE INVADED AGAIN, SAYS TURKISH OPPOSITION
A leading figure from the section has apparently caused widespread alarm by calling another Cyprus invasion, more than forty-four years after the painful partition of the Mediterranean island nation. According to Meral Aksener’s speech in the Ankara’s parliament, Cyprus has been and shall remain Turkish, and that anything else being said is inaccurate. She […]December 8, 2018
60% OF FEMALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN CYPRUS DO NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT, SAYS STUDY
According to a shocking new statistic revealed as part of a result of a study conducted ibn Cyprus, almost 60 percent of female violence victims never report the incident to anyone. Cyprus-based Advisory Committee on Prevention and Combating Violence in the Family, which conducted the study – the first of its kind on the […]December 4, 2018
HISTORIC CHURCH LOCATED IN TURKISH CYPRUS RESTORED
According to a news report by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), The Church of Saint Anne in Famagusta has been restored to its former glory. Dated from the 4th century, the restoration was done by a team of experts with members from Greek as well as Turkish Cypriot communities. Said community, called the “Technical […]November 30, 2018
FAMOUS TEACHER OF CERAMICS MURDERED IN NORTHERN CYPRUS
A well-known ceramics teacher was murdered in Turkish Cyprus. Hasan Işık Özgöçmen’s body was found in a wooded area in the North Cyprus’ Iskele district on Sept. 30. The Demirören News Agency has reported that the 53-year-old ceramics teacher was strangled to death, and his body had been abandoned in the woods. The Cyprus […]November 27, 2018
GREEK CYPRIOT DUO RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY IN TURKISH CYPRUS
The Greek Cypriot father and son duo, who were previously arrested in Turkish Cyprus, have been released from police custody. Charged and detained on grounds of illegally crossing into a military zone, 47-year-old Anastasis Martis and his 25-year-old son Michalis were fined for their “offense.” The two, who a driving in the area of […]