Nicosia

On Friday July 19, 1974, 30-year-old pilot Adamos Marneros was glued to his television screen in London. The British networks, first and foremost the BBC, were constantly relaying information about an imminent Turkish invasion of Cyprus, just four days after the Greek military junta-backed coup against Cypriot President, Archbishop Makarios III.

Greetings, the day after a significant political event, such as the expulsion of a prominent political figure from their party, is always “a cold day” for everyone who thinks a little more than just about…social media. After all, Mitsotakis himself has always been a moderate politician who thinks quite thoroughly and methodically about his moves and decisions.

The “abandonment” of Antonis Samaras is spreading, just hours before the ND Disciplinary Board meeting, which is expected to confirm his second expulsion from the governing party.

Commenting on the expulsion of former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis, accused him of adopting falsehoods and crossing the line, during a press conference on Monday.

Cyprus will reach a decision this month on whether the Cypriot state will join a subsidiary formed by Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) for the development of an electrical grid interconnection linking Crete and Cyprus, according to a leading Cypriot government official.  

An unbelievable incident took place at a secondary school in Nicosia, Cyprus. According to Alpha News, a student arrived at school last week with €15,000 in cash, part of which he distributed to his classmates.

Athens and Nicosia have expressed satisfaction over Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides' recent visit to Washington and his meeting with US President Joe Biden.

The Financial Times recently put the spotlight on a phenomenon that has been dubbed the "north Cyprus trap" that has seen tens of thousands of migrant students get lured with false promises to so-called universities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.