The tinny howl of air raid sirens echoed across ethnically divided Cyprus at the crack of dawn on Saturday, marking 50 years from the day that changed the island nation’s history.
Loucas Alexandrou, 94, sits by the grave of his son Christakis Alexandrou, Alexandrides, who where killed on 22 of July 1974 during the Turkish invasion, at the military cemetery in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, July 19, 2024. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Cyprus' ethnic division after Turkish invaded in the summer of 1974 in the wake of an Athens junta-backed coup aiming at union with Greece.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will preside over “golden jubilee” events, replete with a military parade, a visit by Turkey's first aircraft carrier, and an airshow. But that's proving tough since the last serious push for peace collapsed seven years ago. After the talks ended, Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots called for for what essentially amounts to a two-state deal, a notion that's dismissed out of hand by Greek Cypriots.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Study firms up date of famous ancient shipwreck off CyprusWhen scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a pivotal period in the Mediterranean world following the death of Alexander the Great.
Lire la suite »
Israel turns Greek-administered Cyprus into its logistics base: Turkish FMTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns the Greek Cypriots about potential disastrous consequences of their involvement in military tension in the region emanating from Tel Aviv's war on Gaza.
Lire la suite »
Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threatsLebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon.
Lire la suite »
Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threatsLebanese government officials are working to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon.
Lire la suite »
Lebanese officials work to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus following Hezbollah threatsBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese government officials worked Thursday to maintain friendly relations with Cyprus a day after the militant Hezbollah group threatened to attack the Mediterranean island if it allows Israel to use its territories to attack Lebanon.
Lire la suite »
Hezbollah Chief Claims 100,000 Terrorists Ready to Attack Israel, Threatens CyprusSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Lire la suite »