Sources: BBC
Spain announces that the frigate "Cristóbal Colón" will join French aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" and Greek Navy ships to protect the British military bases in Cyprus. 2026-03-5
Cyprus will lift their COVID-19-related travel conditions from April 18, ending rules of two years of the pandemic. 2022-04-7
Cyprus denies access for five Russian military vessels to enter its port in Limassol. Whether the military ships could enter Cypriot ports in the first place is controversial, as the international law background is unclear. 2022-03-5
The Cypriot Interior and Finance Ministries announce they will abolish the country's "citizenship through investment" program by November 1, after Al Jazeera released a video yesterday showing that several senior officials, such as parliament president Demetris Syllouris and fellow MP Christakis Giovanis, were willing to help criminals obtain passports through the program. Attorney General George Savvidis also announced that he will launch a criminal inquiry into the officials involved. 2020-10-13
The self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus re-opens Varosha, Famagusta, to the public. The area was abandoned in 1974 during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and access is forbidden under international law imposed by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Russia condemns the decision, calling it "unacceptable", and Cyprus has requested the United Nations intervene to stop the re-opening. 2020-10-9
The leaders of northern and southern Cyprus meet in Switzerland to restart talks about reuniting the island. 2016-11-7
Politicians in Cyprus demand the resignation of the governor of the central bank there, Chrystalla Georghadji, raising concerns about a conflict of interest. 2015-03-13
Nicos Anastasiades of the conservative Democratic Rally party wins the Cypriot presidential election. 2013-02-24
Thousands of Turkish Cypriots protest against Government of Turkey inspired spending cuts in Nicosia. [http:--www.cyprus-mail.com-cyprus-turkish-cypriots-protest-turkish-backed-austerity-steps-20110302?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d6ea2ef04109e63,0 ("Cyprus Mail")]date=August 2019 2011-03-2
Three men are detained in relation to the theft of the corpse of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos. 2010-03-10