Cyprus is a former British colony and the agreement for independence in 1960 was meant to respect both the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities. This initially fell apart in 1963 when the ...

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Just as in India in the days of the Raj, the British in Cyprus also had their hill stations where they went to escape the summer heat. Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley established the first such ...