Cyprus
The French pocket super-carrier that could help shield Hormuz
France has deployed its sole aircraft carrier in an “unprecedented” naval build-up that could be used to protect cargo vessels from Iranian drones.
- Michele Kambas, John Irish and Staff reporter
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‘Sold us out’: Fury erupts after inner west cultural club sold to developer
Angry Cyprus Community of NSW members say they feel blindsided after the club’s administrator sold their land to clear $20 million in debt.
- Jessica McSweeney
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Emotions spill over as hundreds of Australians fleeing Lebanon land in Cyprus
Australians traumatised by Israel’s missile strikes on Lebanon have landed in Cyprus after fleeing war-torn Beirut on two hastily convened rescue flights.
- Rob Harris
How a 17-year-old Eurovision star studies for her HSC
One day she followed a Greek music producer on Instagram. It didn’t take long before she was singing at Eurovision. Now she’s doing the HSC.
- Christopher Harris
It’s this WWII veteran’s second home. But now it’s sitting on a $70m developer goldmine
Membership is declining and income is dwindling, leaving a once-thriving community institution at the crossroads and divided over its future.
- Ben Cubby and Michael Koziol
There’s another Aussie competing at this year’s Eurovision
Silia Kapsis,17, will perform for Eurovision in May, but not for her homeland.
- Michael Idato
Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries
Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.
- Brian Johnston
What happened when these Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot mates took a long walk
For Yalçın Adal and Stavros Tziortzis, walking from one end of Cyprus to the other helped uncover a greater connection to their homelands – and each other.
- Elli Jacobs
Cyprus’ ‘most destructive’ fire ever spreads through villages, farms
Civil Defence volunteers have discovered human remains just outside the village of Odou on the southern edge of the Troodos mountain range.
- Menelaos Hadjicostis
‘Satanic’ El Diablo Eurovision entry must be removed, says Holy Synod
For centuries, the Orthodox Church has guarded Greek Cypriots’ faith and ethnic identity. Now it has weighed into the controversy over their 2021 Eurovision effort.