The doorway that was bricked up by the people of Kyrenia
After the local people found out that he was hanged, they bricked up the door, so nobody would ever walk through it again.
Antony Antoniou
Famagusta the walled city
The walls of Famagusta are about two miles in length, totally surrounding the old city, and are remarkably well preserved. Probably the best view of them is from the moat, itself running for over a… Read More »Famagusta the walled city
Saint Hilarion Castle
The Saint Hilarion Castle lies on the Kyrenia mountain range, in Cyprus. This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia. It is the best preserved ruin of the… Read More »Saint Hilarion Castle
Cyprus court sentences serial killer to 7 life terms
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Monday sentenced an army captain to seven life terms in prison after he pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder and kidnapping of seven foreign women and… Read More »Cyprus court sentences serial killer to 7 life terms
Cyprus cannot cope with the number of immigrants
A total of 3,060 migrants have crossed from the occupied areas into the republic so far this year asking for political asylum, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. Talking to the Cyprus News Agency, he… Read More »Cyprus cannot cope with the number of immigrants
Tony Blair: Setting the Record Straight
THE BACKGROUND The former Prime Minister accused his successor as party leader of suggesting that Conservative and Labour governments had been “all the same” over the past thirty years, as he declared: “Enough is… Read More »Tony Blair: Setting the Record Straight
Italy embraces Fascism
The conversation reports: It didn’t matter where they were: in front of a café, a tobacconist, or the train station. It didn’t seem to matter who they were: men or women, Italian citizens, “regular” immigrants… Read More »Italy embraces Fascism
UK Cypriot jailed for defrauding £1.4m after mother was murdered
UK-based Cypriot Marios Demetriou, 50, was jailed for six years earlier this week for deceiving people into giving him £1.4m under the pretence that he would sue an NHS trust and police after the brutal… Read More »UK Cypriot jailed for defrauding £1.4m after mother was murdered
Illegal parking at Larnaca airport
Illegal parking at the airport: Only 4 parking services are legal Only the four private car parks, out of more than 18, which operate in total for the service of Larnaca Airport travelers, appear to… Read More »Illegal parking at Larnaca airport
Remains of Cyprus serial killer’s 7th victim found in lake
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A two-month search for the victims of a confessed serial killer in Cyprus came to a close Wednesday when divers discovered the decomposing body of his youngest victim in a lake.… Read More »Remains of Cyprus serial killer’s 7th victim found in lake