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Mursi, Egypt army pledge lives in ‘final hours’ showdown (updated)
By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick Egypt’s army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged to die for his cause as a deadline loomed on Wednesday that will trigger a military takeover backed...
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Egypt orders arrest of Brotherhood leaders
By Maggie Fick and Alexander Dziadosz Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest on Wednesday of the leaders of ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood, charging them with inciting...
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Cyprus marks 1974 coup against Makarios
The sound of sirens, reverberating at 08:20 this morning reminded those on the island of the military coup of July 1974 against president Archbishop Makarios. He was ousted by the Greek Cypriot EOKA-B...
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Hasikos under fire for attending coupists’ memorial
By George Psyllides GOVERNMENT partners DIKO yesterday slammed the interior minister for attending a memorial service for commandos killed in the attack against the presidential palace during the July...
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Egypt asks Turkish ambassador to leave, cites threat to stability
By Asma Alsharif, Ali Abdelatty and Seda Sezer Egypt said on Saturday it was expelling Turkey’s ambassador and accused Ankara of backing organisations bent on spreading instability – an apparent...
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“This is not a coup” says Thai army, as martial law declared
By Robert Birsel and Dean Yates Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning...
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Forty years since the coup
By George Psyllides THE NATIONAL Council on Monday condemned the July 1974 coup and the Turkish invasion and occupation that followed and vowed to work to reunify the country. Tuesday, July 15, marks...
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Church is forgiving by nature says Archbishop
By Constantinos Psillides The church is forgiving by nature and obliged to spread that forgiveness, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Tuesday, responding to accusations by AKEL general secretary Andros...
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‘Facts cannot be forged’
FACTS are what make history and cannot be forged, president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday, responding to accusations from opposition party AKEL’s general secretary Andros Kyprianou. Kyprianou had...
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Controversy at coup memorial
By Constantinos Psillides MEMBERS of the government and other officials honoured the memory of those who perished during the July 15 coup in 1974 by attending the annual memorial service of the fallen...
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Policy on Cyprus problem slammed during coup House session
By Constantinos Psillides Political parties attended an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to denounce the July 15, 1974 military coup, with most party leaders focusing on...
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Timeline of a crisis
Backdrop to coup and invasion BY 1974 much of the island’s Turkish Cypriot population was living in enclaves. The enclaves started forming after 1963 – three years after independence – when bloody...
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Commandos who took part in coup given funeral
Twelve National Guard commandos, killed in action during the assault on the Presidential Palace on July 15, 1974, whose bones were found in a mass grave at the Constantinou and Eleni cemetery and...
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Turkish court acquits remaining military officers over alleged coup plot
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted the last 62 military officers jailed over an alleged 2003 plot to oust then-prime minister Tayyip Erdogan, after the judge ruled some of the digital evidence as...
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The price of forging history
By George Koumoullis THE FORGERIES of Cyprus’ history are increasing cumulatively, like the galaxies. One forgery gives rise to another worse one and these in their turn to even worse ones. The...
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Search for downed Noratlas plane to resume on July 27
The excavation works at the Tomb of Makedonitissa in Nicosia in search for the remains of Greek airborne commandos, killed when their Noratlas plane was shot down by friendly fire during the 1974...
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Sirens to mark coup anniversary
Sirens will sound at 8.20am islandwide on Wednesday as a reminder of the July 15 military coup against President Makarios in 1974. Archbishop Makarios was ousted by the Greek Cypriot EOKA-B...
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More than a million gather in Istanbul (Update 4)
More than a million Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a rally called by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of...
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Turkey formally arrested 16,000 people in coup probe – minister
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday 16,000 people have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in connection with last month’s failed coup attempt, while another 6,000...
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Military attaches, diplomats flee in Turkey’s post-coup inquiry
Two Turkish military attaches in Greece fled to Italy, others were caught overseas and some diplomats were on the run after being recalled as part of an inquiry into last month’s failed military coup,...
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