NICOSIA, Cyprus – Capt. Adamos Marneros gazed with foreboding at the dots on the radar screen of his passenger jet as it prepared for landing on Cyprus. It was before dawn on July 20, 1974, and the ...

Nicosia International Airport became a frontline after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and has since been declared a ...

"This airport has been closed since 1974, when we saw some of the most heaviest fighting between the sides, and it was in 1974 that the United Nations force commander at the time declared the area ...

NICOSIA, CyprusNICOSIA, Cyprus — An abandoned airport that for decades has stood as a stark symbol of conflict on war-divided Cyprus was briefly reopened to the media on Tuesday ahead of the ...

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The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and bαhçές histories of Cyprus, inspired by the Cyprus Insula exhibition, invites families to participate in an interactive journey exploring historic photos and ...

The prospect of a railway line being constructed in Cyprus is not to be laughed at, European transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said on Tuesday.“Don’t laugh at [the idea of] trains,” he ...

Elizabeth Spehar, U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP Mission poses with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the buffer ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. In August 1974, the UN established a buffer dividing the island of Cyprus ...

Nicosia International Airport was once the main gateway to Cyprus, but it has been abandoned for after a devastating conflict ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Capt. Adamos Marneros gazed with foreboding at the dots on the radar screen of his passenger jet as it prepared for landing on Cyprus. It was before dawn on July 20, 1974, and ...