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It is 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus put Canadian peacekeepers on the frontline of a war between two countries and two communities. CBC News looks back at a 30-year mission where tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers served. CBC | World News

A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. The Biden administration insists it will be rebuilt, but one aid organization official has called the pier “a sideshow.” CBC | World News

Newly revealed leaked documents show how oligarchs feverishly tried to move money and assets based in Cyprus in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, as European Union and other sanctions loomed. CBC | World News

CYPRUS flights from Britain are being cancelled by a number of airlines as the country increases its response to the coronavirus. Are your flights affected? Daily Express :: Travel Feed

THE case of a UK teenager facing jail after she was convicted of fabricating a rape claim in Cyprus has triggered a furious reaction on social media, with #ibelieveher becoming one of the UK’s biggest-trending hashtags just minutes after the verdict was announced. Daily Express :: News Feed

IT SHOULDN’T be surprising that the British are so enamoured of Paphos. Daily Express :: Travel Feed

The beautiful island of Cyprus is famously the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Goddess of love. Michael Booker falls under its spell. Daily Express :: Travel Feed