Chequered history of tears and terror


By Nathan Morley 8 November 2009 FROM terrifying hijacks to pitched gun battles on the runway, Larnaca airport has witnessed a series of dramatic events in its eventful 34-year history. The airport, which was improvised after the 1974 Turkish invasion left Nicosia airport marooned in the buffer zone, became an international airport in name only. […]

Tutu books return ticket to see Cyprus solution


By Nathan Morley 10 December 2009 THE ELDERS have all expressed optimism that a solution to the Cyprus problem will soon be thrashed out. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail last night, former US President Jimmy Carter said his optimism for a successful outcome in the current Cyprus talks was genuine and not ‘mere words’. “I […]

Looking back at independence through former presidential eyes


Cyprus Mail 1 October 2010, By Nathan Morley AS THE Union Jack was lowered at Government House in Nicosia just before midnight, and 82 years of British administration came quietly to an end, former President Glafcos Clerides was on hand to witness the birth of the new republic. “On the day of Independence I was […]

Local link to death of UN Secretary General


Cyprus Mail 25 September 2011, By Nathan Morley Book claims Dag Hammarskjöld’s mysterious death was witnessed in Cyprus 3,000 miles away MYSTERY has deepened surrounding the death of the former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld after new evidence indicates that an American officer based in Nicosia heard the diplomat’s plane being shot at just seconds […]

Ballard’s Cyprus sea expedition ‘going well’


Cyprus Mail 18 August 2012, By Nathan Morley FAMED explorer Robert Ballard has told the Cyprus Mail his expedition over the Eratosthenes Seamount is currently collecting images during sweeps of the area using the latest technology to explore the sea floor. Speaking via satellite phone from his ship the EV Nautilus, Ballard said his team, […]