2015 in Cyprus

none August 2020 2015 The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Cyprus. Incumbents President: Nicos Anastasiades President of the Parliament: Yiannakis Omirou Events Ongoing – Cyprus dispute January 3 January – The Cypriot-registered cargo ship MV Cemfjord sinks off the northern coast of Scotland leaving the eight people on board missing.4 January 2015 Coastguard suspends Cemfjord crew search in Pentland Firth BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-30670842 13 January 2015 February 11 February – The Greek Coast Guard rescues all 22 crewmen from a Cyprus-flagged vessel Good Faith that ran aground on the Greek island of Andros during a storm in the Aegean Sea.The Greek Coast Guard rescues all 22 crewmen from a Cyprus-flagged vessel https://offstream.news/feed/2015/02/11/the-greek-coast-guard-rescues-all-22-crewmen-from-a-cyprus-flagged-vessel-good-faith-that-ran-aground-on-the-greek-isl.html 2020-08-11 offstream.news en March 13 March – Politicians in Cyprus demand the resignation of the governor of the central bank there, Chrystalla Georghadji, raising concerns about a conflict of interest.2015-03-13 Cyprus politicians call on central bank chief to resign en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/cyprus-cenbank-banker-idUSL5N0WF1ZH20150313 2020-08-11 April 2 April – Cyprus criminalizes Armenian genocide denial.2 April 2015 Cyprus criminalises denial of 1915 Armenian genocide by Turks http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cyprus-armenia-turkey-idUKKBN0MT2BP20150402 https://web.archive.org/web/20160107054519/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cyprus-armenia-turkey-idUKKBN0MT2BP20150402 dead January 7, 2016 3 April 2015 November 7 November – The University of Sydney's Australian Archaeological Mission, excavating at a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the southwestern coast of the country, discover the islands oldest theatre. Located in the ancient city of Nea Paphos (capital of Cyprus at the time), it is a Hellenistic-Roman structure believed to have been in use for about six and a half centuries, from c. 300 B.C. until its final destruction in the earthquakes of A.D. 365. The Roman columns are made of granite from quarries in Troad, Turkey.2015-11-09 Archaeologists uncover 2,300-year-old theatre on Cyprus MSN http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-uncover-2300-year-old-theatre-on-cyprus/ar-CC2Pvz?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp https://web.archive.org/web/20151109210220/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-uncover-2300-year-old-theatre-on-cyprus/ar-CC2Pvz?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp dead 2015-11-09 2020-08-11 20 November – Cyprus offers France the use of its airbase facilities to bomb the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria. Cypriot airbases are already being used by British and Canadian air forces for military operations.Jalabi Raya Elgot Jessica Bucks Jonathan Phipps Claire Jalabi Raya 2015-11-20 Paris attacks: Terror threat spreads to Malaysia as Obama visits – live updates en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/19/paris-attacks-police-investigate-isis-mastermind-dead-st-denis-raid-live 2020-08-11 0261-3077 24 November – A bomb blast at the Hellenic Business Federation offices in central Athens, Greece, damages the Cypriot Embassy across the street. While there is yet no claim for responsibility the authorities suspect a domestic guerrilla group set off the blast.2015-11-24 Bomb blast in central Athens damages Cypriot Embassy en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-greece-blast-idUSKBN0TD06T20151124 2020-08-11 December 3 December – Four Tornado GR4 fighter jets, operating out of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus, successfully bomb ISIL-controlled oil wells in eastern Syria.2015-12-03 Syria air strikes: RAF Tornado jets carry out bombing https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34992032 2025-11-01 BBC News en-gb Deaths Deaths in 2015 Category:2015 deaths References 2015 in 2015 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus Category:2010s in Cyprus Cyprus