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Divided Cyprus
Will digging up the past bring reconciliation?

Spanish FM in Greek Cyprus
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met his Greek Cypriot counterpart Markos Kiprianou late Thursday. Moratinos delivered an invitation from Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to Greek Cypriot President Demitris Christofias. He

Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias expressed tentative support for Turkey joining the European Union, when he met Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Friday. (3 Apr 08) (14 Jan 08) (11 Dec 07) Demetris Christofias said that he

Laying to rest Cyprus's ghosts
As talks begin in Cyprus Tabitha Morgan reports on one of the most highly charged issues facing the divided island.

11:58 - Greece-Cyprus: Piraeus Bank Cyprus acquires 18% of Altantic Insurance
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it had launched its national credit rating scale for Turkey to support the growth, transparency, and liquidity of the country's evolving domestic corporate bond market, which appears poised to take off against a

12:57 - Cyprus: Turkish Cypriots air contradictory views, says Cyprus' FM
Rompetrol Rafinare refinery expects for 2006 to achieve a net profit worth RON 36.5m (?10.4m) around five times lower compared to last year?s net profit.According to company officials, the negative figure of net profit is generated by the decrease of

Reflections on reunifying Cyprus
When Turkey was given the green light for finally starting its EU accession process in earnest, analysts agreed that one obstacle remained: resolving the Cyprus impasse. Cyprus reminds us that in politics, as in life in general, there is the past, the

From 'mad dog' to ally: Rice brings Gaddafi in from cold
in Cyprus HALF a century of hostilities between the United States and Libya formally ended last night when Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi hosted Condoleezza Rice â the US secretary of state he recently hailed as 'my darling black African woman' â

Italy wary of Cyprus' sting in the tail
Italy coach Marcello Lippi will take nothing for granted when the world champions start the defence of their title against Cyprus on Saturday. 'Cyprus will not be underestimated. We will be very careful knowing what happened in the past,' Lippi said on

Cyprus President Backs Turkey EU Membership If Requirements Met
STOCKHOLM (AFP)--Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said Friday he supports Turkey joining the European Union as long as it meets the requirements for membership. 'We are in favor' of Turkish E.U. membership if Ankara respects the conditions required

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Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974 a Greek-sponsored attempt to seize the government was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled almost 40% of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-held area declared itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, but it is recognized only by Turkey. Cyprus talks resumed in December 1999 to prepare the ground for a comprehensive settlement.

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