Cyprus Celebrates 50th Anniversary Across the Globe
- Financial Mirror
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- August 27, 2010
A whole host of events both in Cyprus and abroad is being organized by the Republic of Cyprus to celebrate fifty years since it was established.
An official announcement states that major events w...
Cyprus Gov't to Restore All Mosques in Free Areas by 2011
- Financial Mirror
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- August 27, 2010
All 17 mosques, with the exception of Omerieh mosque in Nicosia, while are located in the southern government controlled part of Cyprus, will be restored by the end of 2011, according to the Departmen...
President Christofias’ Call for Unity Falls on Deaf Ears
- Stefanos Evripidou - Cyprus Mail
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- August 26, 2010
The Cyprus President's call for unity on the domestic front appeared to fall on deaf ears yesterday as party leaders lined up to criticize his handling of the Cyprus problem on the second day of the O...
Cyprus President: Not Our Fault Spy Suspect Fled
- The Associated Press
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- July 10, 2010
The president of Cyprus said Saturday the island's authorities are not to blame for the disappearance of an alleged fugitive Russian spy.
Dimitris Christofias said that 54-year-old Christopher Mets...
Cyprus MPs Agree to 10 Percent Pay Cut
Cypriot lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a law that will see their basic pay cut by 10 percent in an effort to reduce a fiscal deficit double the European Union's three-percent limit.
The v...
Maverick Cypriot Politician Mugged in Brussels
- Elias Hazou - Cyprus Mail
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- July 03, 2010
Costas Kyriacou, better known as ‘Outopos,’ has claimed to be disillusioned with Europe after he was allegedly mugged outside a Brussels railway station last weekend.
The quirky figure was in the B...
Another aid ship set to sail for Gaza
- Zeina Karam - The Associated Press
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- June 22, 2010
BEIRUT — Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could embark within days on a new attempt to reach Gaza after Lebanese authorities granted permission yesterday for it to sail fi...
Cyprus probes weapons on Sudan-bound ship
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus has intercepted a vessel carrying military equipment thought to be bound for Sudan, under an arms embargo by the United Nations and the European Union.
Authorities said o...
Cyprus National Council meeting 'constructive'
- Famagusta Gazette
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- June 09, 2010
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has underlined that the basis on which the Cyprus problem will be solved is clear for the Greek Cypriot side, adding that this basis provides for one state wit...
Vatican says world ignores Christians in Mideast
- Menelaos Hadjicostis and Victoria L. Simpson - The Associated Press
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- June 06, 2010
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and ...
Cyprus president tells pope of hope for peace
- Albion Land - AFP
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- June 05, 2010
NICOSIA — Cypriot President Demetris Christofias received visiting Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, expressing hope for peace and calling on the world to press Turkey on its occupation of the island's n...
Pope calls for 'desire for harmony' in divided Cyprus
- Victor L. Simpson - Associated Press
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- June 04, 2010
PAPHOS, Cyprus — Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped that Cyprus's divided Greek and Turkish communities could find the "desire for harmony" to reach peace as he visited the divided Mediterranean island F...
Pope prepares for pilgrimage to divided island of Cyprus
- The Earth Times
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- June 02, 2010
Nicosia/Rome - Pope Benedict's pilgrimage to the divided island of Cyprus on Friday is intended to bring together Christians throughout the Middle East, but could also highlight a source of ongoing co...
Cyprus government condemns Gaza assault
- Cyprus News Agency
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- June 01, 2010
Cyprus government condemns the assault by Israelis against the flotilla of activists carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has said, expressing the belief t...
Cyprus trip a political minefield for the pope
- Victor L. Simpson - The Associated Press
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- May 30, 2010
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a divided isla...
Cyprus bans all vessels from sailing to Gaza from its shores
- The Associated Press
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- May 28, 2010
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus says it has banned any ship from sailing to Gaza from its shores because organizers of a flotilla trying to break a blockade of the Palestinian territory ignored a government ...
Anti-papal protesters warned off
- Alexia Saoulli - Cyprus Mail
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- May 28, 2010
Police do not have specific information regarding mass demonstrations opposing Pope Benedict’s visit to Cyprus next week, police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said yesterday.
Nor do investigative ...
Cyprus to welcome Pope?
NICOSIA (Cyprus) - THE leader of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, urged senior clergy on Tuesday against slighting Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the island next week....
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