Cyprus News

A recent poll recently taken in Cyprus shows the perception that many Greek Cypriots have of the Pontic Greeks that have moved to the island in the past decade. via DailyFrappe News

The European Commission decided on Monday to prohibit the export of Cypriot meat and dairy products, following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease on the Eastern Mediterranean island. via People's Daily Online

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Member States backed a Commission Decision on protection measures due to foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus. via EMaxHealth

A Greek Cypriot smuggling suspect who died of a heart attack in Turkish Cypriot custody had been beaten in detention, state radio quoted a coroner as saying Sunday. via PR-inside.com

“These are temporary measures and the commission will take a final decision on what to do next tomorrow (Tuesday)”

EUROPEAN Union experts confirmed today Cyprus is in the midst of its first outbreak of foot and mouth disease for more than 40 years, Agriculture Minister Photis Photiou said. via AdelaideNow...

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday welcomed a decision by US lawmakers to shelve debate on a bill labeling Ottoman Empire massacres of Armenians during World War I as "genocide."

Speaking after talks here with President George W. Bush, Erdogan said the House of Representatives resolution on "the so-called Armenia genocide ... has the potential to deeply damage our strategic cooperation."

Fierce pressure from Turkey and the White House appears to have paid off for now, with the resolution's Democratic authors agreeing late last month to delay a full House of Representatives vote after the bill was upheld by the foreign affairs committee.

Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was beaten 2-1 set on Saturday by world number two Rafael Nadal, from Spain, in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.

Baghdatis put up a brave fight during the game, which lasted well over two hours. Nadal lost the first set 6-4 after leading it 3-0 but won the next two 6-4, 6-3 and will play in the final of the competition.

This was the fifth time Baghadtis lost to Nadal in as many games.

Special needs girl’s cry for help slap in face for society - Tassos

By Demetra Molyva

THE tearful breakdown of 14-year-old Raphaella Haratzi, whose complaints about how children with special needs are treated in Cyprus shocked public opinion in a recent session of Children’s Parliament, is a slap in the face for Cypriot society, President Tassos Papadopoulos said.

Raphaella who suffers from a brain disorder, broke down and spoke of discrimination against her, as she struggles to live with her problem.

Bitter new row between Tassos and Christofias

President ‘should have set out

red lines’ on Annan Plan

By Andreas Hadjipapas

A BITTER new row has broken out between President Papadopoulos and House speaker Demetris Christofias over the Annan Plan referendum of 2004.

The Akel leader suggested that the President should have taken the responsibility of rejecting the UN proposal, instead of passing the buck to the people.

“It's very moving and an honor to be participating in such an important event. ... The Exodus was first to break the barrier for other immigrants.”

Sixty years after a dilapidated ship embarked on a landmark voyage that symbolized Jews' yearning for a homeland in Israel, some 300 Jewish passengers retraced its route from Europe to the Holy Land.

The passengers left the Cypriot port of Larnaca late Wednesday and arrived Thursday in Haifa, Israel _ an emotional journey that follows part of the route taken by the Exodus 1947. That ship carried some 4,500 Jewish illegal migrants trying to make it from southern France to Palestine in 1947 after the Holocaust. Read more

NICOSIA (Xinhua) -- Cyprus has canceled a forum with Britain and its foreign minister's planned visit to London, both scheduled at the beginning of November, following the recent signing of a strategic cooperation pact between Britain and Turkey, government spokesman Vassilis Palmas announced.

The agreement signed by prime ministers of Britain and Turkey last week contained a call for ending what the Turkish Cypriots call ""isolation"". The two countries also agreed to work together in promoting direct commercial, economic, political and cultural contacts between Britain, the EU and the Turkish Cypriots.

The Cyprus Government detects an intention by certain countries to upgrade the illegal state in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus, Government Spokesman Vassilis Palmas said here today. via The Financial Mirror

“But saying that, the Cyprus Football Association needs to address this problem.”

A top-flight match in the Cypriot league was thrown into disarray even before a ball was kicked because one of the goalkeepers had no spare shirt. via Scotsman.com

“We have met with the Muslim leaders headed by Lefka, and I told them that respect for our places of worship is the basis for cooperation.”

' The island of Cyprus was the first destination of the "special mission" that the Holy Spirit entrusted to Paul and Barnabas, according to what is written in the Acts of the Apostles, in chapter 13. via NowPublic

“So what? Does Europe have an army? Will it force us from northern Cyprus? No, the EU would not attempt to force Turkey from the island. It will just say "get out of Cyprus if you want to start accession talks.”

I ask some of my readers: Let's not accuse each other of treason. A decision has now been made and let's bear the consequences together. via Turkish Daily News

“Had Turkey not intervened I would not only have proclaimed ENOSIS -- I would have annihilated the Turks in Cyprus.”

Frankly speaking -- Ambassador Yuksel Soylemez interviews Michael Stephen, former member of the House of Commons - London 'Cyprus: A high price for Turkey to pay for EU membership' I believe that the root of ... via Turkish Daily News

BY JOHN KAPONI

The political elite of the Republic of Cyprus has been exposed for its incompetence and inability in light of the new "Partnership Agreement" signed by the governments of Turkey and the UK recently in London. A stuttering response can be the only way to characterise the fashion in which the Greeks have responded with the Cyprus Mail claiming "Political parties all condemned the Turkey-Britain agreement calling it unacceptable and provocative."

“The law stipulates free movement for EU residents and their families including Cyprus.”

LANDMARK RULING ALLOWS DEPORTED HUSBAND TO STAY IN CYPRUS By John Leonidou Cyprus Mail Oct 26 2007 Cyprus A MAN who was barred from Cyprus despite being married to Cypriot has won a court battle to stay in ... via Groong Armenian News Network

During a meeting the delegation had in Washington with members of the US Congress, Galanos briefed them on the issue and made special reference to the 26.000 signatures gathered by Famagusta citizens on a ... via The Financial Mirror