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DAN Thrasivoulou helped Cyprus keep their FIRA European Nations Cup promotion bid on course with victory in Monaco.

State Minister and Deputy Premier Cemil Cicek said Turkey wanted a settlement to the Cyprus issue, but not at all costs.

From : Mihran Keheyian Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:18 +0400 EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY ARMENIAN PAINTERS TO BE OPENED IN CYPRUS Noyan Tapan Nov 16, 2009 NICOSIA, NOVEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY.

"Miliband - 'Cyprus solution is essential' FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE -- 11/9/2009 Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News published the following interview of the British Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr David Miliband: Question: What brought Secretary Miliband to Turkey? MILIBAND: I am here to reaffirm our commitment not just to good bilateral ...

UN soldiers stand by as Greek Cypriots and visitors walk through the Ledra Street crossing point from the south side of Nicosia to the Turkish-occupied north in a file photo.

Britain has renewed an offer to cede about half the territory of its bases in Cyprus so as to help reaching a solution to the Cyprus problem, a United Nations statement said in Nicosia on Tuesday.

An eerie silence lingers over Varosha, an abandoned Greek Cypriot neighborhood left in beachfront limbo since war split the Mediterranean island.

WALLS designed to keep people in or out a ' whether in Berlin, Nicosia, Israel, or Korea a ' are always the product of fear: East German leaders' fear of a mass exodus by their citizens seeking freedom and dignity; Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders' fear of continued war; Israelis' fear of terrorism; or the North Korean leadership's fear of ...

LARNACA, Cyprus : Cyprus opened an ultra-modern airport on Saturday that it hopes will boost flagging tourism and boost prospects of it becoming a regional transport hub.

Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou along with Deputy Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Marri, has inaugurated the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Abu Dhabi.

In December 2008 the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Korea, one of the world's leading shipbuilding centres, signed a cooperation agreement in the field of maritime transport.

Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.

Accompanied by their parents and teachers, Greek and Turkish Cypriot students toured together historical monuments located in both sides of the divided capital Nicosia on Sunday as part of the efforts to enhance bi-communal understanding and reconciliation.

Cyprus voiced its support Saturday for India's aspiration to be a permanent member in an expanded UN Security Council.

Nicosia , Oct.31 : On the last day of her six-day state visit to London and Cyprus, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil met Cyprus President Demitris Christofias at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, and was told that Cyprus supports India's bid for permanent membership in the UNSC.

President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society.

TAPPING THE POTENTIAL: President Pratibha Patil witnesses signing of a business agreement between India and Cyprus at the business meeting at Nicosia in Cyprus on Friday.

Schoolchildren and their parents from around Cyprus gathered here Saturday to sort and bale more than 350 kg of cans for recycling as their way to mark the International Day of Climate Action.

President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian has said he will discuss the Cyprus question during his official visit to Moscow.

By Jess Colina PAPHOS, Cyprus, OCT. 23, 2009 .- The International Mixed Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has progressed in its reflection on the role of the bishop of Rome.