The Republic of Cyprus is an island country situated in the east of the Mediterranean Sea. Originally there was one territory known as Cyprus, which got independence from the United Kingdom on 16 ...

A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in ...

In legend the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, Cyprus's modern history has, in contrast, been dominated by tension between its Greek and Turkish inhabitants. Cyprus has been ...

(Reuters) - Turkey on Thursday offered to open some ports to traffic from EU member Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avoid a partial suspension of its own EU accession talks. Cyprus has asked for tough ...

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