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A community portal about Cyprus with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is a Eurasian island nation in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Anatolian peninsula or modern-day Turkey. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The Republic of Cyprus is divided into six districts : Lefkosia , Ammochostos, Keryneia, Larnaka, Lemesos, and Pafos. A former British colony, the Republic of Cyprus gained independence in 1960 while the United Kingdom retained two Sovereign Base Areas. Following 11 years of alternating intercommunal violence and peaceful attempts at reconciliation, Turkey launched a two stage invasion of the island in 1974 claiming it to be a response to the Athens-engineered coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. The invasion led to the internal displacement of thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots and the subsequent establishment of a separatist regime to govern the invaded area, currently styling itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, separated from the south by the United Nations -controlled Green Line and recognised only by Turkey. The Republic of Cyprus has been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

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Cypriots guarded over British land offer

From: www.reuters.com

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriots gave a guarded response Wednesday to Britain's offer to hand back half its remaining three percent of Cyprus's landmass if rival sides on the ethnically split island reach a peace deal. Former colonial power Britain Tuesday offered land within its two pockets of prime real estate in the south of the island which was split in a Turkish invasion triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. It does not include any British military facilities on the island, which includes a massive RAF base. The offer is contingent on a long-elusive peace deal between Cyprus's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots engaged ... Read Full Story

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Britain offers land to help Cyprus talks, U.N. says

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NICOSIA (Reuters) - Britain has offered to hand over almost half of its sovereign territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal between the island's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the United Nations said Tuesday. The offer is similar to one made by the former colonial power in 2003 and would be conditional on a peace deal between the two sides. Britain has a strategically-located air base on the Mediterranean island, which would not be part of any deal. "The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, has just been informed that the United Kingdom is renewing an offer to the United ... Read Full Story

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Britain offers land for Cyprus reunification

From: www.afp.com

Britain has renewed an offer to make available half of its territory on Cyprus if the island can be reunited, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said after talks with the Cypriot president in London. Brown said it was a "critical time" in talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders and renewed Britain's 2003 offer to the United Nations to make available part of its sovereign base areas on the island as a sign of support. "It is important that the solution to the Cyprus problem is a Cypriot one -- a solution by Cypriots for Cypriots," Brown said after talks with President Demetris Christofias. "Nevertheless, ... Read Full Story

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Cyprus peace talks can't go on forever: Turkish Cypriot

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Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat warned Friday that peace talks to end the 35-year division of Cyprus could not drag on indefinitely without a timetable. "We do need a timetable. Negotiations cannot go forever, not even for too long because this will lead to deadlocks that cannot be overcome," Talat told a press conference after talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. UN-brokered negotiations between Talat and Cyprus President Demetris Christofias began in September 2008, but progress has been slow. The two sides remain deeply divided on issues of security, property and land swaps. The Turkish Cypriots, backed by Ankara, have called for a ... Read Full Story

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Chi di voi è andato all’Holiday Beach Resort di Marsa Alam?

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Qualcuno mi sa dare informazioni in merito? In internet si vede poco… Related Posts: MAR ROSSO?! egitto, meglio l'holiday beach resort a marsa alam o l'hilton long beach a hurghada? Holiday beach resort a Mars Alam? Qualcuno di voi è stato all'holiday beach resort a Marsalam? Qualcuno ha lavorato per caso con la Holiday service x la duesse travel? potete dare un occhiata se o scritto bene questo testo in inglese grazie? Read Full Story

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