Cyprus
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Israel shows documents it says link Iran to armsIsraeli soldiers unpack rockets seized by Israeli authorities on a ship near Cyprus, and presented in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli commandos seized a ship... In this article: Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, Polyethylene, Cyprus, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Hamas |
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AP Online | November 10, 2009
US accuses Iran of violating UN arms embargo
...ambassador Alejandro Wolff and British deputy ambassador Philip Parham raised Israel's seizure of the cargo vessel Francop on Nov. 4 off Cyprus during a closed-door council debate on implementation of the 2006 cease-fire between Israel and...
In this article: United Nations, United States, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, U.N. Security Council, Hezbollah, and Alejandro Wolff
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NPR | November 04, 2009
Israel Commandos Seize Ship Loaded With Weapons
Israel Commandos Seize Ship Loaded With Weapons Francop, an arms ship seized Wednesday by Israeli authorities near Cyprus, anchors in the port of Ashdod, Israel. Israeli defense officials said the ship was carrying hundreds of tons of...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Al-Manar TV, Syria, Egypt, Tehran, and Allegation
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The Bergen Record | November 04, 2009
Dodging the rocket
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 05, 2009
Seized weapons not ours, say Hezbollah
...on Wednesday Photo: REUTERS JERUSALEM: The radical Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah has vehemently denied any link to an arms cargo seized by Israeli commandos off Cyprus en route to Syria. The shipment intercepted on Wednesday...
In this article: Hezbollah, United Nations, Israel, Iran, Allegation, Al-Akhbar, Reuters, Hamas, and Benjamin Netanyahu
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JPost.com International | November 05, 2009
'Francop' second German ship caught with Hizbullah-bound weapons
...arms in the past month. A ship identified as Francop, an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday. Asked about the Iranian rockets found...
In this article: Hizbullah, Israel, EU, UN, Angela Merkel, Iran, Germany, and E mail
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Seattle Times | November 04, 2009
Military: Israel navy captures arms ship
...navy captures arms ship Israeli naval commandos seized an arms ship Wednesday near Cyprus that was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, defense officials said. The pre-dawn seizure...
In this article: Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas, Gaza, Tehran, Lebanon, Iran, and Katyusha rockets
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Charlotte Observer | November 04, 2009
Israel: Commandos seize huge Iranian arms shipment
A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, as Francop, an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli...
In this article: Israel, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, Hamas, and Syria
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L.A. Times - Middle East | November 05, 2009
Israel seizes ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms
...ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms Israel's navy intercepts a vessel off Cyprus that it says contained 300 tons of weapons being smuggled by Iran to Syria, bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Iran and Syria deny the charge. The...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Allegation
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Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, transliterated: Kýpros, ; Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, IPA: /[cipɾiaˈci ðimo̞kɾaˈtia]/; Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon.
Cyprus is the Mediterranean's third largest island, and one of its most popular tourist destinations, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year. A former British colony, it became an independent republic in 1960 and a member of the Commonwealth in 1961. The Republic of Cyprus is one of the advanced economies in the region, and has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004.
In 1974, Turkey using an attempted coup d'état by Greek Cypriot nationalists as a pretext, invaded and occupied the northern portion of the island. The Turkish invasion led to the displacement of thousands of Cypriots and the establishment of a separate Turkish Cypriot political entity in the north recognized only by Turkey. This event and its resulting political situation are matters of ongoing dispute.
The Republic of Cyprus, has de jure sovereignty over the entire island of Cyprus and its surrounding waters except small portions that are allocated by treaty to the United Kingdom as sovereign military bases. The Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into four main parts:
- Name:
- Cyprus
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Cyprus
- Local Name:
- Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
- Capital:
- Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa)
- Language:
- Greek and Turkish
- Largest City:
- Nicosia
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- August 16, 1960
- Formations:
- Proclaimed
- Area:
- 3,572
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $22.703 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 107
- GDP (nominal):
- $24.943 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 26
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 86
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $32,772
- Time Zone:
- EET
- Currency:
- Euro
- Demonym:
- Cypriot
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- EUR
- Country Calling Code:
- 357
- ccTLD:
- .cy
- EU Accession:
- May 01, 2004
- Anthem:
- Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían
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