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US Starts Evacuating Thousands of Americans From Egypt

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Officials on Cyprus say a chartered flight evacuating U.S. citizens out of Egypt is expected to arrive soon on the island. Countries sent planes Monday to evacuate their citizens from the unrest in Egypt, where rioters are threatening to overturn the ruling regime of Egyptian President Hosni...

Israel Intercepts Jewish Aid Boat Headed to Gaza

(Sept. 28) -- Israeli warships intercepted a Jewish aid vessel off Gaza today as it tried to deliver medical goods and toys in defiance of an Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory. The British-flagged ship Irene left Cyprus on Sunday, carrying nine Jewish activists from the U.S., Britain, Germany and Israel, on a...

Jennifer Lopez Faces Suit for Canceling Cyprus Gig

(July 13) -- Even for a fading pop diva, some gigs just aren't worth the hassle. Jennifer Lopez is facing a $40 million lawsuit from a Cyprus hotelier for pulling the plug on a scheduled performance intended to inaugurate the Cratos Premium Hotel and Casino in the northern tip of the war-divided island. Neilson Barnard,...

10 Russian Spies Deported After NY Guilty Pleas

NEW YORK (July 8) -- Ten Russian agents who infiltrated suburban America and acted as spies for Moscow were deported Thursday after admitting their crimes. The spies left New York for Moscow hours after pleading guilty to conspiracy in a Manhattan courtroom and being sentenced to time served and ordered out of the...

Russian Spy Ring Update: Prisoner Swaps, New Paramours and Court Dates

As quickly as it all began, could the saga of the old-timey Russian spy ring be over? It has been 10 days since the country learned about 11 seemingly innocuous people -- suburbanites, academics, parents and one cliched, sexy Russian redhead with ulterior motives -- suspected of acting as spies for the Russian government....

cyprus News From the Web

06/03/12 The warning was given... Source: Cyprus Weekly Cyprus must act urgently to deal with the imbalances in its economy, taking action to cut the fiscal deficit and public debt, the European Commission has said.
06/03/12 Opposition pounces on 'irresponsible populism' -... Source: Stockwatch - Cyprus OPPOSITION parties yesterday accused President Demetris Christofias of irresponsible populism a day after his televised news conference, in which he played down the possible ramifications of Cyprus missing its 2012 deficit target.
06/02/12 Why don't we want our piece of the moon? - Cyprus... Source: Stockwatch - Cyprus CYPRUS is taking the backseat in reclaiming a gift of a rather otherworldly nature.
06/02/12 Look to the future and learn Mandarin Source: Cyprus Mail MY LOCAL pharmacist's daughter is studying econometrics at Cambridge and is sitting her MSc exams at the moment.
06/02/12 An uncertain world full of risks: Cyprus should enter... Source: Cyprus Mail If Prometheus was still around he would have advised us to urgently join the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) voluntarily.

Background on cyprus

Cyprus (, Kýpros, ; , ), officially the Republic of Cyprus (, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, ; , ), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt.

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