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  • March 2008

    • Cyprus Will Resume Unity Talks

      Reuters  |  Mar 21, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      Cyprus Will Resume Unity Talks

      (Newser) - Leaders of the Greek and Turkish portions of Cyprus said today they will restart negotiations on reunification of the Mediterranean island, Reuters reports. Dimitris Christofias, recently elected leader of Greek Cyprus, and Mehmet Ali Talat, who represents Turkish Cyprus, also announced that Ledra Street, a key shopping avenue long shut down in the divided capital, Nicosia, will reopen. More »

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Cyprus, Malta Adopt Euro

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 1, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Cyprus, Malta Adopt Euro

      (Newser) - The new year brought a new currency to Malta and Cyprus, which today became the 14th and 15th countries to adopt the euro. The changeover went smoothly, the EC said in a statement. "Both Cyprus and Malta are small, open and thriving economies for whom having a stable and widely used currency will provide a major advantage," an economist told Bloomberg. More »

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      euro  • Cyprus  • international currency  • eurozone  • Malta

  • August 2007

    • Hijacking Ends Peacefully in Turkey

      BBC  |  Aug 18, 07 9:21 AM CDT

      Hijacking Ends Peacefully in Turkey

      (Newser) - Two hijackers of a Turkish plane claiming to be protesting US foreign policy surrendered yesterday after nearly all 136 people on board fled from the tarmac unharmed and the rest were released, the BBC reports. The men, believed to be a Turkish national and a Palestinian, tried to force their way into the cockpit after the Atlas Jet took off from northern Cyprus to divert the craft to Iran. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Turkey  • Muslim  • plane  • Istanbul  • Cyprus  • hijack

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