Cyprus News

Cyprus Leaders Agree to Restart Talks on Reunification It was the first serious effort in two years to restart talks to erase the 1974 division.

Communist Wins in Cyprus, Pledging Reunification Effort Communist Party leader Demestris Christofias was elected president, and agreed with the Turkish Cypriot president to meet at the earliest possible date.

Cypriot President Loses in First Round The surprise defeat of President Tassos Papadopoulos could signal a renewed drive to end the island?s decades-old division.

In a 49-Year First, Greek Leader Visits Turkey The significance of the three-day visit is mostly symbolic, an effort to overcome decades of mutual distrust. The trip had been rescheduled three times since 2004.

U.S. Imposes Restrictions on Importing Cypriot Coins The new rules would essentially bar the importation of any ancient coin from Cyprus unless authorized by the Cypriot government.

Police in Cyprus Are Searching for Missing American Diplomat Lt. Col. Thomas K. Mooney, the defense attaché at the U.S. embassy in Cyprus, has not been seen since Thursday.

European Union Split on Solution to African and Iraqi Refugee Influx Appeals by Malta and Sweden for help in sharing the burden of thousands of African and Iraqi refugees were rebuffed by other members of the E.U.

Philistines, but Less and Less Philistine Excavations show that the Philistines, a name that has become a synonym for boorish, uncultured people, actually had fine pottery, handsome architecture and cosmopolitan tastes.