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2016 In Cyprus
Events in the year 2016 in Cyprus. Incumbents *President of Cyprus, President: Nicos Anastasiades *House of Representatives (Cyprus), President of the Parliament: Yiannakis Omirou (until June 2) Demetris Syllouris (from June 2) Events Ongoing – Cyprus dispute March *29 March – EgyptAir Flight 181, a domestic passenger flight from Alexandria to Cairo International Airport, was hijacked and forced to divert to Larnaca International Airport. *30 March – A Judiciary of Cyprus, Larnaca court orders that 59-year-old Seif Eldin Mustafa, Seif Eddin Mustafa, who was arrested by Cyprus Police, Cypriot police yesterday, remain in local police custody for eight days to assist Cyprus's own investigation. Mustafa faces charges of hijacking, illegal possession of explosives, kidnapping, and threats to commit violence after he hijacked EgyptAir Flight 181. Judiciary of Egypt, Egypt General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek formally requests Mustafa's extradition from Cyprus. May *22 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |