Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

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Tassos Papadopoulos Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos ( el, Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fifth president of Cyp ...

Derviş Eroğlu Derviş Eroğlu (born 7 March 1938) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010Nobel peace laureate and former U.S. congresswoman, set sail for Gaza with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to break a three-year Israeli blockade on the territory. The same day, the country bans flotilla vessels from gathering in its

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, which is commended by Israel as "an ethical deed and a voice of reason." * 28 May – Cypriot authorities prevent any activists from leaving the island to join the flotilla, while

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urges Israel to treat the convoy as humanitarian aid. * 29 May – Gaza prepares a welcoming party to receive the flotilla of ships demonstrating against Israel's

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, while the ships are delayed near the country due to unsuccessful attempts to collect dozens of high-profile supporters from the island. * 30 May – Ships of the Gaza protest flotilla set out from the country and sets sail for Gaza. However, three Irish politicians— Chris Andrews, Mark Daly and Aengus Ó Snodaigh—are prevented by police helicopters and port security from leaving Cyprus to join the flotilla. * 3 June –

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visits the country for 3 days, the first such visit by any Pope in the modern era. * 7 June – The Cyprus-based

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packs up and leaves the country for London after the

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's decision to interfere with and disrupt last week's international aid flotilla. * 8 June – Television host Elena Skordelli goes on trial for the murder of Cypriot

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Andis Hadjicostis. * 30 June – A man whom the United States considers to be the 11th member of a Russian

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goes missing in the country. * 22 August – A Bolivian-flagged all-female international aid ship bound for Gaza is delayed after the country bans it from passing, with Israel's Ehud Barak calling on France and the U.S. to prevent it from sailing, claiming it is "a needless provocation." * 29 September – Rallies take place in multiple European states, including Cyprus, against spending cuts. * 14 October – A new border gate opens on island, providing a seventh crossing point between the country and Northern Cyprus. * 3 December – Newly released cables reveal U.S. spy planes flew over Lebanese airspace via a British air base in the country in 2008.

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