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2019 In Cyprus
Events in the year 2019 in Cyprus. Incumbents * President of Cyprus, President: Nicos Anastasiades * House of Representatives (Cyprus), President of the Parliament: Demetris Syllouris Events Ongoing – Cyprus dispute May *26 May – The 2019 European Parliament election in Cyprus, 2019 European Parliament election was held to elect the country's six representatives to the European Parliament. June *14 June – Southern Europe, European Union Mediterranean state leaders offer full support to the country in Cyprus–Turkey maritime zones dispute, its dispute with Turkey over offshore natural gas deposit ownership. President of the French Republic, French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking for the EU, urges Turkey to stop "illegal activities" in the country's exclusive economic zone. Deaths March *10 March – İrsen Küçük, politician and former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (b. 1940). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |