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Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

President of Cyprus: Time is right for reunification

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Aug 2, 2015 | Interviews

Nicosia, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the modern state of Cyprus split into the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the internationally unrecognized Turkish-controlled northern region following a conflict in 1974, both sides have staged a number of attempts at reunification....

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Sibel Siber, a former prime minister and candidate for the presidential elections in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), speaks with AFP during an interview in the northern part of Nicosia on April 6, 2015, ahead of the northern enclave’s presidential elections on April 19. (AFP)

Northern Cypriots vote for new leader who can succeed in peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2015 | World

Nicosia, Reuters—Turkish Cypriot voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, hoping he or she will succeed in forging a peace deal with Greek Cypriots on the ethnically split island. Opinion polls put conservative incumbent Derviş Eroğlu in the lead...

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A woman walking past a branch of the Bank of Cyprus branch in Nicosia, Cyprus 27 March 2013 as the country’s banks remain closed. (EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU)

Lesson from Cyprus

by Ali Ibrahim | Mar 27, 2013 | Opinion

If, just a few years ago, someone had prophesied the current economic state of affairs, nobody would have believed them. It would have been unbelievable that an economic crisis could arise whereby a country would be forced to close its banks for over a week, ATM...