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Cypriot leaders, key powers vow to push on towards deal

Rival Cypriot leaders have pledged to forge ahead with efforts to reunite the divided island after making "real progress" at a high-level international conference that wrapped up early Friday.

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Britain not wish to pursue role of guarantor for Cyprus: Cypriot gov't spokesman

​Britain does not wish to continue its role as one of the guarantor powers for Cyprus's constitutional status quo, Cypriot government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.

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Turkey to offer support to process for a Cyprus solution: FM

​Turkey will continue offering its support to the negotiation process for an agreement on a Cyprus solution, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a visit to the occupied part of the eastern Mediterranean island on Wednesday.

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Egypt asks Cypriot authorities to hand over plane hijacker

Egypt's public prosecution officially asked Cypriot authorities on Wednesday to extradite a national who hijacked and forced an Egyptian plane to land at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on Tuesday, state-run MENA news agency reported.

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For first time since war, Greek Cypriots mark Epiphany in ghost town

For the first time in decades, Greek Cypriots celebrated Epiphany on the northern side of ethnically-split Cyprus on Wednesday, as momentum builds for a possible breakthrough this year in peace talks.

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Cyprus to block all of Turkey's EU negotiating chapters

Cyprus will block all of Turkey's European Union negotiating chapters in response to an alleged violation of its exclusive economic zone by a Turkish exploration vessel, a government spokesman said here Tuesday.

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Cyprus extends deadline for Cyprus Airways purchase offers

The Cypriot government on Monday extended until Thursday the deadline for submitting non-binding offers for purchasing troubled Cypriot airline Cyprus Airways.

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Cyprus economy on right track, but still shackled by lack of liquidity

Eight months after Cyprus received bailout support, its economy has been declared to be on the right track but still facing dangers because of the lack of liquidity.

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Bank of Cyprus completes recapitalization with deposits haircut

Cypriot authorities on Tuesday announced the Bank of Cyprus had been fully recapitalized by converting 47.5 percent of uninsured deposits into shares in the bank, as part of the eastern Mediterranean island's 10 billion euros bailout.

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Eurozone finance ministers approve new bailout deal for Cyprus

Eurozone finance ministers have approved a new bailout plan for Cyprus, putting an end to uncertainties over the fate of the Mediterranean island country in the euro area, the Eurogroup head said early Monday.

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Cyprus keeps banks closed for five more days as it urgently seeks funds

The Cypriot government announced on Wednesday that banks will remain closed for five more days as politicians and technocrats probe ways of urgently raising funds to close a gap created when parliament rejected a levy on bank deposits.