Cyprus: A nation divided, 40 years on

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Sirens wailed in Greek Cypriot towns and villages Sunday, July 20, as Cyprus marked the 40th anniversary of Turkey's invasion still a divided island despite countless UN-brokered peace initiatives. In the breakaway north, Turkey's President Abdullah Gul joined Turkish Cypriot celebrations of the 1974 "peace operation" when ...

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