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Cyprus [f] ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
Ministry of Finance, Minister: Makis Keravnos. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister: Constantinos Kombos. Ministry of Health, Minister: Popi Kanari. Ministry of Interior, Minister: Constantinos Ioannou. Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Minister: Anna Prokopiou. Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Minister: Yiannis Panayiotou [1] [2]
The law of Cyprus ( Greek: Κυπριακό Δίκαιο, romanized : Kypriakó Díkaio) is a legal system which applies within the Republic of Cyprus. Although Cypriot law is extensively codified, it is still heavily based on English common law in the sense that the fundamental principle of precedent applies.
The earliest site of putative human activity on Cyprus is Aetokremnos, situated on the south coast. Fossilised animal remains and lithic tools indicate that seasonal hunter-gatherers were active on the island from around 12,000 BC. Extinction of the endemic to Cyprus pigmy hippos and pigmy elephants, likely due to human presence.
After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of Byzantium. [1] The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new one, very much connected with modern life in Cyprus.
Cyprus recognized the Republic of Montenegro on 16 June 2006. Cyprus is represented in Montenegro through its embassy in Belgrade . Cyprus is an EU member and Montenegro is an candidate. Establishment of diplomatic relations (Cyprus Ministry Foreign Affairs) Cyprus recognition official recognition of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Politics of Cyprus. The Constitution of Cyprus is a document, ratified on August 16, 1960, that serves as the Supreme Law of the Republic of Cyprus (Suprema Lex Cypri) defining the system of government of the Cypriot Republic and the civil liberties for the Cypriot citizens. Cypriot government. [1]
British Cyprus (1914–60) Cyprus was part of the British Empire under military occupation from 1914 to 1925 and a Crown colony from 1925 to 1960. Cyprus' status as a protectorate of the British Empire ended in 1914 when the Ottoman Empire declared war against the Triple Entente powers, which included Great Britain.