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Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone.
Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone.
Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities emerging by 8500 BC. The late Bronze Age saw the emergence of Alashiya, an urbanised society closely connected to the wider Mediterranean world. Cyprus experienced waves of settlement by Mycenaean Greeks at the end of the 2nd millennium BC. Owing to its rich natural resources (particularly copper) and strategic position at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the island was subsequently contested and occupied by several empires, including the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Persians, from whom it was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. Successive rule by Ptolemaic Egypt, the Classical and Eastern Roman Empire, Arab caliphates, the French Lusignans, and the Venetians was followed by over three centuries of Ottoman dominion (1571–1878). Cyprus was placed under British administration in 1878 pursuant to the Cyprus Convention and formally annexed by the United Kingdom in 1914.
The island's future became a matter of disagreement between its Greek and Turkish communities. Greek Cypriots sought enosis, or union with Greece, which became a Greek national policy in the 1950s. Turkish Cypriots initially advocated for continued British rule, then demanded the annexation of the island to Turkey, with which they established the policy of taksim: portioning Cyprus and creating a Turkish polity in the north of the island. Following nationalist violence in the 1950s, Cyprus was granted independence in 1960. The crisis of 1963–64 brought further intercommunal violence between the two communities, displaced more than 25,000 Turkish Cypriots into enclaves,: 56–59 and ended Turkish Cypriot political representation. On 15 July 1974, a coup d'état was staged by Greek Cypriot nationalists and elements of the Greek military junta. This action precipitated the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 20 July, which captured the present-day territory of Northern Cyprus and displaced over 150,000 Greek Cypriots and 50,000 Turkish Cypriots. A separate Turkish Cypriot state in the north was established by unilateral declaration in 1983, which was widely condemned by the international community and remains recognised only by Turkey. These events and the resulting political situation remain subject to an ongoing dispute.
Cyprus is a developed representative democracy with an advanced high-income economy and very high human development. The island's intense Mediterranean climate and rich cultural heritage make it a major tourist destination. Cyprus is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union in 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2008. Cyprus has long maintained good relations with NATO and announced in 2024 its intention to officially join.
A colourful selection of former UK Citaro buses, now operating for MKE school services in Larnaca. Leading Is MTN 291, still wearing YourBus livery, who acquired it from Epsom Buses where it was new as BU53 AWB.
Behind are two former Blue Star buses, retaining its blue livery is the former 2424, HF06 FTU, while freshly painted into yellow is the former 2426, HF06 FTX.
Please read the description of the ALBUM "Family Portraits CY-UKR (commissioned)" for explanation how this portrait was done.
All portraits shot in the Old Town of Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean, has rich, turbulent history stretching back to antiquity. Known for its beaches, it has a rugged interior with wine-growing regions. It’s separated into a Greek south and Turkish north, with the capital Nicosia also divided. Coastal Paphos is famed for its archaeological sites relating to the cult of Aphrodite, including ruins of palaces, tombs and mosaic-adorned villas. – Wikipedia
Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone.
Who knew it would be tiny Cyprus that would send the global financial market running for the barf bags?
For those who haven't heard, the tiny nation island of Cyprus is the latest country to join the "oh shit we're bankrupt" list. Over the past several years, banks in Cyprus had made massive amounts of loans to Greek borrowers. When Greece itself bacame insolvent, the values of the Greek loans (which are "assets" to) Cypriot banks are holding became sour, and the Cypriot banks themselves are now insolvent.
Over the weekend, the Cyprus and EU governments agreed to a bailout deal under which EU would provide a EUR 10-billion (USD $12.9-billion) emergency loan to Cyprus to pop up its sick banks. As part of the agreement, depositors in Cyprus would take a "haircut" to their money. Bank deposit accounts with less than EUR 100,000 would be subject to a one-time confiscation of 6.75%; whereas accounts with over EUR 100,000 would be subject to a one-time confiscation of 9.9%. In other words, someone who had EUR 100,000 in his/ her account before the weekend will have EUR 9,900 less after, if the deal is passed by the parliament.
News sent the panicky Cypriot residents running to ATM bank machines to withdraw as much money as possible before the law becomes effective. But the banks are already placing a daily limit on the withdrawal, plus the machines ran out of cash within hours. Electronic transfer-outs have been suspended over the weekend also and Monday is a public holiday in Cyprus. Essentially, bank accounts in Cyrpus are frozen for now.
Needless to say, ordinary depositors in Cyprus are furious about the agreement, which is still subject to be passed by the Cypriot parliament. The government warns that if the parliament fails to pass the bailout agreement, the country's two largest banks would collapse.
As I said many times, I don't fully trust the global banking system. "Money" in a bank account is just a number and that number can change overnight even if you didn't touch your account. Keep some of your money in portable, hard assets that the government's hand cannot grab easily.