The Cyprus-based Free Gaza Movement and a Turkish aid group known by the letters IHH organized the flotilla.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

Cyprus, likewise, suffers from these attacks, and so far west as Italy and Sicily are under attack.

塞浦路斯,同样遭受了侵略,远在西边的意大利和西西里也遭到了攻击

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Israeli naval commandos stormed onto a ship loaded with weapons near Cyprus and took it to Israel's southern port of Ashdod.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

This tiny enclave of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations and reluctantly recognized by Turkey.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"Now we are in the southwestern part of Cyprus Sea and we have a small flotilla of ships here and we are waiting for other ships."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

The British sovereign bases were retained in Cyprus after the proclamation of the independent republic in 1960, some 4,000 troops and 7,000 dependents are live on the territory.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to unveil the initiative to try and kick-start the Cyprus peace process at a meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias at Downing Street.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

In its report,the EU executive arm said Turkey made no progress in normalizing relations with Cyprus, adding that it was urgent that Ankara open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Cyprus was split into a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

"The closeness the continuing progress on the Cypriot talks, would suggest that the European Union is not going to pull the plug on Turkey, because that simply would stop hopes of peace and reconciliation on Cyprus,too.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15