The narrowest part of the UN-controlled buffer zone that splits Cyprus runs ... of northern Nicosia through an opening in a buffer zone sentry post (EPA) You rarely spot a Greek Cypriot or Turkish ...

The buffer zone - where abandoned buildings lie crumbling ... triggered by a coup in Nicosia backed by the military junta in Athens and aimed at uniting Cyprus with Greece. The treaty that granted ...

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded the northern third of the island in response to an Athens-engineered coup in Nicosia seeking to unite the island with Greece -- NICOSIA (AFP) ...

"Given the island position of Cyprus and the fact that it was not a NATO member, a compromise was eventually reached that suited everyone. Greece bought ... vehicles. Nicosia wanted the systems ...