Obituaries in the news Sep 25, 2009
The scholarships for 100 American students of Armenian descent will finance a semester at any Turkish or Turkish Cypriot university. The Turkish Coalition of America is offering the $2,000 scholarships in hopes of changing minds. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Candy Brothers in Monaco Making Millions of Pounds in London Housing Slump Sep 10, 2009
Their English father got to the office by 5:30 a.m., Chris says, while their Greek Cypriot mother, Patricia, stayed at home. Help From Grandma. (Bloomberg)
* Displaced win claim on ancestral land in Cyprus May 3, 2009
X Meletis Apostolides, Greek Cypriot. Like so many Cypriots, Meletis Apostolides has long been haunted by memories of a lost past ... The Apostolides family X like 170,000 other Greek Cypriots forcibly displaced at the time X always thought theyd be back. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Al-Tayeb Saleh, at 80; Sudanese novelist Mar 1, 2009
Mr. Saleh also wrote "The Cypriot Man" and the "The Wedding of Zein," which was turned into a film that won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976. He also contributed to a monthly London-based Arabic publication, Al-Majalla. (Boston Globe)
Turkey's song and dance over Eurovision Feb 25, 2009
It was not until 2004, when the contest was held in Istanbul that the disputed island of Cyprus and Turkey first exchanged votes, despite a failed attempt by the Turkish organizers to present the Cypriot entry as the "Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus". In Turkey, some have said Hadise's performance and songs are not representative enough of Turkey's cultural and religious identity - aside from the chorus, Dum Tek Tek is sung entirely in English. (Asia Times Online)
Exhibition introduces Tibet to Cypriots Feb 21, 2009
NICOSIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A photo exhibition on Tibet opened here on Friday, providing a window for Cypriots to better understand the past and present of the Chinese autonomous region ... "The exhibition is impressive," said Cypriot education and culture minister Andreas Demetriou ... Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus Zhao Yali expressed hope that the exhibition will help Cypriots get a better understanding of Tibet, its past and present, thus further boosting the friendly relationship between the... (Xinhuanet, China)
