The executive, for example, was headed by a Greek Cypriot president, Archbishop Makarios III, and a Turkish Cypriot vice president, Dr Faz?l...

However, agreement was never reached on the finer details, and the two sides often met deadlock over the following points, among others:The ...

The most recent developments on the island have included the reopening of the border between the two sides, and the failure of an attempt to...

24 seats are allocated to the Turkish community, but currently vacant.

The regime in the North has been the focus of occasional freedom of speech criticisms regarding heavy-handed treatment of newspaper editors....

The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.The 1960 Constitution provided for a presidential system of government wit...

In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agree...

The president, elected by popular vote for a five-year term, is both the chief of state and head of government; post of vice president is cu...