2006 in Cyprus
Events in the year 2006 in Cyprus.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing โ Cyprus dispute
- 12 September โ Cypriot authorities respond to an Interpol alert and intercept Grigorio-1, a North Korean ship bound for Syria. Cypriot security agents found a mobile air defense system and the components of a missile launcher in the ship, though the Government of North Korea insists the ship only contained weather-observation equipment. The Syrian government has requested the ship be allowed to dock in Syria.