1.   Cyprus filed a protest with the United Nations over flights Tuesday by three Turkish warplanes through Cypriot airspace.

2.   The Greek Cypriot government said it was protesting to the United Nations the repeated violations of Cypriot airspace by Turkish fighter jets.

3.   The plane circled over the Mediterranean in eastern Cypriot airspace looking for a place to land, the air traffic controllers said.

4.   Turkey, A NATO partner but traditional rival of Greece, denied it invaded Cypriot airspace on Tuesday.

5.   But a source at Larnaca airport said the plane was in Cypriot airspace and waiting for authorization to land from officials in Nicosia.

6.   They said the plane was in Cypriot airspace and had been given authorization to land from officials in Nicosia.

7.   Turkish warplanes on Thursday violated Cypriot airspace for the second time in a week, the Cypriot defence ministry said.

8.   Two Turkish warplanes violated Cypriot airspace over the capital of Nicosia for the third consecutive day Friday, according to Cypriot and UN sources.

9.   Manoeuvres in Cypriot airspace are not uncommon, but in the past they have always been announced beforehand.