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Davutoglu heading for Athens to discuss Cyprus
By Stefanos Evripidou TURKISH FOREIGN Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is heading to Athens next week to discuss the Cyprus problem, according to state broadcaster CyBC. The public broadcaster reported that...
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Woman arrested on suspicion of burglary
Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman after they searched her and found two grammes of cannabis in her possession as she tried to visit someone being held at Paphos police station, they said....
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Zacheos appointed special envoy to Russia
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades has appointed Sotos Zacheos, former Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, as the Cyprus President’s Special Envoy to Russia. According to an official announcement,...
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Jobs data lifts Wall St after string of losses
U.S. stocks rose yesterday after a stronger-than-expected payrolls report gave traders confidence that the economy could be healthy enough to withstand a scaling back of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus....
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World Cup draw opens door for game’s big guns
By Mike Collett The convoluted draw for next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil on Friday produced a set of groups in which most of football’s big guns will fancy their chances of reaching the knockout...
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Medvedev dampens amnesty hopes for Khodorkovsky, Pussy Riot
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hinted yesterday that former Yukos oil company chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky would not be freed under an amnesty President Vladimir Putin is preparing, and a...
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Greece to restore electricity to homes cut off, after deaths
Greek authorities have promised to restore electricity to households cut off for failing to pay their bills, after at least three people died in accidents caused by braziers or candles. Local...
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Egyptian police fire tear gas to end clashes in Cairo
Egyptian police used tear gas yesterday to end clashes in Cairo between supporters and opponents of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, the state news agency MENA said. Mursi’s supporters have...
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Father and son escape flaming car
A father and his son were injured on Saturday, in a road accident in which their car caught fire after crashing into two other vehicles. According to police, the two were driving from Dherynia to...
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Omirou to attend Mandela memorial
ACTING President, House Speaker, Yiannakis Omirou departed Saturday for Johannesburg to represent President Nicos Anastasiades at the official events in memory of Nelson Mandela. On Tuesday Omirou will...
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Farmers protest along buffer zone
FARMERS on Saturday held a peaceful protest at the Astromeritis crossing point against the encroachment of Turkish troops in the buffer zone that prevents them from cultivating their land. Dozens of...
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New MONEYVAL report
A MONEYVAL report on the effectiveness of the measures implemented by the Republic of Cyprus in its banking sector is expected to be released next week, according to CNA sources. The report, requested...
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WTO overcomes late hitch to reach its first global trade deal
By Randy Fabi THE World Trade Organisation reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly 160 ministers who had gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to...
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Technical glitch in UK cancels flights
Two flights to and from London to Cyprus were cancelled on Saturday due to a technical problem at an air traffic control centre in Britain. Cypriot airport authorities did not rule out delays to other...
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Two sides ‘close to’ deal on joint statement
Reports on Saturday suggested that the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides were close to a deal on a joint declaration that will pave the way for talks to resolve the island’s long standing division. It...
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Sports-mad South Africa salutes Mandela ‘The Captain’
By Ed Stoddard and Ed Cropley Sports-mad South Africa saluted Nelson Mandela on Saturday with smiles and moments of silence in honour of the late anti-apartheid leader, who inspired people to pursue...
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‘State has failed on welfare issues’
The state has failed on social welfare issues, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou conceded on Saturday, and the government has decided to change its social welfare policy completely. Addressing the...
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United and Chelsea beaten as Liverpool go second
By Tim Collings Manchester United crashed to a second home Premier League defeat in four days when they lost 1-0 to Newcastle United on Saturday while Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea suffered a shock 3-2...
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Free clinic due to open in Paphos
By Bejay Browne A FREE CLINIC to help those in need will be inaugurated in Paphos next week. The initiative is part of an islandwide scheme being offered by humanitarian organisation Volunteer Doctors...
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Pictures of displacement
By Zoe Christodoulides AN ENGLISH couple with no Cypriot blood carrying an official refugee card after the 1974 invasion is practically unheard of. That the English couple actually chose voluntarily to...
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