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Banks file 6,000 foreclosure requests to land registry
By Angelos Anastasiou BANKS have filed 6,000 foreclosure requisitions with the land registry which remain pending due to heavy workloads, AKEL MP Yiannos Lamaris has said. Current legislation offers no...
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Kyperounta co-op board taken into custody
By Angelos Anastasiou THE entire executive board of the Kyperounta co-operative credit institution (CCI), comprising its five members and the chairman have been taken into custody until Monday for...
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Road tax deadline extended until March 10
The deadline for payment of the 2014 road tax for all motor vehicle types has been extended to March 10. The extension was granted via a legislative proposal passed unanimously by parliament on...
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Vodafone helps FTSE post second day of gains
BRITAIN’S top equity index rose for a second straight day on Thursday, led by strong gains from heavyweight telecoms group which helped the market recover its poise after a recent five-day losing...
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Just like grandma used to make
The pupils of the Yiolou-Miliou regional primary school, aided by their teachers, will present a programme and offer a free meal to grandparents and the community’s elderly. Themed “Healthy living the...
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Pilots to take legal steps over provident fund contributions
Cyprus Airways (CY) pilots said on Friday they would go to court to overturn the airline’s decision to reduce its contribution to the workers’ provident fund, an agreement made with other unions but...
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Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs
SYRIA evacuated three busloads of civilians from a besieged area of Homs on Friday, the first stage of a planned three-day humanitarian ceasefire in the city which has suffered some of the worst...
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Gay rights protesters arrested before Games, say activists
RUSSIAN police arrested four gay rights protesters who unfurled a banner in St Petersburg on Friday declaring “Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement”, gay rights group All Out said....
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Azeri journalist expelled for criticising Erdogan on Twitter
A Turkish newspaper said on Friday one of its journalists had been ordered to leave the country for criticising Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter, raising concerns about media freedom a day...
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Promotion of Paphos in Israel and Sweden
By Bejay Browne PAPHOS as a quality tourist destination will be further promoted at two International fairs this month. A spokesman for the Paphos regional board of tourism said that concerted efforts...
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CBC issues Bitcoin warning
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) issued a warning on Friday regarding digital currencies, such as Bitcoin or any other form of virtual currency that is not legal tender. The CBC underlined that there...
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All indications point to start of talks on Monday (Updated)
By Stefanos Evripidou THE TWO leaders are set to kick-start peace talks on Monday after Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu accepted the latest version of the joint communiqué on Friday night. Eroglu...
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NPLs were €26.25 billion in November 2013
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in commercial banks and cooperative credit institutions rose to €26.25 billion in November 2013, according to figures released by the Cyprus Central Bank (CBC) Compared with...
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Winter Olympics open in Sochi amid fireworks, security fears
By Mike Collett-White Russia’s Winter Olympics officially got underway on the Black Sea coast on Friday with a grandiose opening ceremony that President Vladimir Putin hoped would dispel fears of...
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Corruption in the EU
By Michael Levi A rise in crime rates can sometimes represent social progress rather than decay if it reflects a growth in awareness and intolerance of the conduct in question. So it is with...
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Seriously injured in separate car crashes
TWO MEN aged 27 and 34 were seriously injured in two separate road traffic accidents in Larnaca and Nicosia on Friday night, police said. The first accident took place at 8.15pm on Kallipoleos Avenue...
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Mortar fire in Homs ahead of planned UN aid mission
Syrian activists and officials said mortars were fired early on Saturday in the besieged Old Homs district in violation of a ceasefire that is intended to allow the evacuation of civilians and delivery...
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Leaders’ meeting scheduled for Tuesday
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroglu will meet in the United Nations protected area of Nicosia at the Good Offices Mission on Tuesday at 11.30am the UN announced on...
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Spanish Princess testifies in royal corruption case
By Teresa Larraz Mora Spain’s Princess Cristina gave testimony before a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among the ruling class and discontent with the...
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Neighbourhood watch scheme for Geroskipou
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch programmes are vital if the public wants to prevent crime according to sociologist and criminologist Maria Constantinou. She is currently coordinating the neighbourhood watch...
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