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‘France construction’ scammer arrested
By Peter Stevenson LARNACA district court remanded a 65-year-old Greek man for eight days on Wednesday in connection with a scam involving more than €290,000 taken from people duped into dishing out a...
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Swindler brothers jailed for 5 months
A LAWYER and his brother were sentenced to five months in prison by the Nicosia District Court, for contempt of court having issued cheques in a previous case and then blocking payment. According to a...
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Arsenal and United play out stalemate, Liverpool and Spurs win
By Mike Collett Arsenal squandered the chance to return to the top of the Premier League when they failed to break down Manchester United in a goalless stalemate at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday....
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No need to argue over sovereignty, Anastasiades tells detractors
By George Psyllides THE joint declaration signed with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community did not constitute a solution of the Cyprus problem, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday...
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Anastasiades secures Archbishop’s backing
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Thursday publicly lent the President his backing on the issue of the joint declaration that paved the way for resumption of peace talks. “The joint statement is neither the...
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Wanted by police
Police are searching for Georgios Stavrou, aka Strouthos, 37, from Nicosia in connection with a case of burglary and robbery which took place on February in Aglandja. According to the description given...
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Deadly winter storm snarls travel, closes U.S. northeast
A deadly winter storm moved north along the East Coast of the United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snow, sleet and rain across the Washington, D.C., and New York areas, grounding flights and...
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Wall St edges lower on weaker-than-expected data
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday, as investors discounted weaker-than-expected data on consumer spending and the labour market, but a disappointing outlook by Cisco Systems weighed on each of the...
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One fifth of Cypriots have put off holidaying in 2014
Financial difficulties due to the crisis was the main reason why Cypriots were not able to go on holiday in 2013, according to the figures published Thursday by Eurobarometer entitled “Preferences of...
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Urgent plea to help pregnant migrant woman
A pregnant migrant woman who is expected to deliver soon is in need of clothes, furniture and/or other equipment for newborns. If you are able to help, please contact KISA on 22878181 or...
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Men’s hockey giants hit ice in Sochi, Russia’s Plushenko pulls out
By Mike Collett-White Ice hockey mania swept the Winter Olympics on Thursday as the heavyweight men’s teams Canada, the United States and hosts Russia played their opening round games in a competition...
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One billion rising for justice
By Peter Stevenson One Billion Rising For Justice, an event being held around the world is due to take place on Friday at 5.30pm at the Mall of Cyprus, calling on women and men everywhere to demand...
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New jobs schemes for under 25s
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou will on Friday announce new schemes aiming at the employment of 5,000 young people for a period six months to acquire on-the-job experience. The plan, which will cost...
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TSO says can’t rule out total blackout during EAC strike (cuts schedule...
The EAC warned Thursday that rolling power outages were ‘inevitable’ on Friday as workers stage a 12-hour strike over privatisations. The EAC work stoppage is due to start at 7am and end at 7pm. EAC...
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Highlighting the importance of volunteerism for young people
The Cyprus Commissioner for Volunteerism, Yiannis Yiannakis, on Tuesday emphasised the importance of involving young people in volunteering. Yiannakis was speaking at a news conference for the launch...
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British bases exploiting financial crisis in the Republic say striking workers
By Angelos Anastasiou Cypriot employees at the UK’s Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday in protest of pay cuts and austerity measures taken unilaterally by the SBA...
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New schemes for jobless aim at young
By Peter Stevenson THE government on Tuesday unveiled a programme worth over €40 million aimed at finding work for 7,500 people. The schemes’ budget will be 95 per cent funded by the European Social...
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Nine dead in Kiev clashes, Kiev bound traffic restricted
Nine people died during clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Ukraine’s capital Kiev on Tuesday, including seven civilians and two policemen, a police spokeswoman said. Violence...
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Future of sports authority under threat
THE Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) may have to be dismantled unless it puts its financial house in order, auditor-general Chrystalla Georghadji warned on Tuesday. Briefing the House watchdog...
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Pussy Riot crash Russia’s Olympic party, Norway strike gold
By Mike Collett-White Members of Russian protest group Pussy Riot crashed the Sochi Olympic party on Tuesday when they were detained at a police station, briefly diverting the world’s gaze from...
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