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Teenager arrested over Larnaca pub arson
Police on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with an early morning fire that destroyed a pub in the Oroklini area in Larnaca. The fire was reported at 4.45am. The fire service scrambled...
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Gold sale not only option for Cyprus: finance minister
The government said on Tuesday a sale of its gold reserves was not the only option under consideration to pay down its debt and that other alternatives were being considered. “The possibility of...
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Only solution for dangerous beach is wave barriers, say local authorities
By Bejay Browne PAPHOS committee for beaches said on Tuesday the only real solution for the deadly Venus stretch of coastline would be the construction of wave barriers. The comments came after the...
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‘Give new shop hours a chance’ says ministry
By Maria Gregoriou THE LABOUR ministry issued a plea on Tuesday to give the new opening hours a chance after small shopkeepers’ union POVEK announced it would legally challenge the decree. The decree,...
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Stranded fugitive Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia
By Steve Gutterman Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday after three weeks holed up at a Moscow airport trying to avoid prosecution in the...
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Crime briefs
Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a washing machine from a housing complex in Paphos. The washing machine, valued at around €280, had been installed outside, police said. The...
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IMF, EU inspectors start quizzing Cyprus on bailout progress
By Michele Kambas International lenders began reviewing how the island is meeting the conditions of it €10 billion bailout on Wednesday, looking to see whether it should get the next tranche of aid....
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EU Commission to propose cap on card payment fees
By Foo Yun Chee and John O’Donnell THE EUROPEAN Commission will propose capping the fees that banks charge retailers to process card payments, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters that will...
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Anorthosis coach Kassianos eyes positive Europa start
By Nemanja Bjedov Anorthosis coach Christakis Kassianos is optimistic ahead of his team’s Europa League second qualifying round clash with Swedish side Gefle IF on Thursday evening at Larnaca’s Antonis...
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Woods targets 15th major title at sun-kissed Muirfield
By Ed Osmond Tiger Woods will start the 142nd British Open at Muirfield on Thursday as favourite to win his 15th major title but the odds on the world number one are in double figures for the first...
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Cyprus stamp collections awarded first prize at international competition
Stamp collections issued by the Cyprus Post for 2010, 2011 and 2012 have won first prize at the 10th International Philatelic Competition, held under the auspices of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)...
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Larnaca police investigating possible murder-suicide (updated)
A 72-YEAR-OLD retired taxi driver from Famagusta, Philipos Christodoulou and his 42-year-old domestic worker from Sri Lanka were found dead from gunshot wounds on Wednesday at Christodoulou’s Larnaca...
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Republic sends equipment to help oil spill cleanup in north (updated)
By Peter Stevenson The Republic was despatching oil absorbent booms to the north after Turkish Cypriots re-submitted a request for assistance to deal with an oil spill off the coast of the occupied...
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Arabs back Kerry push to renew Israel-Palestinian talks
By Arshad Mohammed The Arab League has endorsed the drive to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations led by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said gaps between the sides had been greatly...
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Protests mount ahead of Greek parliament vote on layoffs
By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou THOUSANDS of Greek workers chanting anti-austerity slogans flocked outside parliament on Wednesday, hours before lawmakers inside vote on a divisive reform bill...
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UN chemical arms investigator arrives in Syria to seek access
The head of a UN chemical weapons investigation team arrived in Syria on Wednesday to discuss his inquiry into allegations that chemical arms have been used in Syria’s civil war. Ake Sellstrom’s full...
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Possible case of TB at boot camp
THE NATIONAL Guard is investigating a possible case of tuberculosis believed to have been contracted by a new conscript at Limassol boot camp (KEN). A statement released by the National Guard on...
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Europe confirms plans to clamp down on charges for paying with plastic
By John O’Donnell and Foo Yun Chee Banks will have to limit the fees they charge on card payments under proposals from the European Commission on Wednesday that would also scrap surcharges on shoppers...
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Fugitive Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow airport dashed
By Lidia Kelly Fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow’s SheremetyevoAirport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were dashed when he failed to secure...
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Liverpool deny Melbourne Victory, Suarez thrills in cameo
By Ian Ransom Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard slotted a first-half goal and Iago Aspas a second in injury-time to secure a 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory but Luis Suarez hogged the limelight at the...
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