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British working with foreign ministry to resolve title deeds issue
By Peter Stevenson THE BRITISH high commission will be cooperating closely with the foreign ministry following a Cabinet decision regarding the issuing of title deeds. The issue has dogged the Cyprus...
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Bank of Cyprus announces first half €1.8 billion loss (update 2)
Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Tuesday reported a €1.8 billion net loss for the first half of the year, impacted by its forced disposal of Greek operations and rising provisions. The bank, forced to seize...
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Peace talks in ‘very tragic situation’
By Stefanos Evripidou THE PEACE talks are currently in a “very tragic situation”, with the Turkish Cypriots eyeing a “divorce” post-settlement, Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said,...
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Chickens slaughtered after salmonella found on Paphos farm
Almost 2,000 chickens have been killed in Paphos after the salmonella virus was found in eggs on a farm. The Veterinary Services will announce Wednesday whether the remaining chickens will need to be...
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Game and fauna offices vandalised
The game and fauna services Nicosia district offices were broken into on Monday night, according to the police report. The offices, located on Spyros Kyprianou avenue in Latsia, were broken into at...
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Explosion in Limassol
A bomb exploded yesterday morning in a car in Limassol, police reported According to the police, the explosion, at 4.35am, was caused by a cylindrical squib that was planted in a 29-year-old man’s car...
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Paying the price for irrational policies of the past
By Elias Hazou Recession-hit Cypriots are paying the price for the wasteful spending of past governments but also for a credit bubble fostered by the banks that inevitably had to burst, finance...
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Ukraine leader to go to EU summit, pro-EU protests continue
By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not let itself become an East-West ‘battleground’ and its president declared he would attend an EU summit to explain why Kiev...
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Ayia Napa marina awaits revised plan approval
WORK on a new marina in Ayia Napa should begin in April 2014 if new plans to lower costs are accepted, the head of the Famagusta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) said yesterday. Giorgos...
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Turkey carries out seismic surveys north of the island
By Elias Hazou THE government yesterday denounced the encroachment into Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by ships commissioned by Turkey to carry out seismic surveys northeast of the island. The...
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New movement aims to protect Sunday shop workers
AIMING to represent some 1,500 people hired as part of a government scheme extending shop opening hours a new movement has been created. “We will defend in all legal ways our right to work,” an...
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Girl, 12, wins diving accolade
By Ruth Lumley TWELVE-year-old Charlotte Burns celebrated her birthday in Cyprus by becoming the youngest PADI Junior Master Scuba Diver in the world. The youngster, from Kent in the UK, made the trip...
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Our View: Interests of society’s most protected trump those of the impoverished
THIS TIME last year, with the state having run out of money, the Christofias government was desperately looking for cash to pay the public employees’ monthly and 13th salaries in December. In the end,...
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Bicommunal football agreement faces ‘many risks’
By Peter Stevenson ‘MANY risks’ are posed by the agreement reached by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and its Turkish Cypriot equivalent, the TCFA, in Zurich earlier this month, lawyer and former...
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National Council to convene on Monday
President Nicos Anastasiades will convene the National Council next week to brief party leaders on developments in the Cyprus problem. EDEK chairman Yiannakis Omirou said the meeting will take place...
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APOEL and Apollon face battle to keep Europa dreams alive
By Nemanja Bjedov APOEL host Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Thursday night, needing a second successive Europa League Group F home win if they are to remain in with a chance of reaching the round of 32, while...
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Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament over tax fraud
By Roberto Landucci and Catherine Hornby THE Italian Senate expelled Silvio Berlusconi over his tax fraud conviction on Wednesday, drawing a defiant response from the veteran centre-right leader who...
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Two killed in Brazil World Cup stadium accident
By Eduardo Simoes A CRANE collapsed on Wednesday at the construction site of the stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is due to host the opening ceremony of the football World Cup, killing at least two...
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Police accused of breaking migrant’s leg (video)
Video footage released by migrant support group KISA shows police officers apparently trying to subdue an Ivorian man and breaking his leg in the process at the centre of the capital, Nicosia. KISA...
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English football tight-lipped on match-fixing claims
THE Football Conference, the fifth tier of English football, comprising professional and semi-professional clubs, refused to comment yesterday over allegations some of its matches had been fixed by an...
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