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Stricken bank depositors seek compensation from EU
Over 50 depositors and shareholders of Cypriot banks are suing the EU and its institutions over losses they suffered when their deposits were seized to recapitalise lenders, it emerged on Friday. The...
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AEL and Apollon eye top spot for winter break
By Nemanja Bjedov ALTHOUGH Omonia host Anorthosis in the Round 14 opener on Saturday afternoon at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia at 3pm, the most interesting game of the day, at least according to the...
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Katsourides steps down, as AKEL revamps leadership
Parliamentary spokesman and frontline member of former ruling party AKEL, Nicos Katsourides, officially stepped down on Friday, as the party announced a change in the higher echelons. Katsourides...
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Bin men told not to ask for Christmas tip
Nicosia Municipality warned on Friday that it had given clear instructions to rubbish collectors not to ask homeowners for a Christmas tip. The municipality said that although the practice has...
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Kapnos airport shuttle announces Christmas schedules
The Kapnos Airport Shuttle on Friday announced its schedule for the holiday period. On Christmas Eve, December 24 and New Year’s Eve, December 31, schedules will run as normal but only until 21:30 from...
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Jobless BoC customers need only pay €10 a month mortgage
By George Psyllides UNEMPLOYED Bank of Cyprus (BoC) borrowers will not have to pay their regular instalment for a year on housing loans, the lender announced on Friday. BoC chairman Christis Hasapis...
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Three football fans remanded in custody
Three football fans were remanded in custody for four days on Friday in connection with attacking and injuring police officers during a football cup fixture in Larnaca on Thursday. Police said they...
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Letta says his budget can’t be everyone’s ‘Father Christmas’
PRIME Minister Enrico Letta told critics of his 2014 budget on Friday that Italy still needed to demonstrate its credibility to wary financial markets, rejecting calls for steeper tax cuts and more...
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At least 18 Iraqi army officers killed in ambush
At least 18 Iraqi military officers were killed in an ambush on Saturday in the Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar, military sources said. The commander of the army’s Seventh Division as well as...
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DISY seeks ballot reform
By Peter Stevenson RULING DISY leader Averof Neophytou has called for changes to voting procedures in parliamentary elections in attempt to encourage more people to vote. Neophytou is seeking the...
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Fund-raising for volunteer doctors
CYPRUS’ Volunteer Doctors were at Paphos Mall on Saturday selling bracelets and calendars to celebrate their 20th anniversary and raise funds. “Our goal is to provide medical aid to people that need it...
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Health card warning
ANYONE who has not renewed their health card now has until April 30 of next year to do so after the Health Ministry gave an extension to the original January 1, deadline. The decision came after it was...
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Fragile Greek coalition’s majority shrinks
By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas THE GREEK coalition government’s majority in parliament shrank to just three seats on Saturday after a lawmaker rebelled over a controversial new law to...
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FM urges Turkish Cypriot participation in European elections
The Cyprus government and Parliament are taking measures to help Turkish Cypriots participate in the elections for the European Parliament in May, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Saturday....
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Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘dark alliances’ behind graft inquiry
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ece Toksabay Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denounced “international groups” and “dark alliances” on Saturday for entangling Turkey in a corruption scandal that has exposed deep...
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Egypt sends Mursi to trial in third case
By Tom Perry and Omar Fahmy Egypt’s deposed Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, and 129 others including members of Hamas and Hezbollah, were referred to trial on Saturday on murder and other charges...
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Greece seals natural gas privatisation deal with Azeri company
Greece agreed on Saturday to sell the operator of its natural gas grid operator to Azerbaijan’s state energy company, in a 400-million-euro deal that drives forward the faltering Greek privatisation...
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Suarez puts Liverpool top as Man City hit four
By Mark Meadows Luis Suarez celebrated his new contract by sending Liverpool to the top of the Premier League thanks to two goals and another virtuoso display in a 3-1 home win over crisis club Cardiff...
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1963 is still a historical minefield
By Elias Hazou THE FANATICS won: that’s the view shared by a growing number of modern historians and researchers on the outbreak of inter-communal violence on the island exactly 50 years ago. Mutual...
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Poor response to offer of free electricity
By Angelos Anastasiou WITH less than two working days to Christmas, only 45 households have applied so far to have their power restored free-of-charge for the holiday period, the Electricity Authority...
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