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Turkish prosecutors removed as judicial purge intensifies
TURKEY’S government removed a series of high-profile prosecutors yesterday stepping up a purge of a judiciary Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan considers embroiled in a plot to undermine him with specious...
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Detainee at Menoyia attempts suicide
A Syrian detainee at the Menoyia detention centre on Thursday attempted to commit suicide. Police said the incident happened at around 5pm while the other detainees were in the recreation area. The...
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Scottish EU membership by 2016 ‘implausible’
BRITAIN’S minister for Europe poured cold water on Thursday on the prospect of Scotland enjoying a swift, smooth accession to the European Union if nationalists win an independence referendum this...
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Cameron denies Army is no longer full U.S. partner
PRIME Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that former U.S. defence secretary Robert Gates was wrong to say that spending cuts meant Britain’s armed forces were no longer able be a full military...
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Supermarkets ‘breaking deal not to sell tobacco products’ on Sundays
Kiosk and Convenience store owners union SYKADE have called on supermarkets to stop selling tobacco products and newspapers on Sundays in accordance with a deal signed following the implementation of...
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Changes underway at central prisons, probe to be concluded soon – minister
By Peter Stevenson Investigations into recent incidents at the central prisons will be concluded as soon as possible so that those found responsible can be held accountable, Justice Minister Ionas...
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Retail trade down 7.5 per cent in first nine months of 2013
CYPRUS’ Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade for the period January-September 2013 recorded a decrease of 7.5 per cent compared to the corresponding period of 2012. According to figures released by...
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Record sales for state lottery
By Stefanos Evripidou THE CHRISTMAS State Lottery enjoyed record sales last month, injecting state coffers with €2.4 million, as thousands pinned their hopes on lady luck during the country’s deepening...
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‘Cyprus regaining its credibility’
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS is slowly regaining its credibility as a financial centre and as a trustworthy country with an important geopolitical role to play in the Eastern Mediterranean, said...
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Admiral leads FTSE to best week of 2014
BRITAIN’S top share index was on course for its best weekly gain this year as it inched higher on Friday, boosted by strong UK retail sales data and a rally in motor insurer stocks. The outlook for...
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First and foremost a man of God but the Church still needs money
Archbishop Chrysostomos II on Friday denied suggestions that he was neglecting his spiritual work to concentrate on the Church’s finances. “This is not true and these comments have been made by people...
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Turkey seizes assets of opposition party’s mayoral candidate
Turkish authorities seized the assets of Mustafa Sarigul, the main opposition party CHP’s candidate for Istanbul mayor, an official said on Friday, ahead of a crucial local election due to take place...
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Suicide bomber kills 13 in Kabul restaurant attack
AT least 13 people, including both Afghans and foreigners, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a popular Lebanese restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday. Islamist militant...
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Obama bans spying on ally leaders, scales back NSA programme
PRESIDENT Barack Obama announced a ban on U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies, and reined in the vast collection of Americans’ phone data in a series of reforms triggered by...
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Eighteen die in India stampede at home of muslim spiritual leader
At least 18 people died and nearly 50 were injured in a stampede in India’s financial capital of Mumbai early on Saturday as thousands of mourners gathered following the death of the 102-year-old...
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Man arrested on drugs charges
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Paphos after police said they found seven grammes of cannabis in his car. According to the police report, the 36-year old was stopped by Drug Enforcement Unit...
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Fugitive being held in north for three months
Wanted tax-dodger Michalis Voudouris will be spending the next three months in a cell in the north, according to Turkish Cypriot media. Voudouris is being held awaiting trial on charges relating to a...
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Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash
Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s backlash...
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‘Pensions not slashed, but targeted’ says labour minister
By Constantinos Psillides OLD-AGE pensions will not be slashed they will be simply be targeted, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Saturday after an outcry over reported cuts. Asked about the...
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Paphos excavations uncover ancient bath house
EXCAVATIONS east of the new-opened Kings Avenue Mall in Paphos have uncovered a series of clay pipes, speculated to be a part of a Hellenistic and Roman-era aqueduct and system of bath houses....
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