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FOREIGN Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday in London to discuss various aspects of the Cyprus problem, European issues and security in the eastern Mediterranean. The meeting followed a Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting at Marlborough House, which Kasoulides chaired, concluding his two-day visit to the British capital. Hammond was the […]

A red hot Luis Suarez scored four goals and contributed three assists as Barcelona’s stuttering La Liga title charge sparked back to life with a spectacular 8-0 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barca with a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao thanks to a first half header from […]

Apollon are through to the Cyprus Cup final after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over holders APOEL at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol on Wednesday. Following the 1-1 draw in the first leg in Nicosia two weeks ago, Alex Da Silva gave Apollon a 2-1 aggregate lead when he scored after 44 minutes, but the […]

A Turkish teacher accused of sexually abusing children in guest houses run by Islamic foundations was handed a 508-year jail sentence in a case that has stirred recrimination between a government with roots in political Islam and its opponents. A brief brawl erupted between protesters and security forces outside the courthouse after the ruling. Riot […]

On Wednesday, British High Commissioner Ric Todd and the Mayor of Ayia Napa Yiannis Karousos launched the British consular summer safety campaign ‘Take Your Pic’. It aims to encourage British youths, for whom Ayia Napa is a favourite destination, to choose to have a nice holiday with responsible behaviour. It aims to avoid having young travellers […]

Opening on Friday is the solo ceramics exhibition by Frosso Kapa at Art Studio 55 in Limassol at 8pm. In this exhibition, which will remain on display until Sunday, Kapa will show her latest ceramic works, which may remind the viewer of ancient Greek pieces. She has been creating with ceramics for the past ten […]

The US is showing keen interest in investing in renewable energy sources (RES) in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Nikos Kouyialis said on Wednesday following a meeting with former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Nicosia. Albright, 79, who following her retirement, is working with investment companies, is currently in Cyprus to exchange views on investments […]

All general shops must remain closed on Easter Sunday and Monday, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday. In addition, on Good Friday and Saturday shops should close by 6pm. “As regards employees of specialty shops, which will be called to work on the aforementioned days, they must be paid double for every hour they […]

By Roberta Rampton US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic State, but his visit is overshadowed by Gulf Arab exasperation with his approach to the region. The American president has come to the world’s top oil exporter for a fourth […]

The island’s state-owned power company (EAC) has been turned into a charity organisation, DISY chief Averof Neophytou said, used to exercise social policy by providing vulnerable groups electricity at reduced prices, instead of affording them extra allowances to pay for it. “The EAC is there to produce and distribute electricity,” he said. “If the state, […]

Three men who were suspected of smuggling 115 migrants in a boat that had to be rescued by Cypriot authorities walked free on Wednesday from the Larnaca court on jurisdictional grounds. The suspects, two from Syria aged 33 and 47 and one from Lebanon aged 28 had set off from Lebanon in September last year […]

THE high priestess raised her arms towards the sky, invoking the sun god Apollo at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Wednesday in the final rehearsal for the flame that will burn at the Rio Games later this year. In a long pleated robe she then knelt solemnly to the ground and lit the […]

Nicosia residents may face a water shortage this weekend due to repair works on the Tersefanou pipeline. In an announcement on Wednesday, the Water Development Department said the water cuts would affect all areas falling under the Nicosia Water Board between Saturday 8pm and Monday 1am. This means Tseri, Latsia D, Yeri 1, Ergates and […]

Norway violated mass killer Anders Behring Breivik’s human rights by exposing him to inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment while serving his prison sentence, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday. Breivik took Norwegian authorities to court in March, accusing them of breaching the European Convention on Human Rights by keeping him isolated from other prisoners. He […]

By Naomi Tajitsu Mitsubishi Motors Corp admitted to manipulating test data to overstate the fuel economy of 625,000 cars sold in Japan, knocking its shares down more than 15 per cent and wiping $1.2 billion off its market value on Wednesday. The automaker said it stopped making and selling its eK mini-wagons for the domestic […]

The University of Cyprus (UCy) announced it is accepting applications from Lyceum students for its summer school programme. According to an announcement, the summer school programme, organised by UCy for the first time, is “an innovative programme for Cyprus, aimed at familiarising students with UCy” and to also bring them into direct contact with their […]

The Cyprus Hotel Association PASYXE has announced the release of a catalogue with special prices offered by more than 100 hotels, for Cyprus residents. The offers are valid between April and October at 110 hotels, tourist apartments and tourist villages in all districts. PASYXE said the offer would help families save money and boost domestic […]

By Stelios Orphanides Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, informed the ministry of labour of its intention to declare a number of workers redundant as part of its reorganisation, a ministry official said. “We received a letter from the Bank of Cyprus in which the bank said that it is planning to reduce its […]

A main suspect in the investigation into the Brussels bombings has also been charged with participation in the Paris attacks four months earlier, Belgian federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Osama Krayem, who was arrested in Brussels earlier this month, might have been present in different safehouses used by the militant attackers, such as a suspected […]

A suit and tie are often regarded as too formal for the modern office place, 76 per cent of business people in Cyprus believe. This was one of the findings from new research by workspace provider Regus the results of which were published on Wednesday. According to the survey of almost 40,000 workers around the […]

France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since November’s attacks on Paris by two months, to maintain security through the Euro 2016 football tournament, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday. The announcement came hours after police simulated an armed response to a militant attack and hostage-taking at a Paris railway station, […]

By Elisabeth O’Leary Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) would not press for a second independence referendum until it was clear most Scots wanted to leave the United Kingdom. Sturgeon was speaking to supporters ahead of a May 5 vote in which the SNP is on course […]

The state Legal Service was racing against time to determine the legality of bills passed by parliament on the last day before it dissolved, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Wednesday, as he criticised MPs yet again for being sloppy and irresponsible. Two of those bills, one offsetting loans with bank bonds, and one on the […]

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US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has reiterated her country`s support for the ongoing negotiation process in Cyprus. Nuland, on a visit to Cyprus, was on Wednesday received by President Nicos Anastasiades. “I am very happy to be back in Cyprus, I think you know how strongly the US supports the work that is being […]