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Parties welcome 'non-restrictive' outcome of New York meeting

September 26th, 2016 Greek Cypriot political parties breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday when President Nicos Anastasiades left New York without a...

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Cyprus too small for gas fund investment

September 26th, 2016 The draft bill relating to the creation and operation of a National Investment Fund, administering future revenues from natural gas sales,...

Cyprus

Turkish foreign minister: last chance for a solution

September 26th, 2016 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu who was in New York during the UN general assembly told Turkish Cypriot newspaper Havadis that this was the...

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Clinton and Trump to square off in highly anticipated debate

September 26th, 2016 Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of...

Cyprus

Former Paphos councillor’s bank account scrutinised in Paphos sewerage trial

September 26th, 2016 The prosecution’s audit report on the financial dealings of former Paphos municipality councillor Yiorgos Michaelides did not reflect the...

International

Israel's Leviathan gas to supply Jordan in $10bn deal

September 26th, 2016 Backers of Israel's massive Leviathan natural gas field signed a $10 billion deal on Monday to supply 1.6 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas to...

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Colombia, Marxist rebels to sign accord ending 52-year war

September 26th, 2016 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will use a pen made from a bullet on Monday to sign an agreement ending a...

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Troubled lawyer shoots nine in Houston before being killed by police

September 26th, 2016 A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police,...

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Police say man opens fire, injuring two, near supermarket west of Paris

September 26th, 2016 French police officials said on Monday a man had opened fire near a supermarket west of Paris and injured two people. Elite police were at a...

Cyprus

World Tourism Day focuses on accessibility for the disabled

September 26th, 2016 Cyprus could do much more to promote universal accessibility and inclusion for disabled tourists, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) and hoteliers...

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Christofias hints at sabotage in Mari blast

September 26th, 2016 The July 2011 explosion at Mari naval base may have been an act of sabotage, former president Demetris Christofias has alleged. In an interview...

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Ex-IMF head Rato stands trial in Spain over credit card use

September 26th, 2016 Crowds jeered at former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato when he arrived at a Madrid court on Monday to face trial for his alleged...

Cyprus

Bulgaria looks to attract Cyprus gas imports for its planned gas hub

September 26th, 2016 Bulgaria would hope to attract natural gas from Cyprus if its planned gas hub at the Black Sea, to transport gas from Russia and the Caspian Sea to...

Cyprus

Cypriots vote for Trump in worldwide fun poll

September 26th, 2016 A worldwide internet Clinton v Trump poll, with around 90,000 votes as of Monday afternoon puts the Republican candidate in the lead with 79 per cent...

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Doctors split over medical school strike action

September 26th, 2016 THE doctors’ branch of the civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday that although they disagreed with the health ministry’s...

Cyprus

MPs seek more details on local government reform

September 26th, 2016 MPs want the interior ministry to submit a more detailed road map on the reform of local administration, which under the government’s proposal...

Cyprus

Head of nurses’ union charged with disturbing the peace (Updated)

September 26th, 2016 The head of the nurses’ union was arrested in Limassol during an early morning meeting on Monday between union members and police at the...

Cyprus

Anastasiades in UK for meeting with May

September 26th, 2016 President Nicos Anastasiades arrived in London on Monday where he is due to meet on Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May. On Monday...

International

Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts

September 26th, 2016 Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defence worker said, continuing a fierce...

Cyprus

July retail value rises 0.1%, Cystat says

September 26th, 2016 In July, the retail value and volume indices rose 1.7 per cent and 0.1 per cent respectively compared to July 20015, the statistical service...

International

Hollande confirms Calais migrant camp shutdown, urges UK help

September 26th, 2016 President Francois Hollande said on Monday that France will completely shut down "the Jungle" migrant camp in Calais by year-end and called on London...

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EU launches programme to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey

September 26th, 2016 The European Union launched a programme on Monday to issue monthly electronic cash grants to benefit a million refugees in Turkey, as part of a deal under which Ankara...

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Clinton and Trump to square off in highly anticipated debate

September 26th, 2016 Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and...

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Israel's Leviathan gas to supply Jordan in $10bn deal

September 26th, 2016 Backers of Israel's massive Leviathan natural gas field signed a $10 billion deal on Monday to supply 1.6 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas to Jordan's National Electric...

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Some hardcore giving

September 26th, 2016 Next Sunday the Daxi Group will host their second annual Daxifest Charity Music Festival at Ayia Napa Stadium from 11am to 1am, with a performance by Minus One as the...

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Colombia, Marxist rebels to sign accord ending 52-year war

September 26th, 2016 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will use a pen made from a bullet on Monday to sign an agreement ending a half-century war...

International

Troubled lawyer shoots nine in Houston before being killed by police

September 26th, 2016 A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities said. Six...