RAF Akrotiri ready to strike
By Staff Reporter BRITAIN’S parliament approved air strikes against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in Iraq by a decisive margin yesterday, paving the way for the...
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Distressed refugees rescued off Cyprus
By Staff Reporter SOME 350 people, thought to be refugees from Syria who may have paid more than $3,000 per person to escape the war-torn...
Antigoni launches book on women
FORMER MEP and Morphou Mayor Antigoni Papadopoulou has launched a book on the evolution of the Cyprus family from 1974 until today. The book records...
CyBC slapped for ‘pushing Zone Diet on viewers’
By Staff Reporter THE Cyprus Radio and Television Authority (CRTA) has ruled against the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) for promoting a diet that it said...
Anastasiades pays tribute to Cyprus-Israel relations
By Staff Reporter President Nicos Anastasiades paid tribute to Cyprus-Israel relations during the opening of an exhibition in New York titled ‘Jewish refugees in Cyprus...
‘Where is the money going?’
By Staff Reporter EUROPEAN bankers chided Cypriot banks yesterday for failing to pass on millions to small and medium sized businesses, which they called the...
Geostrategic and energy posts filled
By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades has appointed the members of the new National Geostrategic Council and the Energy Council. Heading the National Geostrategic Council,...
President urges parties to consider the consequences of their actions
By staff reporter President Nicos Anastasiades urged opposition MPs on Thursday to consider the potentially negative consequences of their insistence on passing foreclosures-related legislation that...
Deliberations over bank stress tests to start next week
By staff reporter Deliberations between the European Central Bank (ECB), Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and local commercial banks as part of finalising the results...
Protection plea for underage migrant children
By a Staff Reporter THERE ARE round 50 unaccompanied minor migrant children, most from Africa, currently in Cyprus, the House human rights committee heard on...
