The dilemma of the stolen car
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE story which follows is real. The setting is the city of Athens, in the 90’s, and the protagonists are a...
Athens
Kasoulides says the Cypriot people will be the ones to decide
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said the people will be the ones to judge the final outcome of the solution to the Cyprus problem, if and...
Greek defence minister promises to hand over archived info on Cyprus
Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos promised on Tuesday to provide Cyprus with all the information, stored in various archives in Greece, regarding the 1974 coup...
EU-Med Summit leaders support Cyprus solution without guarantees
The heads of state and government who participated in the EU Mediterranean Summit that took place in Athens on Friday, expressed their support for the Cyprus...
Push for a Jordan-Cyprus-Greece trilateral meeting, Anastasiades off to Athens
Cyprus and Jordan expect to sign a number of agreements before the end of the year, Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday following the...
Shackled remains at ancient Greek site tell tale of intrigue
At least 80 skeletons lie in a mass grave in an ancient Greek cemetery, their wrists clamped by iron shackles. They are the victims, say...
Cypriot and Greek FMs discuss security aspect of Cyprus solution in Athens
The Cyprus problem and in particular the security aspect of a solution was the focus of a meeting, in Athens on Friday, between Foreign Minister Ioannis...
In Greece, Muslims mark end of Ramadan with promise of formal mosque
Men wailed in prayer in a drab Athens basement on Wednesday, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in one of the...
Ticket sales on hold as Cobalt awaits vital licence
IT HAS EMERGED that Cobalt Air does not have permission to issue tickets to the public and now faces delays in launching. Would-be passengers have...
Anastasiades in Athens
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades will be heading to Greece next week and will meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday. According to government spokesman Nicos...
Greek police fire teargas at demonstrators outside parliament
Greek police fired rounds of teargas during a protest outside parliament in central Athens on Sunday evening where lawmakers were discussing controversial tax and pension...
Paphos marathon to welcome historic flame from Athens
FOR the first time, the annual Paphos marathon will feature the iconic marathon flame from Athens. The symbol will be carried into Paphos by the...
Petrol bombs thrown outside Greek minister’s house -police
A group of unknown assailants threw makeshift petrol bombs outside the house of a Greek minister in central Athens early on Saturday, causing damage but...
Emirates announces second daily service to Athens
Emirates airline has announced the addition of a second daily flight to Athens from March. The addition of a second daily service will take the...
Eide: both communities need to feel safe
By Angelos Anastasiou Negotiations for a settlement of the Cyprus problem are proceeding as normal and without particular crises, with progress observed on various issues,...
Eide to meet Kotzias in Athens on Tuesday
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will hold a meeting in Athens on Tuesday with the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide....
Greece, Arab-Turkish fund sign 400m euro deal on luxury resort (Updated)
Greece’s privatisation agency said on Sunday it signed a 400 million euro ($434.3 million) deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell Astir Palace...
Dinos Michaelides released by Greek authorities (Updated)
By Elias Hazou Former Cypriot interior minister Dinos Michaelides, convicted for bribery in Greece earlier this year, was on Wednesday evening released from jail early...
Greece moves stranded migrants to Athens from tense border (Updated)
By Alexandros Avramidis Greek police rounded up some 2,300 migrants who had been stranded for three weeks at the border with Macedonia and transported them...
2016 a decisive year for energy, Anastasiades says (Updated)
Next year will be a decision-making year for the exploitation of Cyprus` natural resources, President of Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. Addressing the 4th Energy...
