Cyprus needs to better prepare its young people for work
Ensuring that young Cypriots have the skills employers are looking for is vital if the country is to reduce its youth unemployment rate, EU Commissioner...
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UNHCR calls for immediate resolution of asylum problems
The UN High Commission for Refugees on Wednesday called for the immediate resolution of the problems concerning migrants and asylum seekers, highlighted in a damning...
Cyprus thanks US for assistance in tanker operation
Cyprus on Tuesday thanked the US for its assistance in the handling of the tanker carrying stolen oil Libyan oil. US Navy SEALs on Sunday...
US forces seize tanker off Cyprus (update 2: three men questioned in Cyprus on Saturday)
US SPECIAL forces seized a tanker off Cyprus just after midnight on Sunday that had fled with a cargo of oil from a Libyan port,...
Peter Andre to have one of two weddings in Cyprus
By Staff Reporter Celebrity Peter Andre, 41, who is engaged to medical student Emily MacDonagh, is planning a massive celebration to mark his second marriage...
Ryanair rolls out groups’ service for Cyprus
By Staff Reporter Ryanair said on Wednesday it had extended its groups’ services to Cyprus on ryanair.com, enabling groups and businesses to book the lowest...
Plans to grow stevia in Cyprus
By Sinead Kelly Some 600,000 stevia plants are to be sown in Cyprus over an area of around 70-90 hectares through contract farming, the Cypriot-based...
UNFICYP: a living fossil of the Cold War
By James Ker-Lindsay THIS WEEK saw the fiftieth anniversary of a true milestone in the history of the Cyprus problem – the establishment of UNFICYP,...
Editor’s choice: letter of the week
Cyprus needs to clean up its car rental industry Have you rented a car in Cyprus recently? I have. Here is my story: I booked...
Football fixtures postponed over ref bombing
All Cyprus football matches for this weekend have been postponed after referees told the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) that they would be abstaining from work...
Private sector deposits in Cyprus banks tick down in Jan: ECB
Private-sector deposits declined slightly in Cypriot banks in January, but still reflected broad stabilisation after 17 months of falls starting in June 2012. Big account...
Recession could end next year (updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou CYPRUS’ economic recovery is forecast to level out in 2014 before coming full circle in 2015, according to the European Commission’s winter...
Dijsselbloem: economic situation in Cyprus much better than expected
The state of Cyprus’ economy is much better today than original expectations, while the financial sector is stabilising, the President of the Eurogroup, Joeren Dijsselbloem has...
Call for unity in Cyprus talks
By Jean Christou THE chief negotiators for both sides, Greek Cypriot Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cypriot Kudret Ozersay, met yesterday in the United Nations Protected...
Cyprus–Switzerland agreement on repatriation of antiquities enters into force
An agreement signed between Cyprus and Switzerland on the import and repatriation of cultural property between the two countries enters into force and covers Cypriot...
Cyprus GDP -5.3 per cent year-on-year
Cyprus’ economy contracted 1.0 per cent in the last quarter of the year on a quarterly basis, flash data showed on Friday, leaving a yearly...
Downer steps down
UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer is stepping down as the UN Secretary-General’s special adviser, Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. In a statement welcoming the resumption...
Capital controls to be relaxed as island exceeds targets (updated)
By George Psyllides FINANCE Minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday that significant relaxations to capital controls could be expected in the coming week as the...
The energy sector is not just about the LNG plant
By Constantinos Hadjistassou DESPITE the economic woes visited upon Cyprus by the haircut on deposits, also known as the ‘bail-in’, the economy has demonstrated remarkable...
Cypriot DNA evident in over a dozen populations
By Jean Christou IT’S ALREADY a well-known fact that Cypriots have mixed blood due to the island’s geographical location and its history, but a new...
