Merkel says Greek debt sustainable, won’t need haircut
Ahead of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s visit to Berlin on Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Kathimerini in an interview that she does not think Greece’s debt needs to be...
View ArticleBank of Cyprus launches voluntary redundancy scheme
Bank of Cyprus BOC.CY is introducing a voluntary redundancy scheme for staff to cut costs after assuming the assets of a rival lender under an international financial program for the island. The bank,...
View ArticleMursi held by Egypt’s army; ‘coup’ dilemma for the West
Egypt’s army was holding ousted President Mohamed Mursi at a military facility in Cairo on Thursday and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders were arrested in a crackdown on the movement that won several...
View ArticleMurray and Del Potro hang tough, Djokovic imperious
Andy Murray’s predicted stroll to the Wimbledon final became a hazardous obstacle course on Wednesday as he was forced to claw back a two-set deficit against Fernando Verdasco to join top seed Novak...
View ArticleSwansea City sign Cypriot midfielder
Swansea City sign Slovenian goalkeeper and Cypriot midfielder Swansea City have announced the signing of two young players as the club returned for pre-season training. Goalkeeper Gregor Zabret, 17,...
View ArticleMichael Thalassitis joins new club
Stevenage striker Michael Thalassitis has joined Ebbsfleet on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old Cypriot has two years left on his contract at Broadhall Way, where he has found first-team...
View ArticleCypriot arrested at Rome Airport
Police at Rome’s Fiumicino airport arrested three people carrying 22 kg of cocaine as they came in a flight from Brazil. The drugs are estimated at over five million euros. A Cypriot and a Ukrainian...
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Greece says to miss public sector reform target
Greece will not meet targets on reforming its public sector by an end-of-the-week deadline set by its international lenders, Finance Ministry officials said on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting to decide...
View ArticleMan Utd: Ryan Giggs & Phil Neville to join coaching staff
Manchester United have named Ryan Giggs as player-coach with Phil Neville set to become their new first-team coach. Giggs, who will be 40 in November, and ex-United player Neville, 36, are the latest...
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Peter Andre parties at the Sugar Hut in Brentwood
Singer and TV personality Peter Andre was in Brentwood on Friday night to support his brother at the launch of his latest album. Sugar Hut resident DJ Michael Andre unveiled his Summer Vibes CD and was...
View ArticleEU grants Cyprus 4.1 mln for projects under the LIFE programme
European Commission on Tuesday approved a funding of 4.1 million euro for Cyprus for projects that fall under the EU Life+ programme, the EU’s environmental fund. The EC has approved funding for 248...
View ArticleEx premiership Ghana International player to sign for Cypriot team
Goalkeeper Richard Kingson is expected to sign for Cypriot top-flight side Doxa Katokopia in the coming days to end his two-year inactivity, MTNFootball can exclusively reveal. The former Ghana first...
View ArticleLord Adonis defends HS2
In among a raft of new infrastructure spending announced by the UK government in the wake of last week’s spending review, it was revealed that the cost estimates for the HS2 high-speed train line had...
View ArticleEuropean arrest warrants for former Cyprus minister and son
EUROPEAN ARREST warrants were issued on Wednesday in Greece for former interior minister Dinos Michaelides and his son Michalis in connection with the money laundering case against former Greek defence...
View ArticleVAT spot checks on Cypriot businesses
A coordinated campaign by Cyprus’ VAT officials yesterday saw spot checks carried out on dozens of businesses around the island in an attempt to catch tax dodgers. Some 100 tax inspectors were deployed...
View ArticleGreek FM visits Cyprus
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Greece Evaggelos Venizelos is visiting Cyprus on Friday. Venizelos will be received by President Nicos Anastasiades, and have separate meetings with...
View ArticleCyprus suit case killer jailed
A man has been jailed for 22 years for the manslaughter of his room-mate, whose body he concealed in a suitcase. The 29-year-old Bangladeshi man is said to have killed the man in January this year...
View ArticleLisicki shows anything possible to set up Bartoli final
No one would have guessed that Sabine Lisicki is allergic to grass as she joyfully rolled on the most famous rectangle of turf after surviving a heart-pumping, nerve-jangling epic to set up a...
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New leadership at Cyprus Community Club of NSW, Australia
A change of guard, but not a change of policy, took place at the Cyprus Community Club of NSW, after last Sunday’s elections for a new Board of Directors. The winning ticket was led by Mr Sotiris...
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