Legacy Laiki is largest shareholder in new Bank of Cyprus
Legacy Laiki Bank is the largest stakeholder in Bank of Cyprus, owning 18 percent of shares following a bail-in of depositors to prop up the lender, Bank of Cyprus said on Wednesday. The Cyprus crisis...
View ArticleGreece:Elderly Man Kills Self Over Son’s Layoff
Another tragic story of how the financial crisis can drive people to despair was revealed in Amorgos. According to naxos-news, a 75-year old man in Amorgos killed himself because his son was fired from...
View ArticlePeter Andre is launching two new fragrances for women
Peter Andre is launching two new fragrances for women, Forever and Forever Young. The perfumes will be encased in distinctive signature bottles. Forever is described as a “sophisticated, sharp, sensual...
View ArticleKarpass citizens ask for Third Vienna Agreement implementation
Cypriots from the Karpass peninsula, in the north eastern side of Cyprus, call for the implementation of the Third Vienna Agreement. In a press conference on Thursday, all local bodies and associations...
View ArticleBritish considerations relating to Cyprus in the early 1980’s
The declassified British archives of the Prime Ministerial Office referring to Cyprus over the period 1980-1983 include references to subjects relating to the political developments in the island. The...
View ArticleMarcos Baghdatis through to Quarter-finals
Marcos will face John Isner in the quarter-finals of the Citi Open in Washington after knocking out second seed Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. The match lasted just 58 minutes as Marcos broke...
View ArticleWar on Cyprus hooligans
Undercover cops with the power to ban hooligans even before they appear in court is just weapon being mooted to prevent violence at Cyprus football grounds when the new season starts in two weeks...
View ArticleBank of Cyprus reinstated as an eligible counterparty by ECB
The Bank of Cyprus Public Company has announced that it has been reinstated as an eligible counterparty by the European Central Bank (ECB) for monetary policy operations. A statement by the BOC said...
View ArticleFormer Cyprus defence minister given jail term for blast
Former Cypriot Defence Minister Costas Papacostas (L) walks past Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou as he arrives to testify at a parliamentary inquiry regarding a massive munitions blast, in Nicosia...
View ArticleSir Stelios backs disability confident conference
Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou was on hand to lend support to a government initiative to get more disabled people back into work. Speaking at a conference last week – “disability confident” –...
View Article1,000 Chinese investors move to Cyprus for visas
MORE than 1,000 Chinese investors have bought houses in Cyprus in the past year, taking advantage of a visa deal that grants the right to roam the European Union. The struggling island nation has...
View ArticleLimassol: Two arrests for brutal rape
Two Romanians aged 27 and 36 were arrested yesterday on suspicion of having raped and brutally beaten a 37 year old mother of two. The Polish woman was found semi-conscious on the Fasoula-Apsiou road...
View ArticleThalassemia cure on its way
As the most common genetic disorder worldwide, it’s amazing how many people have never heard of thalassaemia. Alternatively, for the Greek community it is rare to come across someone that hasn’t been...
View ArticleKids for a Quid and Buy One Get One Free Barnet v AEL LIMASSOL
Kids for a Quid and Buy One Get One Free v AEL LIMASSOL THIS SATURDAY KICK OFF 15.00 Barnet Football Club will be running Kids for a Quid for Saturday’s match against AEL Limassol at The Hive London...
View ArticleMan murdered in Larnaca hotel
Police have launched a murder investigation after the bludgeoned body of a 46-year-old man was found in an abandoned hotel in Larnaca. According to the report, the victim has already been identified as...
View ArticleUSA funds British inteligence in Cyprus
The United States funds 50 per cent of British intelligence in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) in Cyprus, according to The Guardian newspaper. The funding is part of €115 million the National Security...
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Heineken promotion ends up in Cyprus
The real-time social experiment promotion gave passengers the chance to travel to a mystery destination Beer supplier Heineken created a real-time social experiment promotion in July for travellers at...
View ArticleU.S. issues global travel alert
The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. The State Department...
View ArticleLarnaca : Ice cream man crushed by vehicle
Ice cream man crushed by van A 61-year-old man was crushed to death in Larnaca yesterday when he attempted to stop his runaway ice-cream van from rolling down a hill by diving in front of it. According...
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