Save Whittington hospital
The Whittington Hospital stands at the heart of our community – but now its beds, staff and buildings are under threat. So it is time to step forward and join the thousands of protesters who will be...
View ArticleAnastasiades meets European leaders in Brussels
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is having successive meetings with European leaders and officials on the sidelines of the European Council, in Brussels, ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Eurogroup...
View ArticleSAE Honorary President Andrew Athens passes away
Honorary SAE (World Council of Hellenes Abroad) President and prominent member of the Greek diaspora, Andrew A. Athens, passed away in Chicago on Thursday at the age of 91. Despite his poor health...
View ArticleCyprus President:Miracles do not happen overnight
President Nicos Anastasiades has stated that unity is not merely essential but a precondition for survival and stressed that now is the time for collective action for better days to come for the...
View ArticleLimassol arson attacks
Police are investigating two separate car arson attacks in Limassol. Both took place over Thursday night or the early hours of Friday morning. According to reports, the first arson attack saw a car...
View ArticleTanker leaks fuel oil into sea off occupied Gastria village
Under the title “1200litres of petrol leak into the sea”, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (14.03.13) reports that 1200 litres of petrol leaked into the sea wednesday at occupied Gastria...
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Trafalgar Square Russian festival
Welcome the approaching spring and fill up on blinis before Lent at the Maslenitsa Russian festival. London families and music fans can party in true Russian style at the free event, which takes place...
View ArticleChurch will soon be transferring tracts of land to the state
THE CHURCH will soon be transferring tracts of land to the state, bringing to a close a deal struck some 40 years ago. The announcement was made yesterday following a meeting between Archbishop...
View ArticleCyprus rugby team target world record
THE Cyprus national rugby team will equal Lithuania’s world record of 18 straight wins if they beat Bulgaria on Saturday in Paphos. It has taken Cyprus five years to reach the stage of not having lost...
View ArticleChampions League Draw
Four-time winners Barcelona will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals. Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid face Galatasaray, including Didier Drogba, while last year’s finalists...
View ArticleEuropa Cup Draw
Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle have been kept apart in the draw for the Europa League quarter-finals. Chelsea, last year’s Champions League winners, will meet Russian side Rubin Kazan, while...
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St Patricks Day in London
Filling the streets of London with Irish revellers and celebrations of all kinds, the St Patricks Day festival sees the city come to life with green, orange and white in honour of the patron Saint of...
View ArticleEnglish Cypriot involved in massive con
A gang of conmen who tricked investors into paying £35million for almost worthless plots of land in a ‘grotesque, cynical and merciless’ fraud have been jailed today for a total of more than 26 years....
View ArticlePope says wants “poor Church and Church for the poor”
Pope Francis, giving his clearest indication yet that he wants a more austere Catholic Church, said on Saturday that it should be poor and remember that its mission is to serve the poor. The pope made...
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Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout deal
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy. The deal was reached after talks in Brussels between the ministers and the...
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Savers forced to bear costs in Cyprus bailout
The euro zonestruck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros (8 billion pounds) , but demanded depositors in its banks forfeit some money to stave off bankruptcy despite the...
View ArticleCypriot haircut on deposits will not be repeated elsewhere
European Union Economic and Monetary Commissioner Olli Rehn said there won’t be a repeat of the tax on bank deposits that was imposed as part of Cyprus’s aid program. Asked whether a future EU-mandated...
View ArticleMore Cyprus arson attacks
A 48-YEAR-OLD man from Limassol had his car completely destroyed just after midnight on Thursday when it was set on fire, police said. According to reports, the 48-year-old noticed his car was on fire...
View ArticleLi massol:Stolen cash found in field after robbery
A ROBBERY in Limassol in the early hours of yesterday ended mysteriously after the €2,700 in stolen loot was later found by police discarded in a field. According to a police spokesman, they received a...
View ArticleTalat:Starting from scratch the negotiations is dangerous
Talat said that starting from scratch the negotiations is dangerous Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (15.03.13) publishes an interview with former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in a...
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