In-Cyprus

• Tough talks, no agreements at Merkel, Putin meeting near Berlin

  21 minutes ago In-Cyprus

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and a gas...

• Cyprus hands Egyptian plane hijacker over to Cairo

  21 minutes ago In-Cyprus

  Cyprus  has handed over to Cairo an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to the island in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, Egypt’s state...

• Autostrade vows to rebuild bridge; stops short of apology

  11 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Italian toll-road operator Autostrade per l’Italia pledged on Saturday to rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa this week killing at...

• Cossacks and flowers as Putin dances at Austrian minister’s wedding

  13 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Russian President Vladimir Putin danced arm-in-arm with  Austria ‘s Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on Saturday, after...

• Paphos Brit hospitalised after road accident

  14 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A 71 year old Briton who is a permanent resident of Paphos is in intensive care with multiple fractures after an accident on Saturday on the...

• Erdogan says to challenge “games” on the economy

  18 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to junk status amid a currency crisis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he...

• Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80

  18 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his foundation said on Saturday....

• Limassol lifeguards rescue four, including 3 year old girl and mum

  18 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Limassol lifeguards on Saturday rescued four people who were pulled out to sea by big waves because of strong winds. They include a three year...

• Cyprus eyes prickly pear export market

  19 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Cyprus wants to tap a growing consumption of prickly pear products, Agriculture Minister Costa Kadis told the annual prickly pear festival at...

• Driver caught over limit, without licence or insurance

  20 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A 54 year old driver with a suspended driving licence was caught driving five times over the limit, without insurance or road tax following a...

• Girls’ death: Limassol doctors followed standard protocol

  20 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A Limassol police investigation into the death of an eight year girl of septic shock earlier this month appears to clear doctors of any...

• US Congress asks State Department and Pentagon to submit report on US arms embargo on Cyprus

  21 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A provision regarding US – Cyprus security relations and the US arms embargo against Cyprus, has been included in the $717 billion defence...

• U.S. special counsel recommends six months in prison for Papadopoulos

  21 hours ago In-Cyprus

  Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended in a court filing on Friday that a judge sentence former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to up...

• Man convicted of murder in US denied early release

  22 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A man convicted of murder and attempted murder in the US and serving his sentence in Cyprus has been denied early release by the Parole Board....

• Man fined €7500 for huge haul of duty free items

  22 hours ago In-Cyprus

  A 49 year old was fined €7500 after he was caught with a car full of clothing and other items from the Turkish occupied north, the Cyprus News...

• CTO: Best 12 months ever for Cyprus tourism

  22 hours ago In-Cyprus

  The 12 month period since July 2017 was the best ever for Cyprus tourism with arrivals reaching 3.842  million, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation...

• 29 year old arrested for botched robbery attempt at Paphos hotel

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  A 29 year old was arrested on Friday in connection with a botched robbery attempt at a hotel in the Paphos district in July. A hotel employee...

• Car with bag of watches stolen in Paphos

  1 day ago In-Cyprus

  Paphos police are investigating the theft of a car containing a bag with watches — new and second hand. This follows a complaint by the...

• UK reaffirms support for Cyprus settlement

  1 day ago In-Cyprus

  UK Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan has assured the President of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK Christos Karaolis that London...

• S&P lowers Turkey’s credit rating deeper into junk territory

  1 day ago In-Cyprus

  Standard & Poor’s said on Friday it had cut  Turkey ‘s sovereign credit rating deeper into “junk” territory, citing...