NICOSIA - The EU Ministers pledged their commitment to find an agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union for the period 2014-202 by the end of the year.
The position was underlined during the Informal Meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries for...

 PAPHOS - A 43-year-old woman lost her life in a car accident in Paphos district in the early hours.
Panayiota Komodromou, was driving on the Paphos-Limassol highway when she lost control of her vehicle and struck the guardrail near Yeroskipou.
Her car overturned and she was...

NICOSIA - There was more grief for the island’s troubled banking system yesterday as Bank of Cyprus posted a first-half net loss of €134 million hit by a Greek haircut and higher provisions for bad loans.
The bad news came as new chairman Andreas Artemis took the helm declaring that...

 LARNACA – Two suspects being held regarding the killing of five men in Ayia Napa on June 28 have been remanded for a further five days.
Both appeared Thursday before the District Court of Famagusta meeting in Larnaca.
The court was told that police have yet to complete their...

 NICOSIA – Cyprus will play host next month to a meeting of the CCEE (Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae) Commission “Caritas in veritate” for social issues.

Some 30 delegates will participate in the conference, scheduled to take place between 3-5 September, in...

 NICOSIA - President Demetris Christofias has said that the presence of the Greek army contingent in Cyprus (ELDYK) is of significant assistance for the people of Cyprus.

Speaking at a meeting on Wednesday with ELDYK’s new Commander in Chief, Colonel Georgios Kouris and the...

LIMASSOL - A small earthquake of 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt in the Limassol area at 6.50am, the Geological Survey reported. The epicentre was under the village of Apsiou at a depth of 10km.  ...

 NICOSIA – The opening ceremony took place on Tuesday of the 24th Central Council meetings of POMAK (World Federation of Overseas Cypriots) and PSEKA (International Coordinating Committee “Justice for Cyprus”) and the 6th General conference of NEPOMAK (World Organisation for Young Overseas...

 A British man has been remanded in custody for six days accused of possessing child pornography. The porn was found following a raid of his Paphos house Computer equipment was seized for examination....

 NICOSIA - Cyprus will facilitate the visa process for Ukrainian tourists, Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou – Marcoullis has said.
In statements to CNA Marcoullis said that only Ukrainian citizens who are travelling to Cyprus from Ukraine will be able to apply via a new...