Archive for 2012
Cyprus finance minister says bailout request may be this week
Cyprus could request a bailout by international lenders by the end of this week, once an assessment by EU and IMF officials known as the Troika is complete, the country’s finance minister said on Tuesday.
“As you know we have …
John Lewis signs exclusive agreement with Theo Paphitis co
Red Letter Days, the experiences company owned by entrepreneurs Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis, has signed an exclusive agreement with John Lewis to be the sole gift experiences provider to the leading department store group.
Available in 30 John Lewis …
Three-way energy cooperation for Greece, Cyprus and Israel
Greece, Cyprus and Israel are getting ready to set up working groups to assess the possibility of the creation of a broad, three-way energy cooperation, following discussions in Nicosia between top govenment officials of the three countries last week.
The …
Another disappointing display by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos produced yet another disappointing display in the league to share a goalless draw with host Kerkyra on Corfu on Monday.
The Greens created no more than a couple of real chances, that went to waste, against a determined Kerkyra …
Limassol: Ten years for killing neighbour
THE LIMASSOL Assizes court yesterday sentenced a 74-year-old man to ten years’ imprisonment for shooting dead his neighbour following an argument, killing the victim in front of his wife and teenage son.
The court found the man guilty of manslaughter.…
Cyprus tourism review by British tourist operators
Next year will be a difficult one for tourism from Britain due to the economic crisis and the review of programmes by British tourist operators.
This was established during contacts held in London by a Cypriot delegation, headed by Minister …
Tourists swim in Venice square as heavy rain pounds Italy
Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded on Monday and tourists swam in St Mark’s Square as a wave of bad weather swept through northern and central Italy, forcing the evacuation of 200 people from their homes in Tuscany.…
Cyprus: Clerides Plot charges
Three men faced seven charges at Nicosia Court Monday in the alleged assassination plot against the Attorney General.
Charges against Andreas Onoufriou, Yiannakis Georgiou and Michalis Michael include conspiracy to commit murder, possession of firearms and unauthorised possession of explosives…
Cyprus marks Remembrance Day
An event was organised in Nicosia on Monday morning to mark Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day), honouring the 20 million who died during the 1st World War and Cypriots who perished during the 2…
Greece’s far-right party goes on the offensive
Arm raised in a Nazi-style salute, the leader of Greece‘s fastest-rising political party surveyed hundreds of young men in black T-shirts as they exploded into cheers. Their battle cry reverberated through the night: Blood! Honour! Golden Dawn!
“We may …
