Archive for 2013

Greece Football Round Up

The return of Greek players to league action after achieving Greece’s qualification to the 2014 World Cup offered pretty much more of the same, with Olympiakos, PAOK, Panathinaikos and Atromitos all scoring victories in fairly entertaining games.

Olympiakos put four …

Vettel takes record ninth win in a row

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the Formula One season on Sunday by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and becoming the first driver to take nine successive victories in a single year.

The sport’s youngest quadruple world champion, still …

Cypriot X-Factor star takes off abroad

After a whirlwind tour in Australia, Cypriot pop singer Eleftheria Eleftheriou is back in Athens shooting her first film clip to her single Teliosame.
The single, now available on iTunes, is from her forthcoming debut album to be released this …

Efforts to establish a regular passenger ferry line between Cyprus and Greece

Efforts are underway to establish a regular passenger ferry line between Cyprus and Greece, Minister of Communications Tasos Mitsopoulos confirmed.
Speaking to the media following a meeting with Green party MP George Perdikis, Mitsopoulos said a ferry to Greece would …

Omonia and Anorthosis miss out on the chance to trim the gap on league leaders

 League title hopefuls Omonia and Anorthosis Famagusta both missed out on the chance to trim the gap on league leaders Apollon Limassol yesterday while second place Ermis continued their impressive run to move within a point of the summit.
Omonia

Cyprus economy on the mend

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has said that the country’s ailing economy is on the mend.

He was addressing, on Monday morning an Economist conference, in Nicosia, which posed precisely the question whether Cyprus is on the mend.

In his speech, …

Cyprus Leaders’ informal meeting takes place today Monday

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu meet on Monday with the aim to agree on a joint declaration that will pave the way for the resumption of direct talks on the Cyprus problem.

The meeting takes …

President urges T/C leader to proceed to a Cyprus dialogue with genuine goodwill

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades urged Sunday the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu to proceed to the dialogue for achieving a solution of the Cyprus problem with genuine goodwill.

The President, who will meet Monday afternoon with the Turkish Cypriot leader …

Barnet FC, team coach attacked

Grimsby Town stadium manager Nick Dale says lives were put at risk after a brick smashed a window on Barnet’s team coach as the Bees made their way home following the 2-1 defeat at Blundell Park.

The bus was carrying …

President to brief EU Commissioners on the current phase of the Cyprus problem

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades will meet next Wednesday with the College of EU Commissioners in Brussels, to brief them on the current phase of the Cyprus problem, while economic issues will also be on the agenda.

According to an …