Archive for 2013
Ten man Barnet suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Luton Town in the Skrill Premier
When two sides near the top of a division meet, there is a risk the game could be a tight and dour contest. Barnet’s Boxing Day clash against Luton Town was anything but.
The Hatters opened up a 2-0 lead …
Squatters continue to live on Cyprus state land
Huge expanses of state land are being illegally exploited for years, with the Lands Office unable to take effective action because of lack of resources.
As a result cases involving land worth millions of euros have not moved forward for …
Cyprus helicopter debate
The Russian embassy has hit back at reports in the local media that Moscow was demanding around €28million to service a fleet of Russian-made attack helicopters purchased by the Cypriot government.
Last week, Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou and several of …
Who is going to be the new Omonia manager
Spanish boss Miguel Angel Lotina has emerged as one of the contenders for the vacant coaching position at Omonia with the Cypriot title holders desperate to have slot filled before they take on Enosis Neon Paralimniou on January 5.
Lotina …
Anorthosis special meeting
Anorthosis chairman Christos Poullaides has made the first move towards achieving his target of creating a company to run the football club by ordering a special meeting next month.
Poullaides, who has been continuously calling for the club to follow …
Rakhat Aliyev applies for Cypriot citizenship
Rakhat Aliyev has applied for Cypriot citizenship, Malta Today reports.
The information came out in the Cypriot daily Simerini. It is the first report that confirms Aliyev’s attempts to gain citizenship of a European Union member-country.
The notice about his …
Opposition sees ‘deep state’ in Turkish crisis cabinet
Turkey‘s opposition accused scandal-hit Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday of trying to rule via a secretive “deep state” after a cabinet reshuffle that would tighten controls on police already beleaguered by government-ordered purges.
Among 10 new loyalist ministers …
No Title Deeds in Cyprus unless you pay developer’s debts
CYPRUS’ compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding on the subject of property has been called into question once again; by Sir Graham Watson MEP for South West England and Gibraltar.
In his latest question Sir Graham asks about the quarterly …
Giant Kourabies wins place in Guinness Book of Records
The giant kourabies or Greek Christmas cookie that was prepared by a team in Northern Greece eventually exceeded 300 kg. The giant cookie will be eaten on Sunday in the Asterokosmou park at the International Exhibition Center in Thessaloniki, …
New York developments could pave way for Cyprus talks
NICOSIA – Two developments in New York in the second half of January could pave the way for the stalled Cyprus peace talks to resume, informed sources said yesterday.
The first is the briefing behind closed doors of the Security …
