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Cambodia jails Briton for 'unintentionally' producing pornography

Cambodia jails Briton for 'unintentionally' producing pornography

Cambodia, a conservative Buddhist country, is frequented by young tourists backpacking through Southeast Asia...

Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...

Cyprus-UK Joint SAREX conducted Monday

Cyprus-UK Joint SAREX conducted Monday

A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPUK-01/18” was conducted on Monday, within the Search and Rescue Region and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom....

Christodoulides calls for practical EU solidarity for the rights of Cyprus

Christodoulides calls for practical EU solidarity for the rights of Cyprus

Cyprus Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides called on his EU counterparts for the practical and unambiguous EU solidarity to defend the sovereign rights of Cyprus, an EU Member - State, the interests and policies of the Union as well as international rule of law....

Cypriot and Georgian parliaments support closer ties

Cypriot and Georgian parliaments support closer ties

President of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris, in Georgia on the first official visit by a Cypriot House Speaker to the country, has expressed his wish to enhance ties with the Georgian parliament....

Nearly 400,000 Cypriots gamble

Nearly 400,000 Cypriots gamble

A total of 399,750 Cypriots above the age of 15 are involved in gambling activities, according to a survey by the National Betting Authority (NBA). The voice calling for more action is getting louder....

EU agrees Brexit transition

EU agrees Brexit transition

May has described as unacceptable any possible deal that cuts Northern Ireland off from the rest of the UK...

Tourist arrivals spike 23.4% in February

Tourist arrivals spike 23.4% in February

Tourist arrivals have hit record highs in every month since March 2017 ...

Extradition case of Cypriot hacker delayed

Extradition case of Cypriot hacker delayed

The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....

Inspectors analyse toxin used on Russian spy

Inspectors analyse toxin used on Russian spy

Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began running independent tests...

Clocks move forward for summer

Clocks move forward for summer

It’s time to change those clocks for 2018, as Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday 25 March at 3am. ...

Three held in Kouklia site theft

Three held in Kouklia site theft

Cyprus police have arrested three men in connection with a case of illicit trade in antiquities. A concerned citizen had phoned the police after spotting a car parked in a remote area near Kouklia, Paphos, which is also the site of a current archeological dig. ...

Passport control with no questions asked

Passport control with no questions asked

Passengers using Larnaca and Paphos airports in Cyprus will have a new, automated way to go through passport control this summer, without having to stare at an official. ...

Putin easily wins another six-year term

Putin easily wins another six-year term

The longer-term question is whether Putin will soften his anti-Western rhetoric now the election is won...

Greece fears protracted crisis with Turkey

Greece fears protracted crisis with Turkey

Turkey is resorting to a strategy that includes the arrest of people as a means of blackmail, especially of Western countries...

President tells US official he is ready for Cyprus talks

President tells US official he is ready for Cyprus talks

The President highlighted the reasons why talks collapsed in Switzerland last year...

US backs Cyprus search for offshore gas

US backs Cyprus search for offshore gas

ExxonMobil and partners Qatar Petroleum are scheduled to start drilling southwest of the island this year...

ENI says it will follow through

ENI says it will follow through

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides got a reassuring statement in Rome from ENI’s Executive Vice President Lapo Pistelli, who said the energy company will honour its commitments with Cyprus. ...

Focus on responsible borrowers

Focus on responsible borrowers

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades says responsible borrowers deserve help, but draws the line where strategic defaulters take advantage of loopholes and don't repay their loans...

Turkey fails to convince Greek court

Turkey fails to convince Greek court

An Athens court rejected on Friday a third appeal by Ankara for the extradition of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece following Turkey's failed coup in July 2016. The judge said the court was not convinced that the men would get a fair trial in Turkey. ...

Cyprus-Egypt agree on pipeline terms

Cyprus-Egypt agree on pipeline terms

A final draft has emerged with Egypt and Cyprus agreeing the terms that would regulate the construction of an underwater pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to two LNG terminals, Idku and Damietta. Experts hope that other players would jump on board to justify further such a commercial endeavor. ...

Ayia Napa Mayor says boorish tourists unwelcome

Ayia Napa Mayor says boorish tourists unwelcome

Tour operators have been asked not to bring misbehaving vacationers to Ayia Napa...

Mueller subpoenas Trump business

Mueller subpoenas Trump business

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents, including some related to Russia. The White House had no comment on the matter but said they were going to fully cooperate, while the Trump Organization said this is old news....

London says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted

London says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted

Britain’s National Crime Agency and Economic Crimes Unit is nvestigating a wide range of individuals...

Foreign Minister in Rome to meet UN chief

Foreign Minister in Rome to meet UN chief

Nikos Christodoulides has said that “the main topic of discussion will be the Cyprus issue”...

Father found guilty in son’s death

Father found guilty in son’s death

A 71-year-old father is found guilty on manslaughter charges for killing his son, after the 19-year-old soldier refused to hand over the car keys...

EU to offer Turkey more cash for Syrian refugees before Erdogan meeting

EU to offer Turkey more cash for Syrian refugees before Erdogan meeting

Top EU officials will meet Erdogan on March 26 in the Bulgarian city of Varna ...

UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy

UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy

No ministers or members of the royal family will attend the World Cup in Russia...

US doesn't expect any problems with Turkey

US doesn't expect any problems with Turkey

She stressed that the best way to work out how to share resources would be to have a Cyprus settlement...

More than 500 migrants reach islands in four days

More than 500 migrants reach islands in four days

some camps, notably on Lesvos, remain overcrowded...

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