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3091. Co-op suffered 'nightmare' bank run

A top official at the Cooperative Bank says more money was lost in bank deposits first quarter this year, just shy of 2 billion, than the outflow during the 2013 crisis....

3092. Cyprus registers record number of tourists in March

Tourist arrivals in March rocketed 36.4%...

3093. Flag claim sparks fresh tension between Greece and Turkey

Ankara’s dispute of Greek sovereignty brought the two countries to the brink of war in 1996 over the islet of Imia...

3094. US and allies launch air strikes in Syria

US, British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad....

3095. Threat of US-Russia battle hangs over Syria

Two days ago U.S. President Donald Trump warned that missiles “will be coming” in response to that attack...

3096. Banks in Cyprus, Greece and Portugal may need further reserve build-up

Fitch also notes that average NPL/total loan ratios at the EU`s largest banks had declined to 4% by end-2017 from 6.5% at end-2014...

3097. Bail reversed for Cypriot brothers in Fiji

Two Cypriot brothers remain in custody in Fiji on charges of money laundering, after a high court reversed a previous bail ruling, citing the seriousness of their alleged crimes and possible long sentences. ...

3098. Yulia Skripal declines help from Russia

Skripal said she was not yet strong enough to give a media interview and she said a cousin who had spoken to Russian media did not speak for her...

3099. Over 250 killed in plane crash

More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said....

3100. More Russians and Brits get CY passports

The biggest group of foreign nationals that obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2016 were Russians, followed by UK nationals, according to Eurostat data that show close to one million foreigners became EU citizens that year....

3101. Privatisation of Co-op may lead to the creation of a 'bad bank'

A process launched by the nationalised Cooperative Cyprus Bank may lead to the creation of an Asset Management Company also known as a bad bank ...

3102. UK diesel car sales slump by more than a third

Sales of diesel cars have slumped in many European countries as regulators and politicians crack down on the segment with plans for bans...

3103. A solution is the only way forward for Cyprus

The Cyprus issue is not a dice roll, but the dilemma that Cypriots once had – either we solve it or we stay as is – is no longer valid...

3104. Oil and gas tanks on the way out

The oil refineries will be out of the picture before the decade is out based on a decision during a meeting at the Presidential Palace....

3105. Cyprus in talks with ENI-Total over energy strategy

Talks also involve the next steps in the country’s energy strategy in which Italy's ENI and France's Total have a big part to play....

3106. Hourican is one of the best paid Irish bankers

The Dubliner CEO of the Bank of Cyprus, was paid €2.1 million last year, putting him among the best-paid Irish bankers in the world...

3107. Bad loans still high despite fast economic growth

Cyprus' economic growth has been supported by construction, tourism and professional services...

3108. Father wins court battle to stop child being moved to north

The man, aged 43, instructed lawyers to go to the Court of Session in Edinburgh after his former partner told him of her wish to relocate...

3109. Cobalt Air spreads its wings to Denmark

Cobalt Air continues its European expansion this month with another inaugural flight, which will be a twice-weekly economy service from Larnaca to Copenhagen,Tuesday and Friday. ...

3110. Cyprus has fourth lowest fertility rate in the EU

The highest shares of births of a first child to teenage mothers were recorded in Romania (14.2%)...

3111. Cyprus central government debt at €18.3 billion at end 2017

Cyprus central government debt reached 18.315 million in the end of 2017 marking a decline of 3.6% compared with 2016, according to data released today by the Finance Ministry’s Public Debt Management Office (PDMO)....

3112. Cyprus and Turkey before the Grand Chamber

An unsolved murder case is going before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, with Cyprus and Turkey being accused of refusing to cooperate to solve the crime, despite both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots carrying out separate investigations. ...

3113. Loans in banking system reach €51.1 billion

Total deposits in February recorded a net decrease of €29.2 million...

3114. Ayia Napa moves ahead with golf course

The construction of a golf course in Ayia Napa is moving ahead, trying to raise the profile of a resort town desperately trying to rebrand its tourist product. ...

3115. Erdogan’s parallel universe

The EU, the United States and the international community as a whole have very little leverage with Erdogan...

3116. Nicosia will not follow EU and expel Russians

Cyprus is among the 14 EU countries that will not take such measures...

3117. Dust won’t budge despite predictions

Despite authorities excepting that dust would have gone away by the weekend, it is still a problem on Monday, prompting officials to respond to complaints by saying it is time to learn to live with this phenomenon. ...

3118. Attorney general uneasy over nepotism jibes

3119. It is pay your taxes time again

As Cypriot tax payers will soon be able to file their tax forms online through TAXISnet, authorities are working around the clock to make sure they can launch the programme in April and send passwords to users who have yet not signed up....

3120. China urges US away from 'brink' of trade war

China showed readiness to retaliate by declaring plans to levy additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports...