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8581. US backs Cyprus search for offshore gas

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

8582. 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...

8583. Employment increased in last quarter of 2017

Cypriots worked more hours in Q4 2017 than the year before...

8584. Britain and Russia brace for showdown

England may also cut back participation in the World Cup which Russia is hosting in June - July...

8585. Company registrations in Cyprus up 25%

Applications for company name approval in the first two months of 2018 rose by 26%...

8586. Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

The power of his intellect contrasted cruelly with the weakness of his body...

8587. Max’s killer gets three months

The Supreme Court hands down a three-month prison sentence to a man who stabbed a German Shepherd to death, overruling an earlier suspended sentence that was seen by the public as too lenient...

8588. Trump dumps chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes

Senior State Department officials said Tillerson was unaware of why Trump pushed him out...

8589. Norway underlines faith in London with unlisted property bets

The Norwegian fund is one of the biggest foreign investors in Britain...

8590. Turkish Cypriots vow to launch gas search unless Nicosia pulls back

Greek Cypriots have repeatedly said a peace deal would allow both communities to benefit from any offshore resources...

8591. Putin faces midnight deadline to explain nerve attack on former spy

The European Union also said it would stand by Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in just over a year’s time...

8592. Officials deny Turkish Cypriot claims of foot dragging over new crossings

There were high hopes of a Dherynia crossing but politics has got in the way...

8593. ExxonMobil ship to set anchor off Limassol

Cyprus energy minister says ExxonMobil is sending two ships, one arriving Tuesday night, to locate targets for October drilling in Cypriot EEZ...

8594. Carragher suspended by Sky after spitting at girl

Carragher has apologised for the incident, which took place after Liverpool lost 2-1 to Manchester United on Saturday...

8595. Boozy Brits no longer welcome in Ayia Napa

The mayor of Ayia Napa, like his counterparts in resorts such as Magaluf, Ibiza and Hvar, has called time on the “low quality youth” market...

8596. Saudi women get behind the wheel

Saudi King Salman is ending a conservative tradition banning female drivers, a change coming June 2018 seen as a step towards personal freedom for women in the kingdom. ...

8597. Seven Cypriots named in Forbes' Billionaire list

Foreign businessmen are among the Cypriots listed on Forbes’ Billionaire list in 2018, with all seven of them totalling €17.6 billion in combined net worth despite none of them residing on the island. ...

8598. Paphos holds title for selling land to most foreigners

The booming city of Paphos has managed to defend its title for being at the top of real estate sales to foreign buyers, surpassing Limassol which is a very popular investment destination particularly for Russians. But there is some criticism over some of the tools being used to attract buyers, namely the cash-for-passport scheme....

8599. Hold the iPhone! Amazon primed to be larger than Apple

8600. For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...

8601. Unemployment drops to 10.1% in Q4 2017

Υouth unemployment for those aged 15 to 24 was 22.9% of the workforce...

8602. Trump and North Korea's Kim plan first-ever meeting

Trump had previously said he was willing to meet Kim under the right circumstances but had indicated the time was not right...

8603. Fresh ideas for a brighter future

The key to success is bridging university institutions with the business world, a mutually beneficial practice which has been demonized in this corner of the world...

8604. Edmond About’s ageless Greece

How can a nation with so many skills and virtues be so incapable of creating an effective state...

8605. Cubs of the Caliphate

There is little in the way of specialized care for them in Iraq, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is nine...

8606. UN available to host leaders' dinner

There are no clear signs when a new peace initiative might get off the ground after the latest failure...

8607. Britain says former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent

Government scientists had identified the specific nerve agent but are not saying what it is...

8608. May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome

British officials were privately delighted at the decision by Prince Mohammed to choose Britain as the major western destination on his first foreign trip ...

8609. Police seek phone records in dog mauling case

Cyprus authorities are in the hot seat after state pathologists fail to agree on what caused the death of a Bulgarian woman, who was found fatally injured in a field in Yeroskipou, Paphos on February 22...

8610. Stormy Daniels sues Trump over 'hush agreement'

Clifford and Trump had an intimate relationship that lasted from the summer of 2006 well into 2007...