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3661. Mandatory disclosure rules: the calm before the storm

It is a well-known fact that a storm is always preceded by a strange calm. This could be the perfect description of what is about to come, as a result of the latest changes adopted on May 25th of this year by the Council of the European Union...

3662. Fishermen back in court in the north

Five fishermen, who were arrested off the coast of Kyrenia by Turkish Cypriot authorities over the weekend, are set to appear in court Monday morning to face charges of illegal entry and illegal fishing...

3663. Brexit comments at informal summit in Austria

European Union leaders met in Salzburg, Austria, for an informal summit to discuss migration and Brexit. Below are comments of some of the leaders arriving on Thursday...

3664. Coral Bay suspect pleads not guilty

A local man accused of killing 39-year-old Briton Charlie Birch in a Coral Bay hit and run last June has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder charges...

3665. Plane makes emergency landing in Paphos

Stranded passengers at Paphos airport are scheduled to get back on their Belgrade-Cairo flight on Wednesday, a day after the Serbian aircraft made an emergency landing due to a possible fire on board...

3666. Deloitte: 2nd Cyprus Open Data Hackathon

3667. On this Day on 17 September 1625

On 17 September 1625, Pietro della Valle, a Roman traveler of patrician birth, made an entry in his journal about the church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus...

3668. Cyprus back into investment grade

Cyprus got its investment worthiness stripes back on Friday as Standard & Poor’s raised the country’s credit grade from BB+ to BBB- with a stable outlook, five years following a devastating financial collapse...

3669. Earthquake in Turkey shakes Cyprus

Residents in Cyprus were shaken Wednesday morning by an earthquake some 66 kilometres off Turkey’s Antalya province...

3670. More hotels to stay open during winter

Cyprus hoteliers say the occupancy rate has reached or exceeded 90%, with officials expecting good performance through the end of the year despite Russian numbers dwindling...

3671. Announcement of Appointment of Director

The Management of K. Treppides & Co Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Maria Sourmeli as a Director of the Firm, with effect from 1st September 2018...

3672. Ronys Toungoulos achieves highest Mark in Module 2-ADIT

K. Treppides & Co Limited congratulates Manager Ronys Toungoulos for achieving the highest mark in Module 2-Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT). He is rewarded with the International Fiscal Association (IFA) prize which is highly recognized within the professional community worldwide....

3673. Open Data Hackathon Info Day

On 3 September 2018, the organizers of the 2nd Cyprus Open Data Hackathon held an Info Day for the competition at the premises of ARIS in Limassol...

3674. Taking action to clean up Akamas

Putting all other obligations on hold just for a day and armed with the slogan #akamascleanup, we dedicate one Sunday to clean one of the most beautiful spots in the Mediterranean...

3675. What’s on this week

If you can’t make it to Maastricht this Sunday, don’t panic. You can still go to Rialto Theatre in Limassol for an amazing live music experience. Also this week, learn Nicosia history, have fun at a fun concert, and get a tattoo for a good cause...

3676. Hellenic takes on 400,000 new customers

Hellenic Bank is taking on 400,000 new customers, leaving bad debt behind in the acquisition of healthy parts of state-owned Cyprus Cooperative Bank...

3677. Teachers march nine thousand-strong

Thousands of demonstrators descended on Presidential Palace Avenue on Tuesday, protesting a Cabinet decision to trim down the number of class-exempt teaching hours in state schools...

3678. Teachers regroup ahead of big demonstration

States teachers unions rejected over the weekend a government attempt to seek middle ground in budgeting exempted hours, saying they had nothing to do with the proposal and warning they would resist any change without mutual agreement...

3679. Cyprus picks up the pace in search of missing

More exhumations are in the works by the Committee of Missing Persons, starting on Monday on both sides of the island, including areas inside military zones in the north...

3680. Cyprus-based company bids for Serbian copper

A Cyprus-based company is among three bidders trying to strike a partnership with Serbia’s only copper mine and smelter...

3681. Another travel adaptor could electrocute someone

Cyprus authorities warn the public over an electrical travel adaptor, saying it fails to comply with safety guidelines and could cause electric shock, just weeks after a similar warning was issued on another device...

3682. Abandoned Berengaria goes up for auction

The abandoned Berengaria hotel in Cyprus, a historic building known around the world for its ‘ghosts lurking in the dark’ is going up for auction next month...

3683. Over a thousand employees choose Co-Op buyout

Over a thousand employees at Cyprus Cooperative Bank signed up for a voluntary severance package, well above the target of 900 set by the bank ahead of a takeover by Hellenic Bank...

3684. UK murder suspect arrested in the north

A murder suspect has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police in the north following a tip by Interpol, in connection with the fatal stabbing outside a gym in London...

3685. Cyprus extradites Egyptian hijacker

The lawyer of Egyptian hijacker Mostafa Emam, who was extradited by Cyprus authorities after he withdrew his case with the European Court of Human Rights, says her client gave up after succumbing to pressure in a Nicosia prison...

3686. Stephen Lillie: There is only plan A for Cyprus

There is a clear plan A for Cyprus, that of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation solution, and there is no plan B, UK High Commissioner in Nicosia, Stephen Lillie, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), stressing that “for plan A to succeed the negotiations need to be well prepared, and the public opinion needs to be well prepared” as well....

3687. Two Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail return home

Two Greek soldiers freed after months in a Turkish prison returned to Greece by government jet early Wednesday after their unexpected release by a provincial court....

3688. Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills 35

A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people as vehicles plummeted to the ground, emergency services say....

3689. Manhunt underway after Paphos mall robbery

Paphos police are conducting a manhunt for a suspect following a currency booth robbery at the Mall, where €7500 in cash was stolen at gun threat...

3690. ARIS celebrates six month anniversary

ARIS, which stands for A Really Inspiring Space, opened its doors to its first resident startups in February 2018. Last Monday, on the 6th of August, the achievements of those startups were celebrated during a summer networking event entitled “Creating Value Through Innovation, in an Ever Changing Global Environment”...