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2011. As many as 15,000 passengers facing cancelled flights at Heathrow

In the latest meltdown at a major UK airport, Heathrow has asked airlines flying from Terminals 2 and 3 to cancel 10 percent of their schedules for Monday due to mounting problems with its baggage handling....

2012. RCB finalizes sale of its loan portfolio to Hellenic

RCB Bank Ltd announced that the sale of Tranche B of its performing loan portfolio to Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd has been successfully completed....

2013. Guterres: 'More direct contact between the two communities is needed'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two communities, expressing his concern about the likelihood that the already difficult climate between the parties could worsen....

2014. Ukraine takes first steps to EU membership

The European Commission has backed Ukraine and Moldova to become candidates for EU membership....

2015. UK approves Julian Assange's extradition to the US

The UK has approved Julian Assange's extradition to the US, where the WikiLeaks founder faces hacking and espionage charges, the UK Home Office confirmed Friday....

2016. Erdogan critic wants Kissinger to apologize over Cyprus

An American scholar is calling on Henry Kissinger to apologize to Cypriots for betraying Greeks and appeasing Turkey, arguing that the father of modern realpolitik had signaled to Turkey back in 1974 that 'aggression works'...

2017. Central banks across Europe jack up interest rates to fight inflation

Central banks across Europe raised interest rates on Thursday, some by amounts that shocked markets, and hinted at even higher borrowing costs to come to tame soaring inflation that is eroding savings and squeezing corporate profits....

2018. Trial of UK man accused of murdering ailing wife delayed

The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos was pushed back until September on Thursday, with defense lawyers arguing that David Hunter should instead be charged with assisting a suicide....

2019. Valuable ally, you said?

I have been trying for a long time to understand exactly what various Western officials mean when they monotonously repeat that “Turkey is a valuable ally.” Turkey is obviously a large, strategically important country at a critical geopolitical crossroads. No great power can ignore it....

2020. Mavroyiannis open to gas for Turkey before solution

AKEL-backed independent presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis says Cyprus could sell natural gas to Turkey before a comprehensive solution can be reached on the island, marking a departure from official policy as well as the position of his opponents...

2021. Legal chaos after president commutes life sentence

Critics in the world of justice in Cyprus are crying foul after the President offered clemency to a man whose life sentence early in an Ayia Napa quadruple murder trial made him a credible state witness who helped put away other defendants...

2022. British rape accuser drags Cyprus to court

A British young woman who was cleared of lying about a gang rape in Ayia Napa is taking the Republic of Cyprus to the European Court of Human Rights after police said they would not investigate allegations against Israeli teens...

2023. ER doctor gets suspended sentence in boy’s death

An ER doctor in Larnaca received a suspended sentence on Friday for the death of a young student, whose fatal head injury during gym class had gone unnoticed after an X-Ray at the hospital...

2024. Greek court overturns seizure of Iran tanker’s oil

A court in central Greece has overturned a ruling that authorized the confiscation of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker at the center of a volatile dispute over international sanctions...

2025. Cyprus grieves over loss of beloved minister

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says his entire Cabinet was “crushed” by the death of Labor Minister Zeta Emilianidou, whose funeral is to be held on Friday in Nicosia...

2026. EY announces 4 new Partners in Cyprus and welcomes new Head of Consulting

EY Cyprus Country Managing Partner, Ronald Attard, has welcomed the announcement of 4 new partners to the Cyprus practice....

2027. The biggest scam in higher education - the master's degree

It's graduation season. Over the past couple of weeks, some 2 million college students have earned their bachelor's degrees and headed off to the next stage of their lives....

2028. Three days of mourning for Zeta Emilianidou

White flowers, a candle and a photo were set in the place of Zeta Aimilianidou during the meeting of the Council of Ministers....

2029. Turkey's lack of progress will delay accession talks with the EU

The European Parliament cannot envisage a resumption of negotiations for the accession of Turkey into the EU without clear and significant progress in the field of rule of law and fundamental rights, ...

2030. Body of Zeta Emilianidou to be flown to Cyprus Wednesday afternoon

2031. New Research Shows What’s Driving Resilience and Regeneration in Today’s Global Family Businesses

Annual report from KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP Project Global Consortium highlights how emotional attachment to one’s organization and the ability of next-gens to take risks and experience life outside the family business are critical elements of future business success....

2032. EU to implement one charger for all devices by 2024

In a historic decision and a world first, the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Commission today agreed in principle to implement common chargers for all electronic devices by the autumn of 2024....

2033. East-West orthodox split deepens in Cyprus

An interview with the Archbishop of Cyprus, who used unfavorable words for detractor bishops as well as the Patriarch of Moscow, is causing all sorts of reactions on the island where campaign drama is unfolding both in a highly contested presidential election and a looming replacement for head of church...

2034. Boris Johnson to face no-confidence vote tonight

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals....

2035. Looking for answers

There are many major issues that need to be addressed, many of them divisive, before a new president is to be elected in Cyprus. ...

2036. Russia cautions US on weapons deployment in Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday sharply criticized a U.S. decision to supply advanced rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine, warning of an increased risk of a direct confrontation between the two superpowers....

2037. Europe agrees to ban 90% of Russian oil

European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow worked out at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of new financial support....

2038. Greece planning major wall extension on border with Turkey

Greek authorities say they are planning a major extension of a wall along the country’s border with Turkey and are seeking European Union financial support for the additional construction....

2039. NYT: Deep in Vatican Archives, Scholar Discovers 'Flabbergasting' Secrets

David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack, and went digging for more Vatican secrets....

2040. CBC: Cryptocurrencies are a potential risk to the economy

Losing 26% of its value in the last month, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are in danger of dragging the "real economy" with their unpredictable fluctuations....