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4801. Cyprus argues British Military Bases in Cyprus violate UN Charter

4802. Merkel endorses Euro clearing move from London to Frankfurt

4803. French foreign minister on a Friday visit to Nicosia

Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian will pay a working visit to Cyprus on Friday where he will meet with officials as well as visit the buffer zone...

4804. 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....

4805. 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...

4806. Man who refused police pad down gets arrested

A man was arrested Tuesday night following a police search in Paphos that ended up with the suspect biting the officer’s hand and getting arrested...

4807. New government members sworn in

The new members of the government were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the presence of President Prokopios Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras....

4808. Police in north say drug dealers fly drones from south

Turkish Cypriot police say an unmanned aerial drone was used in a recent drug deal in the north, citing security camera footage showing a recent delivery from the south...

4809. Light reshuffle seeks balance

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his cabinet a light reshuffle on Tuesday, promoting certain close associates and bringing in some new faces while keeping key ministry posts untouched....

4810. Court martial takes over Stavrovouni commando’s case

A military commando officer, who was arrested last week following the discovery of hidden weapons and explosives in Stavrovouni, is being court-martialed in Nicosia...

4811. Odysseas says Harris was being stubborn

The auditor general is pointing fingers at the finance ministry’s handling of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank affair, telling an independent investigation committee that some actions were misleading...

4812. Scam promises chance to win expensive phones

Cybercrime police have been inundated with complaints about a scam using the Post Office logo, where consumers receive misleading text and online messages about a chance to win expensive phones...

4813. Court ruling stirs Turkey tension

Greek-Turkish relations took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, with the Turkish Foreign Ministry and other senior officials accusing Athens of violating the Geneva Convention and of protecting terrorists....

4814. Prometheus sails into Limassol port

Navy enthusiasts will have a chance to go on board the Greek support ship HS Prometheus, which is making a stop in Cyprus this week...

4815. Three men in custody over alleged attack in Limassol

Three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged attack against a 48-year-old man from Limassol, with police trying to identify a fourth individual who could be residing in the north...

4816. Turkish pilot could receive travel papers

Suleyman Ozkaynakci, the Turkish serviceman who piloted the helicopter in which he and seven other Turkish officers fled to Greece following Turkey’s failed coup in 2016, could be eligible to receive travel documents, according to the decision in May by the Council of State to grant him asylum....

4817. Commando officer arrested for stashing explosives

An army commando officer with Cyprus Special Forces was placed under arrest in connection with an accidental discovery of a small arsenal stashed away in Stavrovouni...

4818. Larnaca man arrested at Pergamos checkpoint

A Greek Cypriot man was arrested by Turkish Cypriot police at a checkpoint on Monday, following the discovery of a hunting rifle in his vehicle...

4819. Larnaca kindergarten goes up in flames

A kindergarten in Larnaca went up in flames early Monday morning, with police pointing to a financial dispute as the reason behind the arson attack...

4820. Briton with epilepsy dies ten days after pool incident

A 34-year-old Briton with epilepsy died in hospital Monday morning ten days after suffering a seizure in a near-drowning incident at a hotel in Paphos....

4821. 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...

4822. AHI says US ban on arms sales to Cyprus «unlawful»

The US prohibition on sales of defense and military technology to Cyprus is “unlawful” and can be removed without the need for legislation, a Greek American lobby group has said....

4823. Judith Gail Garber to be appointed new US Ambassador to Cyprus

US President Donald Trump has announced on Tuesday his intention to appoint Judith Gail Garber of Virginia, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cyprus....

4824. 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....

4825. 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....

4826. Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail pending trial soldiers

Two Greek servicemen who had been detained in Turkey since early March for accidentally crossing the border in bad weather have been released from jail pending trial, Anadolu agency reported on Tuesday evening....

4827. Dialogue is the only option to reach a Cyprus settlement

Dialogue is the only option to reach a Cyprus settlement, Minister of Defence Savvas Angelides said on Sunday....

4828. Probe hones in on fire service, regional authority officials

A judicial investigation into the causes of the disastrous wildfires on the outskirts of Attica last month points to major shortcomings and mistakes by members of Greece’s fire service and regional authorities, Kathimerini understands. ...

4829. Global jitters hit Greek bonds

Just days before Greece is to emerge from its international bailouts, upheaval in international markets took a toll on Greek bonds on Thursday, driving yields up above 4 percent....

4830. Forbes calls Wilbur Ross a ‘grifter’

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the former vice-chairman of Bank of Cyprus, is being accused of being a grifter, following allegations that he swindled associates out of millions...