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4651. Iraq will prevent attacks on Turkey

The PKK considered a terrorist organization by Turkey has for decades been based in Iraq’s Qandil mountain range...

4652. Nicosia will not follow EU and expel Russians

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

4653. Trump expels 60 Russians

Moscow has denied responsibility for the March 4 attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal...

4654. Cypriot justice fails to deliver

Former Attorney General Alecos Markides says the judicial system in the Republic of Cyprus has not adapted to the demands of the modern state, pointing out a number of failures from inexperienced judges to a lack of check and balances. ...

4655. Cyprus Parliament condemns unanimously Turkey's invasion in Afrin

The plenary of the House of Representatives on Friday condemned Turkey's invasion in Afrin, Syria, pointing out that it is a blatant violation of international law and Syria`s sovereignty and territorial integrity....

4656. British Bases deal blow to illegal bird trappers

SBA Police feel the high-profile destruction of seized trapping equipment will send out a strong message to the bird trapping community...

4657. Attorney general uneasy over nepotism jibes

4658. Two people killed in French supermarket hostage-taking

Mayor Eric Menassi also told LCI TV that the man had entered the shop screaming “Allahu Akbar, (God is greatest) I’ll kill you all”...

4659. 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...

4660. Cypriot firm signs $4.2 billion Zimbabwe platinum deal

It is the largest investment structure in the country’s mining industry in Zimbabwe...

4661. Extradition case of Cypriot hacker delayed

The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....

4662. Property Commission in north deemed ineffective

This, according to legal experts, is tantamount to Ankara admitting the ineffectiveness of the IPC...

4663. Hedge funds show interest in Cyprus co-op

Major hedge funds are showing interest in the Co-Operative Bank of Cyprus, including one headed by former Bank of Cyprus Vice Chairman and current US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. It is too early to predict any deal since investor goals differ from each other and all would depend on final numbers at a later stage. ...

4664. Limassol first to open casino

Limassol will be the first to kickoff the casino industry in the Republic of Cyprus with a temporary venue, along with satellite locations in other cities which are all racing against the clock to open doors this summer....

4665. Cobalt launches Athens-London route

The Cypriot carrier's service to Athens out of its main base at Larnaca is its trunk route, served 14 times weekly...

4666. Co-op Bank en route to healthy future

Cyprus Co-operative Bank will be healthier without a massive NPL problem. Already it has managed to cut down on the number of branches and reduce its staff, but now the big step is finding investors with the right kind of portfolio to move banking forward....

4667. Academic behind Facebook breach says he is a 'scapegoat'

Facebook has been rocked by a whistleblower who said that Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed information on 50 million users...

4668. Erdogan to send drillship into East Med

Erdogan: Turkey's stance towards exploration projects for oil and gas has “hopefully taught some a lesson”...

4669. Limassol bus workers go on strike

There will be no EMEL buses running in Limassol on Tuesday and Wednesday, following a decision by the unions to go on a 48-hour strike. The company says they need to keep operating costs down following the economic crisis, while the unions insist on having their benefits fully restored to pre-crisis levels....

4670. Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...

4671. Cyprus-UK Joint SAREX conducted Monday

A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPUK-01/18” was conducted on Monday, within the Search and Rescue Region and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom....

4672. EU agrees Brexit transition

May has described as unacceptable any possible deal that cuts Northern Ireland off from the rest of the UK...

4673. Ayia Napa Mayor says boorish tourists unwelcome

Tour operators have been asked not to bring misbehaving vacationers to Ayia Napa...

4674. First ExxonMobil research vessel sails into Limassol

Test drilling in Block 10 is scheduled to take place in October...

4675. 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...

4676. Historic opera staged at Pyramids

Nearly 2,800 people attended the historic performance of Aida...

4677. Hold the iPhone! Amazon primed to be larger than Apple

4678. Neo-Nazi suspects spill the beans about attacks

The group’s usual method of intimidation was splashing gasoline around the premises of the target...

4679. Turkish strategy

Put simply, Turkey is making it clear, and in a brutal manner, that it will not halt the process of Finlandization ...

4680. Crisis Management

When collective decision-making takes place in a haphazard manner, it means that the process is seriously flawed...