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5971. Identification of remains found at Athalassa Hospital to start soon, says Presidential Commissioner

Procedures to identify the remains of 11 Cypriots, excavated last year in the area where they have been buried since the 1974 Turkish invasion, next to Athalassa Hospital in Nicosia, will start soon, Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou has said....

5972. 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”...

5973. Cyprus joins global Earth Hour Celebrations

Cyprus, as a Mediterranean island, is vulnerable to climate change and faces many problems as regards water, coastal erosion and unruly construction...

5974. EU slams Turkey over Cyprus gas blockade

The European Council strongly condemns Turkey`s continued illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea...

5975. Cypriot firm signs $4.2 billion Zimbabwe platinum deal

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

5976. EU leaders condemn Turkey for 'illegal actions' as transgressions continue

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday unanimously condemned Turkey for its aggression toward Greece and Cyprus and called on Ankara to release two Greek soldiers who have been in Turkish custody for more than three weeks....

5977. EU summit to condemn Turkey’s ‘illegal actions’ in East Med

EU recalls Turkey’s obligation to respect International Law and good neighbourly relations and normalize relations with the Republic of Cyprus...

5978. Dead Texas bomber was unemployed man

5979. East Med gas could supply Europe

Eni’s Luca Bertelli said his company’s recent discovery of a gas off Cyprus contains “almost pure methane” confirming potential for more gas discoveries in the region...

5980. Ayia Napa is not the new Monte Carlo

In order to improve the image and quality of Ayia Napa, the real perpetrator has to be identified because a crime has been committed in the area and the culprit is our very own greedy, pretentious attitude....

5981. Athens, Skopje play down name row before ministers meet

Greece sent draft proposals to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for settling a decades-old name dispute, drawing a cautiously positive response from Skopje two days before their foreign ministers meet....

5982. Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

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

5983. Tourist arrivals spike 23.4% in February

Tourist arrivals have hit record highs in every month since March 2017 ...

5984. Politics Blog

Politics Blog has the inside scoop on all things political, people, and agendas. This issue: buddy Mitchell, the fox of Argaka, and tales from DIKO....

5985. A lingering crisis

Ever since the failed 2016 coup, Erdogan has been looking at the world through the prism of a conspiracy theorist...

5986. Putin easily wins another six-year term

The longer-term question is whether Putin will soften his anti-Western rhetoric now the election is won...

5987. Cyprus-Egypt agree on pipeline terms

A final draft has emerged with Egypt and Cyprus agreeing the terms that would regulate the construction of an underwater pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to two LNG terminals, Idku and Damietta. Experts hope that other players would jump on board to justify further such a commercial endeavor. ...

5988. World pays tribute to a brilliant mind

“His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we and the world are exploring"...

5989. Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

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

5990. Trump dumps chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes

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

5991. Norway underlines faith in London with unlisted property bets

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

5992. 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...

5993. 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...

5994. 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. ...

5995. Hold the iPhone! Amazon primed to be larger than Apple

5996. Nicosia forum to discuss East Med nat gas opportunities

The conference brings together top executives, government officials, and regional experts...

5997. 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...

5998. Edmond About’s ageless Greece

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

5999. Religious leaders condemn all forms of violence against women and girls 

Violence undermines women’s dignity and integrity and has devastating effects on the lives of women and girls...

6000. 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 ...