LIMASSOL - Police are continuing their efforts to arrest a fourth person involved in the theft of explosives from the Polemidhia army camp near Limassol.
Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotou said: "Investigations and inquiries are continuing apace. At the moment all our focus is on detecting...

GUIMARAES - Cyprus secured a stunning 4-4 draw with Portugal in Guimaraes for the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifying round.

The Cypriot team took an early lead with Stathis Aloneftis (3'), with Hugo Almeida equalizing for the Portuguese team five minutes later. Michalis Constantinou...

LONDON - Asil Nadir who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial which he insists will vindicate him.
Nadir, 69, who spent nearly two decades in the occupied area of Cyprus, made a brief...

NICOSIA - President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Friday morning met in the context of direct talks to solve the Cyprus problem and mainly discussed the property issue.
 Speaking after the meeting, the UN Secretary General’s Adviser on Cyprus Alexander...

LARNACA - A fire broke out on a mini cruise ship on Thursday night off the coast of Larnaca and its 56 pasengers and crew were transferred safely  to shore on other vessels which had rushed to the scene.
Police said the fire broke out in the engine room of the Kourio at around 8pm as the...

LIMASSOL - Two more persons have been arrested in  connection with the theft of 172 kg of plastic explosives PG-2 from a military base in Palodia, Limassol. The two suspects, a  27-year-old man and a 29-year-old man , both from Limassol will be taken to court on Friday, after police...

NICOSIA - President Christofias will proceed to the full-day meetings in the negotiations with the Turkish Cypriot side, supporting the positions of the Greek Cypriot side on the property issue, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said.
Replying to a question, Stephanou said that “we...

NICOSIA - A total of four Eurocypria flights were grounded Friday in  asix-hour strike by Eurocypria pilots.
They struck from 6.30 Friday morning over government plans to merge the charter outfit with aational carrier Cyprus Airways.
A flight from Larnaca to Munich and Dresden...

NICOSIA - President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Friday will meet as part of the process of direct talks to solve the Cyprus problem.
After their last meeting on August 31, the UN Secretary General’s special adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, said the...

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced on Thursday that he was awarding the Friendship Medal to President Demetris Christofias.
President Christofias was awarded the medal “for his great personal contribution to the development of multifaceted relations between Russia and Cyprus,”...