NICOSIA – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism welcomes the announcement of low cost airline EasyJet to launch a new route from Pafos to Edinburgh on November 3.

According to an official announcement, Paschalides expresses satisfaction with the airline’s decision to extend its flight...

NICOSIA - President Christofias will soon be convening the National Council, top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, comprising parliamentary party leaders.

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou noted the President has already said he would be calling a...

NICOSIA - Cypriot MP Christos Pourgourides will be departing for Rome on Tuesday to participate, as Chairman of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in the meeting of the PACE Bureau, on September 8 and...

PAPHOS - An armed robbery took place early on Monday at a Marfin Popular Bank branch in the tourist area of Peyia, police said.
They could not give out the amount of money taken, however.
Three hooded men destroyed the security door at the bank’s entrance by firing at it, and one of them...

NICOSIA---Gastroenteritis and not salmonella was the cause of the serious health problems of four newborn babies at a Paphos private clinic who were rushed to Nicosia’s Makarion Hospital neonatal intensive care unit this week.
This is what results showed on Monday, with the Makarion pediatric...

LARNACA - Eleven buses with more than 350 Turkish Cypriot pilgrims on board crossed to the free areas on Sunday evening to pray at the coastal town’s Hala Sultan Tekke.
Sakir, the imam of the mosque for the last two years, said Sunday was the holy night of prayer, or the “night of strength” as...

ATHENS - President Christofias said it was time for Cyprus to become a bridge of peace, friendship and cooperation among the peoples of the region and a bridge between the European Union, the friendly Arab peoples and Israel.
He was speaking in Athens on Sunday evening where he attended...

LARNACA – The Greek Cypriot side is expecting to see whether there are any prospects for the negotiations on the property issue and the procedure in general to solve the Cyprus problem, stated here Sunday Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou.

Invited to comment on press reports that the...

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...