Amid the contract killings of 10 people in Ayia Napa over the last four years, the criminal underworld is nearing its end, said President Anastasiades in comments to the state broadcaster. The taint of mafia violence has permeated daily life not only in Ayia Napa but in Nicosia and Limassol, as gangs who run gambling, prostitution […]
A 36-year-old Limassol man has been arrested on allegations of child pornography after hundreds of incriminating videos and photos were found on his computer, said police. The Electronic Crimes department tracked the man down to a Cypriot IP address after he exchanged files with others online. His laptop contained 160 videos and 110 photos of […]
Justice for Christian Harilaou - click here for the petition launched by Christian’s sister. Christian Harilaou, 17, was killed in a road accident in Kissonerga on the night of July 20th, 2016. His sister Andria has appealed for justice after learning that the maximum sentence for manslaughter by reckless driving is just four years, even […]
Premeditated brutal stabbings in Ayia Napa The Facts: George Low, a young British man, was stabbed in the neck over a street jostling, say police. His friend was stabbed in the back, is in hospital. No arrests have been made but a description of the killers has been issued and detectives are studying CCTV footage. It’s […]
An increase in Cyprus GDP to 2.7 percent in the second quarter is positive but there is no reason to return to past irresponsible behaviour, said Finance Minister Haris Georgiades. The economy has maintained the growth seen in the first quarter, which was 2.6 percent. The events leading up to the economic and financial crash […]
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Start your day with gratitude as it will transform your feelings of need and greed, wanting and hoping into peace and harmony. Life is not about visualizing a better life but being thankful for the one you live. It’s not about affirming to get what you want but recognizing the beauty and good in everything […]
Refugee blankets, the homeless and beggars line the busy city centre in Athens, Greece. The main news on the radio is about thousands of refugees coming into the Greek islands, too many to control. The farmers keep threatening more extensive strike action to block the country’s main roads and further strangle the economy. “I’m fighting, […]
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A deadly explosion in close proximity to the Turkish parliament building in Ankara killed at least 28 and injured 61 people during rush hour on February 17th, said Turkey’s deputy prime minister. The explosion in Ankara was followed shortly afterwards by another bomb attack at 8.30am on February 18th against a Turkish military convoy in Diyarbakir, a Kurdish […]
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Cyprus is monitoring the situation in Syria on a daily basis and is concerned about the latest developments, after Turkey started shelling YPG Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, commented Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides. Ankara has been heavily criticised for buying oil from ISIS and for attacking Kurdish forces which are battling the terrorists. The Turkish […]
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The most vulnerable people in society - children - are being subjected to unspeakable horrors in the Syrian civil war, says a UN report. The government and allied militia are responsible for countless killings, maiming and torture, and the opposition for recruiting youngsters for combat and using terror tactics in civilian areas, according to the […]
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French President Francois Hollande is the fourth world-power leader to visit the strategically-placed island of Cyprus in the space of a week to discuss the war in Syria with President Nicos Anastasiades. The on-the-fly meeting between the leaders took place on December 4th. Anastasiades met Hollande at the old Larnaca airport for about 35 minutes […]
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The terrorist attacks on Paris, in which 129 people were murdered by ISIS, changed the dynamics of the civil war in Syria after France threw its military forces into the fray. The terrorist attack on a Russian commercial plane that killed 224 people added Russia’s military muscle to the fight. Turkey shot down a Russian […]
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President Nicos Anastasiades met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on November 13th. The president is mediating in the peace process between the two countries which have been at war since 1967, and has proposed a meeting between Abbas and Netanyahu under European Council auspices. Netanyahu […]
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Jordan is overwhelmed by 1.4 million refugees from Syria, 415,000 from Iraq, two million Palestinian refugees, 35,000 Yemeni refugees, and 22,000 Libyans, said Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour after meeting President Nicos Anastasiades in Amman on November 11th. “The President is very well placed, he is a friend, a man of conscience, he sees the […]
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The raging propaganda war and hostile relations between Russia and Turkey reached new levels today when state news agency Anadolu reported that Russia had bombed two hospitals and a school in Syria. Russia bluntly denied it, saying the allegations are unfounded, and pointing the finger at Turkey, which is bombing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, […]
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Three men have died after a Greek Navy helicopter crashed in the Aegean Sea, said a navy spokesman via the state broadcaster ERT. Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the crash, which is unknown at this time, he said. The helicopter was taking part in naval exercises and lifted off from the frigate Nikiforos […]
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Roadblocks and strong police presence for summit Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in Cyprus for a high-level summit with President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss energy and security in the Eastern Mediterranean. Cyprus and Israel have boosted their relations in the wake of the discovery of hydrocarbons in the […]
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During his visit to Cyprus amid increased regional tensions in Syria and Turkey, US Secretary of State John Kerry commented on the Cyprus problem, saying that despite the difficulties of putting differences aside, the focus needs to be on the future. “A united Cyprus will stand as a beacon of hope in a tumultuous part […]
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President Anastasiades said he is concerned over the situation created by Turkey’s unacceptable shooting down of a Russian warplane and expressed condolences to Russia and the Russian people for the loss of their pilots’ lives. Coming at the time when there is a coordinated operation by the international community to combat terrorism in Syria, Turkey’s […]
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There are no easy answers in the fight against ISIS terrorists, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier after a full-day meeting on November 17th with FM Ioannis Kasoulides. Asked whether Germany supports a grand European military coalition to fight ISIS, Steinmeier said: “There are no easy answers. We are not only part of the international […]
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Raqqa first appeared in the contemporary world media as the location of extremist atrocities carried out by ISIS as part of the Syrian civil war, and it was extensively bombed on November 15th by France in revenge for the Paris suicide attacks in which 127 people were killed at a music concert, football game and […]
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President Nicos Anastasiades - who is actively mediating in the Middle East conflict - is on a tour of Jordan, Jerusalem and Malta from November 9th - 14th. On 11 November, the president and first lady will be officially received by the King of Jordan Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and meet with Prime Minister […]
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