Cyprus

The Egyptian Ambassador to Cyprus has been caught on video slapping a police officer at Larnaca airport. The local authorities have taken the blame for the embarrassing incident, admitting to the ill-mannered behavior of the security staff. Video of the...

Αccording to data of the Statistical Service of Cyprus, Cypriot students studying abroad seem to prefer Greece. According to these results, during the academic year 2010 - 2011, 8,983 Cypriots students chose Greece for their studies, narrowly followed by Britain,...

Authorities said they uncovered a cache of TNT high explosives and a detonator close to the country house of President Demetris Christofias, sparking a massive police search of the area. The president was scheduled to spend time at his residence...

Police on Cyprus said they have uncovered a counterfeit money printing gang consisting of Turkish and Greek Cypriots, who had $24 million of fake dollars in possession, Hurriyet Daily News reported. During an operation, police said they seized 352 fake...

Standard & Poor΄s Ratings Services has cut Cyprus΄s rating two notches into highly speculative territory, citing escalating financial pressure and uncertainty as bailout negotiations remain unresolved ahead of a presidential election. S&P now rates Cyprus΄s long-term sovereign credit rating at...

The fiscal situation in Cyprus, the fifth Eurozone nation to seek a bailiout  is “more serious than Greece,” a danger overlooked by markets, the financial bloc's chief Jean-Claude Juncker said. “My priority in the short-term for 2013 is Cyprus,” Juncker...

The number of Greeks moving to Cyprus has increased some 40% over the last year, with 51,106 living on the island now compared to 35,000 a year before. According to the newspaper Fileleftheros, after Cyprus joined the European Union, many...

A campaign titled We buy our own products, is being launched in Cyprus and Greece, and will continue throughout 2013, with an aim to help the two countries' economies, which are facing serious problems due to the global financial...

President Demetris Christofias on Tuesday blamed "criminal" action by Greek-exposed banks for Cyprus having to accept painful bailout terms for EU aid. In a move to calm growing unrest over job losses and pay cuts, Christofias addressed the nation on...

Over the last two years, there has been an increase in prostitution rings from Greece, Bulgaria and Romania, head of the police anti-trafficking unit, Rita Superman said yesterday, Cyprus Mail reported. Also more Cypriot women are also being driven into...