IMF releases 83.5 mn euro loan payment for Cyprus

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 02:00

The International Monetary Fund on Friday released the next installment of its bailout of Cyprus, 83.5 million euros (USD 114 million), a desperately needed support for the struggling eurozone economy.

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria`s chemical weapons

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 05:41

A joint Danish and Norwegian task force of chemical specialists is being set up in Cyprus in preparation for the removal of chemical weapons from Syria.

Late Stone Age settlement uncovered in Cyprus

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:40

Archaeologists have unearthed stone tools and decorative jewellery - dating back to the Late Stone Age - in Cyprus, a discovery which suggests that humans occupied the tiny Mediterranean island about 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.

India fully compliant with global tax laws; Cyprus, 3 others fail test

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 12:43

A worldwide crackdown on illicit funds has left just four jurisdictions -- Cyprus, Luxembourg, Seychelles and British Virgin Islands -- non-compliant with global tax laws, while India has emerged as 'fully compliant'.

Former Cyprus president Clerides dead at 94

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:50

Two-time former Cypriot president Glafcos Clerides died on Friday, aged 94, his personal doctor told reporters.

Decision to put investments under lens unilateral: Cyprus

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:01

"The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India has taken the unilateral measure...," Finance Ministry of Cyprus said in its reaction to India's decision to name Cyprus as a notified jurisdictional area with a view to check tax evasion.

Lenders begin second review of bailed-out Cyprus economy

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 15:40

The "troika" of international lenders began their second review of the shell-shocked Cyprus economy on Tuesday to decide whether Nicosia is meeting its obligations under the bailout memorandum.

Cyprus police hunt for man kidnapped as a toddler

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 00:12

Cypriot police said on Monday they were investigating claims that a British man believed kidnapped as a toddler on the Greek island of Kos in 1991 was sighted in Cyprus recently.

Ex-RBS banker takes helm at troubled Bank of Cyprus

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 14:55

Struggling Bank of Cyprus, the island`s largest lender, has appointed ex-Royal Bank of Scotland executive John Patrick Hourican as its chief executive officer.

EU confident Cyprus will overcome euro crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 17:49

Cyprus is on the road to recovery from its bailout crisis, the European Council president said Tuesday during a first top-level EU visit since the island`s near economic meltdown.

Indian boxers land in Kiev for World Junior C`ships

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 17:03

The Indian junior boxing team has reached Kiev, Ukraine for the AIBA World Championships after a 20-day training stint in Cyprus with Ankush Dahiya (46kg) and Puskar Singh (54kg) set to open the country`s campaign in the mega-event.

Britain sends six Typhoon jets to Cyprus base

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 17:13

Britain has dispatched six RAF Typhoon jets to its base in Cyprus as part of a "contingency" plan to ensure the protection of interests amid heightened tensions over Syria, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.