FIFA VC rejects Turkish Cypriot preconditions

FIFA Vice President, Marios Lefkaritis, has dismissed a call by a Turkish Cypriot football club not to attend next month’s FIFA meeting, which will discuss relations between the world federation on football

Portuguese Foreign Ministerin Cyprus

Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Filipe Marques Amado arrived in Cyprus on Thursday, on a two-day official visit. The Minister was welcomed at Larnaca Airport by his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou

Cyprus beats away San Marino 1-0

Cyprus’ national football team beat 1-0 away the national team of San Marino for the preliminary round of the 2008 Euro Championship. Yiannis Okkas netted in the 52nd minute the only goal

Limassol Wine Festival opens Friday

The 46th Wine Festival, held annually in the southern coastal town of Limmasol, the main winegrowing town of Cyprus, will officially be opened on Friday, August 24, by the Minister of Agriculture,

School year begins in early September

Over 100,000 students, in primary and secondary education, will report to school in early September for the new academic year, with over 10,000 teachers going back to work on 3 September after