A British teenager’s trial in Cyprus for falsely accusing 12 Israeli tourists of gang rape was postponed on Wednesday after her Cypriot lawyer requested, he withdraw from the case over differences with his client. Andreas Pittadjis asked a Paralimni court to relieve him of his duty as the woman’s defence lawyer. "There is a serious
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A British-Cypriot woman who was last seen Monday going for a run on a Greek island has disappeared prompting a massive police search. Natalie Christopher, 34, an astrophysicist who lives in Cyprus, was first reported missing by her 38-year-old Cypriot partner, with whom she had been vacationing on the Greek island of Ikaria Police, firefighters,
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Passenger traffic at Larnaca and Paphos airports in the seven-month period January-July 2019 rose 3.1% to 6.1 million from 5.9 million last year, according to Hermes Airports data. Although traffic at Cyprus airports is slightly up, the momentum of previous years has slowed. In July alone, passenger flows at Larnaca Airport were around the same
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By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Following the selloff at the onset of the week, US equities rebounded while Asian equities saw a mixed start to the day. The Dollar index (DXY) couldn’t hang on to its recent two-year high around the 99 level, and the steep unwinding in DXY has prompted gains in
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Cyprus Finance Minister Harris Georgiades is considering an increase of the corporate tax rate from 12.5% to 15% as part of a financial reform package. Georgiades discussed the idea at a meeting with stakeholders last week and told CyBC radio on Wednesday that going through with the change would depend on whether the business commuity
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Hours before the court deadline, John & Pascalis have offered to drop their cases in the UK and EU, if Cyprus acknowledges that cheese products such as flavoured, light, or burger-shaped Halloumi can be legally traded under the Halloumi brand. Wednesday marks a milestone for the traditional Cypriot cheese, as it is the last day
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Brushing aside EU sanctions, a second Turkish exploration vessel has started drilling off the Cyprus coast in Karpasia and will operate in the island’s EEZ for the next three weeks. The drilling vessel Yavuz has started operations off the coast of Karpasia while the Fatih drill ship, west of Cyprus, will continue exploration activity for
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Cyprus Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis will attend the 1st Energy Ministerial Conference involving the participation of Greece, Israel and the US, held in Athens on Wednesday. Greek Minister of Energy Kostis Hatzidakis will represent Greece, Yuval Steinitz will attend on behalf of Israel and Francis Fannon, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources at
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The record boom in Cyprus tourist arrivals of recent years has encouraged owners to expand their hotels, while attracting branded newcomers to invest millions in the island’s hotel industry. Latest data from the Cyprus Statistical Service shows the upward trend in the number of new hotel units continued between January – April 2019 as 10
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In a plea for help Cyprus wants EU member states to accept for relocation 5000 of its migrants to significantly alleviate the” disproportionate pressures and severe challenges” faced by the country. Cypriot Minister of the Interior, Constantinos Petrides sent the official request to the EU Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and to his EU counterparts.
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