Tag: Cyprus

US giant ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy signed a contract Friday for oil and gas exploration and production-sharing off the divided island of Cyprus despite...

A huge forest blaze in Cyprus has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages as Greece and other countries deployed fire-fighting...

A driver who posted a video steering a truck with his legs on a motorway was jailed after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.

The 19-year-old, who could have faced up to a year in jail, smiled and hugged family at the end of a trial that sparked protests in Britain

'The EU which has announced so-called measures ... is not harming us but itself'

Mustafa Akinci, the Turkish Cypriot leader, linked the object to military operations in the Middle East.

There was also a revival in arrivals from Sweden - up 12.5 per cent at 153,769 - and Greece - up 9.8 per cent at 186,370.

NICOSIA: A suspected meteor triggered a flash of light and loud explosions in the skies over Cyprus before dawn on Friday, prompting hundreds of calls to police from alarmed residents.

NICOSIA: Cyprus police have seized 156 kilograms (344 pounds) of cocaine with a street value of $66 million, their largest-ever haul of the drug, police officials said Friday.

LARNACA, CYPRUS: The suspected hijacker of an EgyptAir airliner surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Cyprus's state broadcaster said, according to Reuters.

NICOSIA, CYPRUS: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved the disbursement of 126.3 million euros ($137.4 million) to Cyprus after the Eurozone member passed its ninth and penultimate review of its bailout programme.