Nicosia, Cyprus News

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, will pay an official visit to Armenia on July 6 and 7, accompanied by his wife, Elsie Christofia.

Nicosia - Two Polish men were in Cyprus police custody on Friday in connection with the murder of a Canadian tourist whose body was found at the Aphrodite's Rock tourist landmark near the resort town of Paphos.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Associated Press Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 01:52PM EDT A Canadian tourist has been found strangled at the bottom of a gorge near a southern coastal resort in Cyprus, police said Thursday.

Washington hopes the two Cypriot communities will make an "historic breakthrough" this year to end the island's division, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said on Monday during a visit to Nicosia.

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions .

Nicosia - " Cyprus has recorded its twentieth case of the H1N1 virus, an official announcement has said.

Athens/Nicosia - The key tourism sector for Mediterranean country Greece fell by 11.6 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2008, according to data from the Central Bank of Greece Thursday, highlighting the impact of the global economic slowdown.

In this undated image provided by Cyprus' Antiquities Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, a researcher descends into a prehistoric well in Kirsonerga village in the Paphos district of Cyprus.

Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias welcomes the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, right, before their meeting at the presidential palace in divided Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday.

In this undated image provided by Cyprus' Antiquities Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, a researcher descends into a prehistoric well in Kirsonerga village in the Paphos district of Cyprus.

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said on Friday his government may consider other options if the ongoing reunification talks with Greek Cypriots fail.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - A Cypriot Health Ministry official has confirmed that two British teenage tourists are the Mediterranean island's third and fourth swine flu cases.

Four serving police officers and a member of the prison department will be charged while another five people from the prison service face disciplinary action, Papasavvas said in statement late on Friday.

Health institutions worldwide have recognized that it is more affordable to replace their current outdated equipment with second hand or refurbished medical equipment.

Cyprus police chief Iacovos Papacostas resigned Thursday morning over an escape of a notorious murderer.

Cyprus will never recognise Kosovo as independent, defence minister Costas Papacostas said during a June 16 2009 visit to Belgrade, Serbian media reported.

The octogenarian had gone to Asinou with other tenants of an old peoplea s home.

Another young motorcyclist lost his life yesterday under circumstances that are still being investigated by the Police.

Date : Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:45:23 +0500 CYPRUS ELECTS ITS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS Gibrahayer 7 June, 2009 Nicosia A noble friend of the Armenian people and Artsakh, Dr.

The retailer Public has opened its second store in Cyprus as part of plans to operate a 20-branch network by 2012 in Greece and the Balkans, it announced yesterday.