Cyprus

Cyprus

• Cyprus to accept corporate tax hike in bailout

  Cyprus will accept raising its low 10 percent corporate tax rate as part of an international bailout deal, a senior official said Tuesday. 

• UN envoy: Cyprus bailout first, peace talks later

  A United Nations envoy says a bid to restart stalled talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus will happen after the country wraps up negotiations ... 

• Greece says no Cypriot request for bank cash boost

  A Greek official says Cyprus has not asked Greece for help in boosting its battered banking system. Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said Monday ... 

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  Cyprus opposes financial transaction tax

  Cyprus' finance minister is ruling out a tax on financial transactions as part of a rescue package for the country, one of the 17 European Union ... 

• Cyprus trial of Hezbollah member wraps up

  The trial of a Hezbollah member accused of preparing attacks on Israelis in Cyprus concluded on Thursday with final summations submitted to the court ... 

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  Cyprus bailout talks resume

  Senior officials from Cyprus' prospective international lenders are starting a new round of talks with Cypriot authorities with the aim of finalizing ... 

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  Cyprus OKs audit of anti-money-laundering policies

  European finance ministers on Monday pushed cash-strapped Cyprus into accepting an independent audit probing whether the country's financial ... 

• Cyprus president rules out debt, deposit writedown

  Cyprus' new president ruled out on Thursday any writedown of the country's debt or bank deposits as part of a financial rescue package it's trying to ... 

• Cyprus claims EU mood shifting toward bailout

  Wariness among some euro area countries over bailing out debt-saddled Cyprus is gradually receding, the country's president-elect said Wednesday. 

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  Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods

  So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ... 

• Cyprus' new foreign, finance ministers named

  Newly elected Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has named a foreign and a finance minister to his Cabinet. Anastasiades announced Monday that he ... 

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  Merkel backs 'open-ended' Turkey's EU talks

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the European Union should move forward with its talks with Turkey about joining the bloc, but that she ... 

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  Conservative wins critical Cyprus presidency vote

  Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus' presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, promising to do what it takes to ... 

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  Conservative set to win Cyprus presidency

  Battered by a debt crisis, a leadership vacuum and facing near-empty coffers, Cyprus is holding a presidential runoff Sunday, a vote that conservative ... 

• Hezbollah member denies preparing Cyprus attack

  A man on trial for allegedly plotting attacks on Israelis in Cyprus described himself Thursday as a loyal Hezbollah member doing its bidding in ... 

• Lawyer: Cyprus suspect says he's in Hezbollah

  A man being tried on allegations he planned attacks on Israeli tourists in Cyprus has admitted being a member of the militant group Hezbollah and ... 

• Cyprus: Charges dropped for air crash defendants

  Cyprus' attorney general on Monday dropped manslaughter and other charges against four defendants on trial for a 2005 plane crash that killed 121 ... 

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  Runoff called in Cyprus' presidential election

  Cyprus heads into a runoff presidential election next weekend, with voters called on to select who will lead the country through a severe financial ... 

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  3 candidates vie for Cyprus' top political job

  Cypriots elect a new president Sunday from among 11 candidates. Here is a look at the three main candidates. NICOS ANASTASIADES, 66: A lawyer by trade ... 

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  Financial crisis drives Cyprus presidential poll

  Cypriots vote Sunday for a new president to guide them through a severe economic crisis as their country becomes the latest financially troubled ... 

• Cyprus against private firm probing its banks

  Cypriot authorities are against letting a private firm audit its banks to dispel money laundering allegations. Cyprus is seeking an international ... 

• Cyprus police chief wants gyms for overweight cops

  Cyprus' police chief wants his officers to get back into fighting trim after a survey suggested that 70 percent are overweight and 40 percent are ...