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Cyprus offers assault rifles to help Mali fight
A spokeswoman for Cyprus' Defense Ministry says the country is offering 2,364 assault rifles to an African-led military force to fight Islamic ...
Cyprus jobless turn to illegal songbird trapping
It's just before first light and the bird-catcher strings nets among the orange, pomegranate, fig and carob trees in his orchard. The sound of ...
Cyprus president: Russia ready to help in bailout
Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the crisis-hit country.
Russia likely to contribute to Cyprus bailout
Russia is likely to contribute money to a rescue package that Cyprus is trying to finalize with eurozone partners, the cash-strapped country's finance ...
Fitch drives Cyprus deeper into junk status
International credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded Cyprus a couple more notches into junk status amid concerns that the government's support for ...
Cyprus asks church for help with Russian loan
The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says the nation's cash-strapped government has asked him for help to persuade Russian authorities to ...
Cyprus signs gas drilling deal with consortium
Cyprus signed a deal on Thursday allowing a consortium of foreign companies to drill for natural gas off the island's southern coast.
Cyprus says money laundering allegations must stop
Cyprus says that international allegations it is a haven for money laundering amount to a "war" and must stop. Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou ...
Cyprus insists against privatizations in bailout
Cyprus insists it will resist privatizing state-owned companies, even if its public debt burden is deemed too heavy to bear once it receives an ...
Germany balks at bailing out Cyprus
When it came to helping out Greece, Ireland and Portugal, Germany grudgingly went along with its European partners and backed hundreds of billions in ...
Rival Cyprus FAs closer to reunification deal
Officials from both sides of ethnically split Cyprus say they are closer to a deal that would reunify rival football organizations and allow breakaway ...
Cyprus off Russia's investment 'black list'
Russia has removed Cyprus from a so-called black list of countries which Moscow discourages investment in, the Cypriot finance ministry said ...
Cypriot central bank chief rules out debt haircut
Cyprus' central bank chief has ruled out writing down the government's debt as part of an international bailout currently being negotiated, insisting ...
Moody's downgrades top 3 Cyprus banks
Moody's Investor Service has downgraded Cyprus' top three commercial banks, bring them closer to the bottom of junk status, because of uncertainty ...
Merkel: Cyprus must embrace reforms to get bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Cyprus must move ahead with economic reforms so it can garner support for a rescue package that it's trying to ...
Moody's downgrades Cyprus deeper into junk
International credit rating agency Moody's drove Cyprus deeper into junk on Thursday with a three notch downgrade from B3 to Caa3 over concerns that ...
Merkel: no special treatment for Cyprus
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that Cyprus can't expect special treatment as it negotiates a bailout with international lenders.
Cyprus president: no privatization in bailout deal
Cyprus' president said Wednesday he would refuse any request by international lenders to sell off state-owned companies as part of a finalized ...
Cyprus probes incident involving Egyptian envoy
Cyprus' president has ordered an investigation into an altercation that allegedly occurred when Egypt's ambassador was forced to undergo a security ...
S&P downgrades Cyprus on default fears
The Cyprus government has vowed to do what is needed to finalize a bailout agreement with international lenders after ratings agency Standard & Poor's ...
Cyprus parliament approves bailout-driven budget
Cyprus' lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the 2013 state budget amid efforts to finalize a bailout deal with international lenders in order to ...
Cyprus halts drilling talks with Total-Novatek
Cyprus has broken off licensing negotiations for offshore natural gas drilling with a consortium made up of French firm Total S.A. and Russia's ...
Cyprus fin min: we have money to pay our bills
Cyprus' finance ministry says the government has secured enough money to cover its immediate financial needs and that there's "no issue" of not paying ...
Cyprus uses pension money to pay holiday salaries
Cyprus' cash-strapped government had to get loans from state-owned companies to make sure it could pay its own workers' salaries during the holiday ...
Cyprus Church leader urges unions to avoid strikes
The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church is urging trade unions not to strike over austerity measures taken by the government. Cyprus has cut ...