http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/21834-cyprus.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/21834-cyprus.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T17:46:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2048448-correction-cyprus-breaking-barriers-story.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — In a story April 27 marking the 10th anniversary of the breaching of the barriers carving up Cyprus, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Yiannis Maratheftis had written a book detailing his experiences. The book was about Maratheftis' experiences, but not written by him. It was written by Panikos Neocleous. A corrected ve... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2048448-correction-cyprus-breaking-barriers-story.html 2013-05-21T09:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2093730-cyprus-drops-limits-8-foreign-banks.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Friday got rid of limits on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of another eight foreign banks doing business in the debt-laden country. The Finance Ministry said in a new decree the capital control exemptions now apply to Lebanon's Banque Bemo, BBAC, Credit Libanais and Bank of Beirut, France-based B... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2093730-cyprus-drops-limits-8-foreign-banks.html 2013-05-17T20:03:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html 2013-05-17T18:31:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2093268-glance-europes-key-institutions.html Following the chaotic bailout of Cyprus, top European Union officials are saying it's time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Here is a look at the key institutions involved in Europe's economic policymaking: —EUROPEAN UNION An economic and political partnership among 27 European countries. It has a combined populat... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2093268-glance-europes-key-institutions.html 2013-05-17T18:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2093046-imf-cyprus-risk-deeper-recession.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IMF said Friday that substantial risks still loom for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar international bailout aimed at averting a debt default. A new IMF report predicted a deep recession in Cyprus this year and next and said there is a danger that the downturn could be even more severe if authorities do not adher... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2093046-imf-cyprus-risk-deeper-recession.html 2013-05-17T15:37:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html BERLIN (AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html 2013-05-17T15:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a nightclub brawl on the east Mediterranean island. The court said that Mohamed Abdulkadir Osman was provoked and "lost self-control" when he pulled out a switchblade and fatally stabbed in the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092680-briton-sentenced-to-8-years-uk-soldiers-death.html 2013-05-17T10:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090920-cyprus-presell-gas-reserves-to-ease-crisis.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus may presell the country's offshore natural gas reserves to raise cash quickly and pull it out of its deep financial crisis, the country's finance minister said Thursday. Harris Georgiades said the country's nascent gas sector still has some way to go before such weighty decisions are taken. But all options that will help the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2090920-cyprus-presell-gas-reserves-to-ease-crisis.html 2013-05-16T19:24:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. But the U.S. and Turkey remain far apart on how to handle Syria's bloody civil war. Erdogan is visiting Washington just days after two car bombs in Turkey killed dozens in the deadliest terrori... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html 2013-05-16T14:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2088170-imf-approves-funds-cyprus-bailout.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IMF's executive board has approved a $1.3 billion loan for Cyprus as part of a larger bailout package meant to avert a debt default. The IMF, one of the "troika" of international lenders behind the bailout, said Wednesday it had agreed to provide a 3-year loan of $1.33 billion for the small Mediterranean country, its contribution to ... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:14:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2088170-imf-approves-funds-cyprus-bailout.html 2013-05-15T19:14:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2087868-eurozones-struggling-economies-mired-recession.html The eurozone is stuck in recession — its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarter, slumping by 0.2 percent in the January-March period from the previous three months. Initially it was just the... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2087868-eurozones-struggling-economies-mired-recession.html 2013-05-15T18:03:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2087430-cyprus-moon-rock-40-years.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus may finally get its piece of the moon. Some 40 years ago, the Mediterranean island nation was supposed to receive a 1.1 gram piece of moon rock from the United States. The rock was one of 270 such lunar samples U.S. astronauts brought back from Apollo moon missions in 1969 and 1972 that the Nixon administration gave as gifts ... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:57:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2087430-cyprus-moon-rock-40-years.html 2013-05-15T16:57:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:11:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080180-germany-hope-to-advance-turkish-eu-talks.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister said Sunday he hopes that a new chapter in Turkey's stalled European Union membership talks can be opened in the coming weeks, but his Turkish counterpart suggested the EU should quickly do more to welcome Ankara. Turkey began EU accession negotiations in 2005, but has made little progress because of a dispute with... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080180-germany-hope-to-advance-turkish-eu-talks.html 2013-05-12T15:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076604-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials said Friday. The Cyprus Foreign Ministry said Iran objected to last month's extradition of Iranian Saeid Mohabat to the U.S. to face charges of breaching United Nations sanctions again... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076604-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html 2013-05-10T18:15:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2077292-cyprus-exempts-capital-controls-4-foreign-banks.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus authorities have dropped controls on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of four foreign banks with branches or subsidiaries in the bailed-out country. The Finance Ministry said in a statement Friday that the exemption extends to the Cyprus branches of Lebanon's BLOM Bank, the Lebanese and Gulf Bank, Rus... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:02:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2077292-cyprus-exempts-capital-controls-4-foreign-banks.html 2013-05-10T18:02:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2074330-slovenia-announces-anti-bailout-measures.html LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to balance the budget and avoid seeking an international bailout. The small Alpine country, once a model of socialist economy, is racing to convince investors it has a credible strategy ... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:50:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2074330-slovenia-announces-anti-bailout-measures.html 2013-05-09T17:50:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2073632-cyprus-limits-money-flows.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will keep limits on money transfers and withdrawals until it is more confident that its ailing banks will not face a run, the central bank's chief said Thursday. Panicos Demetriades said the Central Bank of Cyprus wants to eliminate these controls as soon as possible, but it has to first make sure that trust in the banks has ... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:45:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2073632-cyprus-limits-money-flows.html 2013-05-09T14:45:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2052958-cyprus-parliament-approves-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from going bankrupt. The agreement was passed in the 56-seat parliament as expected with 29 votes in favor and 27 against. Cyprus struck the 23 billion euro ($30 billion) deal with its euro ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:12:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2052958-cyprus-parliament-approves-bailout.html 2013-04-30T17:12:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2053978-coach-cypriot-champion-apoel-resigns.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The coach of newly crowned Cypriot champion APOEL Nicosia has resigned after guiding the club to its 22nd title this week. A statement posted on the club's official website on Tuesday said the club deeply regretted Ivan Jovanovic's decision and wanted to him to stay on, but had to respect his wishes. The board said Jovanovic's achie... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2053978-coach-cypriot-champion-apoel-resigns.html 2013-04-30T16:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2050680-cyprus-tries-to-politicians-accountable.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president and other politicians will have their immunity from prosecution significantly curbed as part of a package of new reforms aiming to bolster accountability in public life in the crisis-hit country. Currently, the president can lose his job if convicted of high treason or any offenses "involving dishonesty or moral tu... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:29:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2050680-cyprus-tries-to-politicians-accountable.html 2013-04-29T13:29:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049910-apoel-nicosia-wins-22nd-cypriot-championship-title.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — APOEL Nicosia has been crowned Cyprus champion for the 22nd time in its 86-year history. Omonia Nicosia's 4-0 thrashing of Anorthosis Famagusta gave the title Sunday to last year's Champions League quarterfinalist. The win lifted Omonia into second place in the standings but APOEL leads by an unassailable seven points with two round... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:50:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049910-apoel-nicosia-wins-22nd-cypriot-championship-title.html 2013-04-28T18:50:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2044962-cyprus-eases-limits-money-transfers.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus significantly eased restrictions on money transfers inside and outside the country Thursday to help businesses spur a deeply slumping economy. The Finance Ministry said that it raised the limit on business payments and money transfers abroad that require documentation — but not cumbersome scrutiny and approval from ministry a... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2044962-cyprus-eases-limits-money-transfers.html 2013-04-25T20:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2036458-briton-admits-manslaughter-uk-soldiers-death.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A British man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl last year in Cyprus' popular resort of Ayia Napa, police said. Police spokesman Georgios Economou said Mohamed Abdulkadir Osman, 19, will remain in police custody until his May 15 sentencing. Manslaught... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:29:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2036458-briton-admits-manslaughter-uk-soldiers-death.html 2013-04-22T14:29:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2035450-cyprus-insurance-firm-deposits-to-take-losses.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' central bank says all insurance firm deposits in the bailed-out country's second largest bank will now take a loss of 27.5 percent. The bank also said late Sunday that the savings of unregistered financial companies, charities and some educational institutions kept in the Bank of Cyprus will also take an identical loss, but ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:33:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2035450-cyprus-insurance-firm-deposits-to-take-losses.html 2013-04-21T22:33:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2031490-cyprus-to-open-casinos-to-restart-economy.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Friday that the bailed-out country will open casinos and bolster its tourism sector to get the economy going again. Nicos Anastasiades unveiled a first batch of measures he said are designed to boost growth in an economy that is projected to shrink by 13 percent until 2015. Anastasiades included casino opening... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:58:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2031490-cyprus-to-open-casinos-to-restart-economy.html 2013-04-19T18:58:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2023654-official-cyprus-lawmakers-to-vote-bailout-deal.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' parliament must vote on the 23 billion euro ($30 billion) bailout deal the country has agreed upon with international creditors, the Cypriot attorney general said Tuesday. Petros Clerides confirmed to The Associated Press that the deal Cyprus has reached with the International Monetary Fund and its partners in the 17-nation ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:14:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2023654-official-cyprus-lawmakers-to-vote-bailout-deal.html 2013-04-16T21:14:58Z