http://www.mail.com/int/people/22132-dimitris-christofias.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/int/people/22132-dimitris-christofias.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076604-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials said Friday.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/int/news/world/2076604-iran-recalls-ambassador-cyprus.html 2013-05-10T18:15:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2012774-cyprus-bailout-swells-to-30-billion.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The cost of bailing out Cyprus has swollen to 23 billion euros ($30 billion), with the crisis-hit country having to take on the lion's share of the measures needed to avoid bankruptcy, according to a draft document by the country's international creditors. The draft document, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, says the country w... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:19:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2012774-cyprus-bailout-swells-to-30-billion.html 2013-04-11T21:19:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1911436-conservative-wins-critical-cyprus-presidency-vote.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus' presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, promising to do what it takes to quickly secure a financial rescue package from international creditors and prevent the country from sliding into economic oblivion. Anastasiades, 66, won the runoff election with 57.48 pe... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:09:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1911436-conservative-wins-critical-cyprus-presidency-vote.html 2013-02-24T21:09:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1910550-conservative-set-to-win-cyprus-presidency.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Battered by a debt crisis, a leadership vacuum and facing near-empty coffers, Cyprus is holding a presidential runoff Sunday, a vote that conservative Nicos Anastasiades is expected to win handily. Anastasiades, the 66-year-old leader of the Democratic Rally party, is going to have to act fast once he does get in office, quickly sec... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:14:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1910550-conservative-set-to-win-cyprus-presidency.html 2013-02-23T18:14:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1897466-runoff-called-cyprus-presidential-election.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus heads into a runoff presidential election next weekend, with voters called on to select who will lead the country through a severe financial crisis after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday's vote. Nicos Anastasiades, a right-winger who presented himself as the most capable to negotiate a bailout with Cyprus' Euro... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:39:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1897466-runoff-called-cyprus-presidential-election.html 2013-02-17T21:39:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1894168-3-candidates-vie-cyprus-top-political-job.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — 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 and the front-runner in the election, Anastasiades has led the right-wing Democratic Rally (DISY) party since 1997. He rose steadily through the party's ranks from youth wing leader t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:54:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1894168-3-candidates-vie-cyprus-top-political-job.html 2013-02-15T09:54:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1894142-financial-crisis-drives-cyprus-presidential-poll.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriots vote Sunday for a new president to guide them through a severe economic crisis as their country becomes the latest financially troubled European nation seeking international rescue money. For the first time in 40 years, the crisis has eclipsed efforts to reunify the ethnically divided country as the predominant pre-election... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1894142-financial-crisis-drives-cyprus-presidential-poll.html 2013-02-15T09:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1881280-correction-cyprus-election-poll-story.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — In a story Feb. 10 about polling in Cyprus' upcoming presidential election, The Associated Press stated erroneously that the internationally recognized Greek-speaking part of Cyprus is in the north and the breakaway Turkish part is in the south. The internationally recognized Greek-speaking part of the island is in the south, and the breakaway Turkish-... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1881280-correction-cyprus-election-poll-story.html 2013-02-11T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1855880-cyprus-president-russia-ready-to-help-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the crisis-hit country. Dimitris Christofias said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin assured him of Moscow's readiness to "extend a helping hand" to Cyprus in a telephone conversation the previous day. C... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1855880-cyprus-president-russia-ready-to-help-bailout.html 2013-01-30T13:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1853592-russia-to-contribute-to-cyprus-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — 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 minister said Tuesday. Vassos Shiarly said leaders from the other 16 EU countries that use the euro are in "high level" talks with Moscow about a contribution to the bailout and that ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1853592-russia-to-contribute-to-cyprus-bailout.html 2013-01-29T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1837124-cyprus-insists-privatizations-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — 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 international bailout package. Cyprus is negotiating a bailout of as much as €17 billion ($22.65 billion) — roughly equivalent to its annual economic output — with the so-called 'troika' of ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1837124-cyprus-insists-privatizations-bailout.html 2013-01-22T15:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1808574-merkel-special-treatment-cyprus.html BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that Cyprus can't expect special treatment as it negotiates a bailout with international lenders. The Cypriot president, Dimitris Christofias, said last week that he would refuse any request by creditors to sell off state-owned companies as part of a rescue package. The country holds elections F... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1808574-merkel-special-treatment-cyprus.html 2013-01-09T20:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1795310-cyprus-president-privatization-bailout-deal.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Wednesday he would refuse any request by international lenders to sell off state-owned companies as part of a finalized agreement to bail out the crisis-hit country. A draft of the bailout deal by the rescue creditors — the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund — sa... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1795310-cyprus-president-privatization-bailout-deal.html 2013-01-02T13:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1792294-cyprus-probes-incident-involving-egyptian-envoy.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president has ordered an investigation into an altercation that allegedly occurred when Egypt's ambassador was forced to undergo a security check at this country's main airport. The Foreign Ministry says Ambassador Menha Mahrous Bakhoum became "involved in an incident" with police manning the security checkpoint at Larnaca a... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1792294-cyprus-probes-incident-involving-egyptian-envoy.html 2012-12-30T19:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1781000-sp-downgrades-cyprus-default-fears.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus government has vowed to do what is needed to finalize a bailout agreement with international lenders after ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Cyprus further into junk status amid concerns that the country could default on its debts. The U.S. agency said Friday that the two-notch downgrade to CCC+ was due to a "co... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1781000-sp-downgrades-cyprus-default-fears.html 2012-12-21T17:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1742566-cyprus-president-punishment-bailout-culprits.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials responsible for the near-collapse of Cyprus' banks that pushed the island to seek an international bailout must face justice, the country's president said Tuesday. Dimitris Christofias said that Cyprus wouldn't have needed to resort to a bailout from the "troika" of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and th... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1742566-cyprus-president-punishment-bailout-culprits.html 2012-12-04T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1718246-cyprus-very-close-to-signing-bailout-deal.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is "very close" to signing an agreement with potential creditors for a bailout to support its troubled banks and pay its bills, the crisis-hit country's president said Thursday. President Dimitris Christofias said that the "very limited" number of differences that remain could be bridged "very soon." The statement comes a day... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1718246-cyprus-very-close-to-signing-bailout-deal.html 2012-11-22T17:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1716648-cyprus-bailout-talks-continue-differences-remain.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Key differences still need to be resolved in Cyprus' bailout talks with its potential creditors, a government spokesman said Wednesday, as another round of negotiations wound down and the country's credit rating sank deeper into junk territory. Stefanos Stefanou said the government was focused on achieving a "bearable" agreement wit... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1716648-cyprus-bailout-talks-continue-differences-remain.html 2012-11-21T18:37:00Z