Egypt plane drama ends: hijacker arrested, passengers freed
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and HAMZA HENDAWI An Egyptian man wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday has…
Nicos Anastasiades
Greece: Turkey must respect Cyprus’ right to search for gas
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Instead of issuing threats, Turkey must respect Cyprus’ right to search for offshore gas so suspended talks to reunify the ethnically divided island can resume, Greece’s prime…
CYPRUS PRESIDENT LOOKS TO DUMP CENTRAL BANK CHIEF
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades gestures during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in…
CYPRUS TO BUILD GAS PLANT WITH OR WITHOUT ISRAEL
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Cyprus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides, right, and the Foreign minister of Sweden, Carl Bildt, speak to the media in Nicosia, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Bildt…