Leaders meet with little hope of breakthrough
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are due to meet on Friday morning to take stock of where each side stands on
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Ankara’s ‘good will’ on gas should not be seen ‘as weakness’ Turkish defence minister says
Turkey’s “good will” on the hydrocarbon issue should not be perceived as weakness, the country’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, said on Thursday. “Our goodwill should
Bishop of Chicago slams ‘shameful’ gay comments by Morphou counterpart
The Metropolitan Bishop of Chicago, Nathanael, has launched a scathing attack on Morphou Bishop Neophytos over his comments on homosexuality. Last month Neophytos went viral
Candidates for Famagusta mayor ‘will fight for return’ of Varosha (Updated)
Five hopefuls in the race for Famagusta mayor said on Thursday they would fight for the return of Varosha, the fenced-off area of the town
Gas, Varosha blight talks hopes
Varosha and gas, and the Turkish side’s ‘willingness’ to discuss options other than a bizonal, bicommunal federation, appeared on Monday to be the main bones
Disy holds off making decision on candidate for Famagusta mayor
Ruling Disy on Monday said it had still not come to a decision on a candidate for Famagusta mayor after its top pick, a former
Cyprus to demand EU relocates ‘significant number’ of island’s asylum seekers
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides is sending a formal letter to the EU and Commission counterparts asking that a significant number of refugees under asylum protection
Tourism ministry preparing terms of reference for Paphos cruise proposal
The deputy ministry of tourism is in the process of preparing the terms of reference for the marina construction project and the cruise ship infrastructure
Back to the drawing board for Disy in choice for Famagusta mayor
Disy’s pick for candidate as Famagusta mayor, Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades has said he has withdrawn his name from the race. The party announced on Friday
Mitsotakis says aggressive acts will not be left unanswered
Offensive behaviour by those who dispute the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus will not be left unanswered, Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday
New licences will strengthen gas consortium says minister
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday that a cabinet decision the previous day granting licences to France’s Total and Italy’s Eni for block 7
Excavations in September to locate remains of victims of 1964 battle of Tylliria
Excavations will begin in September at the site of the former Pachyammos hospital at Tylliria to find the remains of those killed during the August
Greek PM looks forward to new era in relations with Cyprus (Update 2)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday spoke of a new era in Cyprus-Greece relations on his first official visit since taking power earlier this
Morphou bishop now claims gay men have a ‘nasty smell’
Accept LGBTI Cyprus has published another snippet from a recent talk on homosexuality by Bishop Neophytos of Morphou where he says gay men have a
Heroes’ welcome for Israeli teens after woman detained for false rape claim (Update 2)
A British woman, 19, was detained for 24 hours on Monday following her arrest on Sunday in connection with making false rape claim against 12
Nicosia will use ‘all diplomatic means at its disposal’ to counter Turkish actions
Nicosia aims to use all the diplomatic means at its disposal so that Turkey can be convinced that the situation it is creating by drilling
Cyprus and Italy in hot water over tax breaks for yachts
The European Commission on Thursday said it was taking further steps to end illegal tax breaks in the yacht industries in Cyprus and Italy first
Full text of Anastasiades’ response to Akinci proposal released
The palace on Wednesday publicised the letter from President Nicos Anastasiades to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres responding to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s proposal for
UN peacekeeping chief in Cyprus
The UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was in Cyprus Tuesday evening in the framework of his regular contacts with peacekeeping missions. He was
Government seeks tenders for new public transport system
The government on Tuesday launched the tenders process for a new public transport system for the period 2020-2030. Existing contracts expire in July 2020. The