Number of convicts on probation lower than EU average
Cyprus has 106 people on probation per 100,000 inhabitants, which is under the European median value of 169 probationers per 100,000 inhabitants, a Council of
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Barnier: EU will respond ‘appropriately’ to Turkey (Update 3)
The EU stands behind Nicosia and expects Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of EU member states and will respond appropriately and in full solidarity
Search crews to focus on centre of red lake for third suitcase
Investigations at the Mitsero red lake and at the Memi lake in Xyliatos continued on Monday but without result in the search for the two
Nicosia says Cavusoglu letter ‘will not go unanswered’ (Updated)
A letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the international community, including the UN and EU on its stance vis-à-vis Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone
UK sticks to its guns in EEZ rift (Update 2)
LONDON declined on Thursday to walk back earlier remarks by British Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan about ‘disputed’ maritime areas around Cyprus, comments that
Cyprus protests to UK over ‘disputed’ EEZ comments (Update 2)
British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie was summoned to the foreign ministry on Wednesday to clarify statements by the UK government on its stance vis-à-vis Cyprus’
‘Father’ of offshore sector, art lover and ex-mayor dies
Tributes were pouring on Wednesday for former Nicosia mayor Michalakis Zampelas who has died aged 82. Words such as “distinguished”, “active” and “a pioneer”
British High Commissioner called to explain EEZ stance, president will write to May (Update 1)
British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie has been called to the foreign ministry to clarify statements by the UK government on its stance vis-à-vis Cyprus’ exclusive
BoC leadership change will not slow momentum going forward
Outgoing Bank of Cyprus (BoC) chairman Josef Ackermann and CEO John Patrick Hourcian on Tuesday said the change in leadership at the lender would not
New bill to establish commercial and admiralty courts
The cabinet on Monday approved a bill providing for the creation of commercial and admiralty courts, outgoing Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou announced. A bill to
Search still on for third suitcase, day after second body found
Search crews failed to locate a third suitcase, believed to contain the body of one of seven victims of a serial killer, in the
Cabinet appoints new police chief and deputy – official (Updated)
Cabinet appoints new police chief and deputy By Jean Christou Deputy police chief Kypros Michaelides has been appointed as the new police chief after his
Badly decomposed body found in second suitcase, likely that of child (Update 4)
A suitcase was brought up from the Mitsero red lake on Sunday afternoon, containing a badly-decomposed body, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said. It was not
Parties field candidates for Euro elections
Political parties and movements on Friday submitted their candidacies for the European Parliament elections at the Philoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia between 9am and 12
UN Security Council stresses ‘urgent need’ for Cyprus settlement
The UN Security Council on Thursday underlined the “urgent need for a settlement in Cyprus” after being briefed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his latest
Suitcase retrieved from red lake contains woman’s body (Update 3)
Authorities on Sunday brought up one of two suitcases they had pinpointed in the red lake at Mitsero. It contained the body of an adult
Focus turns to Mitsero’s toxic ‘red lake’, still searching Xyliatos for Sierra (updated)
Authorities on Friday were searching three areas in a bid to find traces of four unaccounted victims of suspected serial killer Nicos Metaxas after
No morality, no remorse – the sexual psychopath
Cyprus, in its troubled past is no stranger to violence and mass killings and in modern times, plenty of murders, but the idea that
Police to review online footprints of other missing women
Given that two of the victims of the Mitsero mine killer had accounts on dating site Badoo, police are to review the online footprints
Boy injured in amusement park ‘doing well’
A seven-year-old boy who was seriously injured in an amusement park accident last week is doing well and is expected to be discharged in two