New Greek PM due in Cyprus on July 29
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting Cyprus on July 29, as agreed during a telephone conversation on Monday with President Nicos Anastasiades. Anastasiades
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Strovolos murders ‘not just a botched robbery’, court hears
The murder of a couple in their home in Strovolos last year was not the result of a botched robbery but the following through of
Man wanted for cutting chunks of women’s hair in street arrested
A 23-year-old was arrested in Protaras in the early hours of Sunday after he was found carrying scissors, only for police to later find out
Fire service on alert after fire erupts north of green line
The fire service was on alert on Sunday after a fire broke out north of the green line in an area behind the Liontarovounos hill
Spehar to hold meetings with top UN officials in New York
The UN secretary general’s representative Elizabeth Spehar will be holding meetings in New York next week with high-raking UN officials to discuss the peacekeeping mission
President Anastasiades receives Akinci’s proposal for co-management of natural resources
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday he had officially received the Turkish Cypriot leader’s formal proposal for the co-management of natural resources, an announcement by the
Little Sierra to be bid a final farewell
A final farewell will be bid on Sunday afternoon to six-year-old Sierra Graze Seucalliuc, the youngest victim of convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas. As is
Arrest for 156g of cocaine
A 55-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night in the Limassol district after 156g of cocaine which authorities believe was intended for distribution were found
President looking at foreclosures freeze after minister recommends veto
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades was examining on Saturday, along with Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, the legislation approved by parliament on Friday to temporarily suspend foreclosures, the
Gas-sharing proposal by Akinci muddies waters vis-à-vis Lute visit
Deliberations are underway at the highest level regarding the upcoming visit by the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute after a new situation was
‘Nothing suspicious’ so far in mine clearance efforts
Nothing suspicious has so far been found in mine clearance efforts at targeted hazardous locations south of the green line in cooperation with the UN,
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Cyprus on July 16
The last lunar eclipse of 2019 will be a partial eclipse of a full moon and will be visible in Cyprus on the night of
Four members of family drown in north
A trip to the beach in the village of Davlos (Kaplika) in the north on Friday afternoon for a family of five ended in tragedy
New law goes after exploiters of trafficked persons
After long and intense discussion, the plenum on Friday unanimously approved a bill allowing the prosecution of people requesting, receiving, and/or using the services of
Cyprus court refuses to approve extradition of Kurdish man to Germany
The Larnaca district court on Friday rejected the request by German authorities for the extradition of Kurdish Turkish national Cerkez Korkmaz. “The request by the
Law allows Brits to live in Cyprus in case of no deal Brexit
The plenum on Friday unanimously passed legislation regulating the right of UK nationals and their families to move and reside freely in the Republic of
State health services advertise for more doctors
The state health services (Okypy) on Friday announced 35 new vacancies for doctors of various specialisations to work at state hospitals after a strike earlier
Cyprus launches new grain, Re Alexi
Cypriot farmers in collaboration with Italian geneticists have created a pioneering new cereal grain called ‘Re Alexi’ with the view of coming up with more
Drug shortages continue to dog Gesy
Five weeks into Gesy, the pharmaceutical association said drug shortages continue to persist in pharmacies mainly due to shortcomings of the Gesy software, which the
Cypriot wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Cypriot writer Constantia Soteriou was on Wednesday announced the overall winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her piece Death Customs. Soteriou’s Death