Jean Christou

The president and the government expect the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy who will assist in efforts for the resumption of the negotiations process, spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

Illegal actions by Turkey off Crete and southwest of Cyprus in recent days prove that positive statements coming out of Ankara “are unfortunately not transformed into deeds”, Foreign Minister Nikos ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions on Wednesday jointly called for reconciliation and cooperation to mark World Peace Day in memory of the millions of victims of Nazism. During a ...

The interest rate on consumer credit registered a decline to 3.03 per cent in July compared with 3.14 per cent in the previous month, the central bank said on Wednesday. However, the ...

Contrary to official statements that air quality was not hugely affected by the factory fire that burned overnight on Thursday in Yeri, a University of Cyprus (UCy) monitoring system found ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, with his proposal that the two sides in Cyprus return to the 1960 constitutional arrangement, has “lost all credibility”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said. In a ...

A letter has been sent by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas to the state health services organisation (Okypy) warning “for the last time” about delays, and “compliance with Council of Ministers ...

In one of the most complex cases to date, according to the antiquities department, the royal iconostasis doors of the church of Ayios Anastasios from Peristeronopigi village in the north ...

The arrivals of tourists reached 297,308 in July 2021, recording an increase of 358 per cent compared with July 2020, during which 64,914 arrivals were recorded. However, this July marked a decrease of 46 per cent ...

Three scenarios are being considered in the diplomatic arena with the aim of resuming Cyprus talks, according to latest reports and speculation ahead of the UN General Assembly in New ...

A 45-year-old man has been remanded for three days by the Paphos court in connection with a complaint of rape. According to police, on August 2, a complaint was made by ...

Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years for the pandemic to peter ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday the administration of one million vaccine doses in Cyprus was a milestone in the battle against Covid-19 and expressed optimism that the target ...

Although it just got even harder, a determined but vocal minority are refusing to frequent businesses that require a SafePass Since the introduction of the SafePass and the decree bringing ...

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) announced on Wednesday that a contract has been signed for conservation works at the church of Ayios Synesios in the Famagusta area in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has left open the possibility of either vetoing the EU’s positive agenda towards Turkey or pushing for the adoption of new sanctions against Ankara, he said ...

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5), France, China, the UK, US and Russia, and other countries, have come out with what the government described on Wednesday ...

The antiquities department on Wednesday urged bathers and divers to be cautious when swimming in the Amathus area during works to showcase the ancient underwater port. Works began on July 1 ...

A group of attackers late Sunday broke into the Dias group building that houses Sigma, attacked staff, set fire to cars in the parking lot and trashed the offices. The ...

Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...

Only ten applications remain to be examined under the Estia programme to assist distressed mortgage holders, it was reported on Sunday. Total applications for Estia assistance numbered 6,393 concerning loans worth ...

If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. In statements after ...

Turkey’s possible call on refugees to return to their Varosha properties under Turkish Cypriot administration would be deceitful, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, speaking after the Famagusta municipality ...

Discussions on the Cyprus issue will pick up momentum from Tuesday, beginning with a new round of contacts by UN envoy Jane Holl Lute who was due to arrived late ...