‘We must cut red tape’, Raouna says as EU mulls single market reform
European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said that “we must cut red tape” in her address to the European Parliament as it debated plans to reform the single ...
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Erhurman sends north’s controversial fibreoptic internet deal to court
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday elected to refer to the north’s judiciary a controversial law passed by the north’s ‘parliament’ last month which will see Turkish ...
Military support for Cyprus ‘a powerful example of European autonomy’, Costa says
The military support offered by four European Union member states to Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone last week is “a powerful example of European autonomy”, ...
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UK to send ship to Cyprus that went missing during Amalthea assignment
The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy is to send the RFA Lyme Bay, a dock landing ship, to Cyprus, the country’s defence ministry confirmed, having earlier placed its crew ...
Sea trial for Great Sea Interconnector cable completed successfully
An undersea trial of the type of cable to be used to form the Great Sea Interconnector, to connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, was completed successfully, ...
Suspected terrorist remains in Cypriot custody with German warrant pending
A 25-year-old Lebanese national who was arrested last Friday on terrorism charges, subject to a European arrest warrant issued by the German authorities, remains in Cypriot custody, with a German ...
MEP hails Mitsotakis, Macron visit, calls on EU to do more for Cyprus’ security
Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides, of Diko, late on Monday night hailed the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the ...
Aristotelous, others plead not guilty in prison documents trial
Former central prison director Anna Aristotelous and seven other defendants all pleaded not guilty at the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday to the charges they face regarding the alleged leaking ...
Adequate staffing a must for better care at Famagusta hospital, minister says
Adequate staffing levels are a necessity for there to be an improved quality of care at the Famagusta general hospital in Paralimni, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Tuesday.
“Within ...
German FM in Cyprus: We are committed to a strong Europe
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said that his country is “committed to peace and to a strong Europe”, as he visited Cyprus amid a deepening conflict in the ...
Cyprus ‘will never be alone’, Metsola says after drone strike
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that Cyprus “will never be alone”, a week after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone.
“We also know that people in Cyprus ...
Christodoulides, Kombos meet UAE foreign minister
President Nikos Christodoulides and Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, with the country finding itself at the centre ...
Netherlands confirms intention to send frigate to Cyprus
The government of the Netherlands on Monday confirmed its intention to send a frigate to Cyprus, joining a growing list of countries which have deployed naval assets to the island’...
Hezbollah ‘used Google Maps’ to target Cyprus airbase
Insurgent group Hezbollah used Google Maps to plan the drone strike which it carried out on Cyprus’ British Akrotiri air force base, according to reports on Monday.
British newspaper The ...
Akrotiri schoolchildren to have lessons in Kolossi
Pupils of the nursery school and primary school in the village of Akrotiri, both of which have been closed for a week in the aftermath of a drone strike on ...
British Merlin helicopter deploys to Cyprus
A British Merlin Mk2 utility helicopter and an “engineering team” are to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday, with the United Kingdom and multiple other countries continuing to bolster their military ...
Teacher did not deny Holocaust, Lottides says
A teacher at a private school who was accused by parents of denying the Holocaust was found on Monday not to have done so by human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou ...
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Christodoulides, Mitsotakis visit Greek frigate off Cyprus coast
President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the Greek frigate Kimon, which has been stationed off the coast of Cyprus since last week, after the ...
‘No less painful alternative’ to killing animals with foot and mouth
There is “no less painful alternative” to killing animals in livestock units which have had recorded cases of foot and mouth disease, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Monday.
“...
Macron, Mitsotakis visit ‘a show of solidarity in practice’
The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus on Monday constitutes “a show of solidarity in practice”, House President Annita Demetriou said.
She ...
New bill on foreclosures not expected until after election
A new bill to regulate mortgages and foreclosures is not expected until after May’s parliamentary election at the earliest, finance ministry spokeswoman Avgi Chrysostomou-Lapathiotis said on Monday.
She told ...
Macron: When Cyprus was attacked, all of Europe was attacked
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said of last week’s drone strike that “when Cyprus was attacked, all of Europe was attacked”, as he visited Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase ...
Stefanou demands abolition of British Cyprus bases
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday demanded the abolition of the British bases in Cyprus, saying, “we have been emphasising this for decades”.
“Once again, the peoples of the world ...
Dendias: It would be unforgivable for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday said it would be “unforgivable” for Greece to turn its back on Cyprus “at such a difficult time”, after deploying four fighter jets ...