North ‘minister’ calls for elections ‘as soon as possible’
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday night called for ‘parliamentary’ elections to be held “as soon as possible”.
Speaking to Genc TV, he built on earlier comments ...
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Bomb threats sent to hospital and hotels in Cyprus
Bomb threats were sent to a hospital and two hotels on Tuesday night, according to media reports.
The messages were sent by email, with the email sent to the hospital ...
Three arrested in Paphos over 34kg cannabis find
Three men, aged 48 years old, 37 years old, and 33 years old, were all arrested on Tuesday after police found them to be in possession of a total of 34 kilograms of cannabis.
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Green Line Regulation is ‘a tool to assist reunification’
Cyprus’ Green Line Regulation is “a tool to assist reunification”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the House foreign affairs committee, he said his ministry is in “...
Govt’s ‘goal’ to have Vasiliko complete by end of 2025
The government’s goal is for the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko to be complete by the end of 2025, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
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Foreign language programmes ‘do not undermine public schools’
The introduction programmes in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities “does not undermine public schools”, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) said on Tuesday.
The ...
Cypriots warned to avoid all travel to Syria
The foreign ministry on Tuesday warned Cypriot citizens to “avoid all travel” to Syria as the civil war in the country reignites.
The ministry said it is “closely monitoring the ...
‘This is a murder woven with greed and immorality’
The collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 35 Cypriots, was “a murder woven with greed and immorality”, Rusen Karakaya, the mother of one ...
UK murder suspect arrested in north
A man suspected of having committed a murder in the United Kingdom appeared in court in the north on Tuesday after evidence emerged linking him with the crime.
He is ...
Nicosia ‘can emerge as a model’ for tourism
Nicosia can “emerge as a model for the combination of urban and regional tourism”, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Monday night.
Addressing an event held by Nicosia’s ...
Union livid as second phase of new psychiatric hospital left out of budget
Trade union Pasydy on Monday expressed their fury at the omission of a previously touted second phase of construction of a new psychiatric hospital at Athalassa from government plans to ...
Cyprus calls for restraint in Syria
Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Monday night called for the “utmost restraint” as the war in Syria reignites.
The ministry said it is “closely following developments in Syria” and that it ...
Men who drunkenly attacked taxi to pay damages
The three 24-year-old men who attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were ordered to pay damages ...
Govt to provide grant for new solar powered hot water systems
The government on Monday announced plans to provide grants to people wishing to install solar powered hot water systems in their homes.
The grants will be provided by the renewable ...
Families of Cypriot earthquake dead head to Turkey for latest phase of trial
The families of the 35 Turkish Cypriots who were killed when the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during earthquakes in February last year departed for Adiyaman ...
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Concrete makers’ association faces mass resignation as strike talks deadlock
The concrete makers’ association faced a wave of resignations on Monday and may even be forced to dissolve, its chairman Costas Kythreotis said.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he ...
Hands off 1 and 2 cent coins say Cypriots
A majority of Cypriots are against the abolition of the 1 and 2 cent coins, according to figures released on Monday as part of the European Union’s ‘Eurobarometer’ surveys.
In total, 52 ...
Cypriot artefacts found in UK to be returned
A collection of ancient Cypriot artefacts which were found in the United Kingdom are to be returned to the island after they were handed over to the Cypriot high commission ...
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Concrete strike to continue into Monday
Concrete manufacturers and traders are to continue their strike on Monday after workers and their employers failed to reach an agreement over the regulation of overtime pay.
Both trade unions ...
EU commissioner Kadis stresses importance of role on first day in office
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis stressed the importance of his role on his first day in office on Sunday.
Kadis, a Cypriot national, told newspaper Phileleftheros he ...
Cyprus ‘awaiting further actions from UN’ over enlarged meeting
Cyprus is “awaiting further actions from the United Nations” with regard to the planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the early part of next year, deputy government spokesman ...
Three men who attacked taxi handed one-day remand
The three 24-year-old menwho attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were remanded in custody for a ...
Kombos thanks ‘true friend of Cyprus’ Borrell as tenure ends
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday described the European Union’s outgoing High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell as a “true friend of Cyprus”, as his tenure in Brussels ...
‘We should be building hospitals, not palaces’
Three and a half years since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood inside the former Dianellos cigarette factory which has functioned as the Turkish Cypriot legislature since 1974 and promised a ...