American congressmen ask if Hamas is in northern Cyprus
A group of 39 United States congressmen have penned a letter to the country’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken seeking to clarify, among other things, whether Hamas is operating in ...
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Larnaca police ‘on high alert’ as Legia Warsaw fans arrive
Police in Larnaca were on “high alert” on Thursday morning, with Polish football fans arriving in the town en route to their club Legia Warsaw’s Europa Conference League fixture ...
‘MP’ leaves north ‘govt’, brings ‘parliamentary’ majority down to six
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu on Wednesday announced that he had left his party, the ruling coalition’s DP, bringing the ruling coalition’s ‘parliamentary’ majority down to six.
Tosunoglu ...
Freedom of the press ‘on the slide’ in Cyprus
Freedom of the press is “on the slide” in Cyprus, MP Alexandra Attalides said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a House institutions committee meeting which focused on the withdrawing of an ...
‘Clear support from US’ for Great Sea Interconnector
There is “clear support from the United States” for the Great Sea Interconnector, which is set to link the electricity grids of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, Greek Energy Minister Theodoros ...
Wizz Air resumes flights from Cyprus to Israel
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air on Wednesday announced it will resume flights from Cyprus to Israel.
The company had most recently suspended its route between Larnaca and Tel Aviv in ...
Rate of Cypriot US visa applications rejected falls below threshold for waiver
The rate of Cypriot citizens who have their applications for United States visas rejected has fallen below the minimum threshold for the country to join the country’s Visa Waiver ...
Opposition as Elam brings new bill on sex ed to House committee
Elam brought a new bill on sex education in schools to the House education committee on Wednesday, causing a fierce debate on the subject among committee members.
The party said ...
North’s membership of European education association expires
The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) expired on Wednesday, with Enqa confirming that they had ...
Greece and Cyprus want to ‘upgrade’ EU relationship with Jordan
Greece and Cyprus are “strong supporters” of “upgrading” the European Union’s relations with Jordan, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of trilateral meeting with ...
Police warn of ‘dangerous’ Legia Warsaw fans’ arrival in Cyprus
The police on Wednesday warned of the arrival of “dangerous” Polish football fans arriving in Cyprus ahead of Omonia’s Europa Conference League fixture with Polish club Legia Warsaw at ...
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Cyprus’ Kadis officially appointed as European fisheries commissioner
Newly elected European fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis said on Wednesday he will work with determination over the next five years with his fellow commissioners for a better Europe.
“Today’s ...
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Hospitals empty as doctors strike over bonus dispute
Doctors working at state hospitals started a two-day strike on Tuesday morning as a dispute over performance-based bonuses paid by the state health services (Okypy) rolls on.
Okypy said they ...
Fidias invites children to European Parliament, Cyprus govt distances itself
Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Tuesday announced his intention to invite schoolchildren to the European Parliament building, prompting the Cypriot education ministry to distance itself from ...
Kismir trial begins with court hearing army personnel ‘cried’ over comment
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, began on Tuesday, with a prosecution witness saying ...
Agreement reached in principle for sale of newspaper Politis
An agreement has been reached in principle for the sale of newspaper Politis to a businessman by the name of Chris Panayiotou, it announced on Tuesday.
It added that the ...
November rainfall rises to 150% of average but reservoirs nearly empty
The amount of rain which has fallen in Cyprus so far during the month of November is already at 150 per cent of the average for the whole month, yet the ...
North police deny ordering ‘minister’ to cover up baby’s death
Turkish Cypriot police chief Kasim Kuni on Monday night denied the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek’s claims that the police had ordered him to not immediately disclose that ...
Two arrested in Paphos over string of thefts
A man and a woman, both aged 29 years old, were arrested in connection with a string of thefts which occurred in the town and the surrounding villages, Paphos police’s ...
Cypriot MEP decries EU ‘hypocrisy’ on Cyprus problem
Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Monday night launched a scathing attack on the European Union’s “hypocrisy” on the Cyprus problem.
Addressing a European Parliament session ...
Two Paphos men arrested for stealing cables from manholes
Two men from Paphos were remanded in custody for five days on Saturday after having been arrested for having stolen copper cables from manholes.
The pair, aged 42 and 24 years old, ...
Number of prisoners in north falls to 840
The number of people in prison in the north has fallen to 840, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Friday night.
Addressing the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee, where his ‘ministry’s’ budget ...
North to begin importing potatoes after local price shoots to €3.89
The north is to import 200 tonnes of potatoes on Monday or Tuesday as the price of local potatoes soars to 140TL (€3.89) per kilogram.
‘Agriculture minister’ Huseyin Cavus announced the planned ...
UK ‘looks forward’ to enlarged Cyprus problem meeting
The United Kingdom “looks forward to participating” in a planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, the country’s new High Commissioner in Nicosia Michael Tatham said while presenting his ...