UN’s Diagne meets Ertugruloglu
United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Friday met Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu for the first time, as his contacts continue after arriving on the island to take ...
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Turkish Cypriots largely positive after Erhurman-Erdogan meeting
Turkish Cypriots reacted largely positively on Friday to the first meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, following the former’s election ...
North tender commission head has remand extended after bribery allegations
Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, on Thursday had his remand extended for a further seven days after having been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...
Erdogan insists on two states, Erhurman speaks of ‘two peoples’ in Ankara meeting
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to insist on a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem after his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman following the latter’s ...
House mulls plans to give Paphos another parliamentary seat
Members of parliament on Thursday mulled the prospect of giving the Paphos district another parliamentary seat and, in turn, taking one away from the Nicosia district, with a final vote ...
North’s tender commission chief arrested on suspicion of taking bribes
Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, appeared in court on Thursday after having been arrested late on Wednesday night on suspicion of taking bribes.
According to ...
Christodoulides welcomes Sierra Leone’s Bio to presidential palace
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday welcomed Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio to the presidential palace, marking the first ever visit of a Sierra Leonean president to the island.
The ...
Boat with 21 irregular migrants aboard arrives near Rizokarpaso
A small boat with a total of 21 Syrian nationals on board arrived in Cyprus, near the village of Rizokarpaso, on Thursday morning.
The 21 people, all male, were spotted by the ...
Agreement signed over CoLA
An agreement was signed on Thursday to bring to an end the months of wrangling between workers and employers over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) and set how it is implemented ...
Seismic activity ‘expected to ease’ after earthquakes
Seismic activity in and around Cyprus is “expected to ease” after the two strong earthquakes which struck near Paphos on Wednesday, geological survey department director Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou said on Thursday.
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EU ‘will do everything it can’ for interconnector
The European Commission will “continue to do everything it can” to promote the planned Great Sea Interconnector project, European energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Thursday.
He was speaking to ...
Turkey donates $100,000 to CMP
The Turkish government on Wednesday donated US$100,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP).
The donation was formally handed over to the CMP’s Turkish Cypriot member Hakki Muftuzade by ...
Erhurman heads to Turkey for first Erdogan meeting since election
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday evening departed Cyprus for Turkey ahead of his first meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since being elected to the role last ...
Case against remaining two Greek Cypriots in north rolls on
The court case against the two Greek Cypriots who remain on trial for alleged privacy violations after five were arrested in July continued in Trikomo on Wednesday, with a representative ...
Mitsotakis: Gas finds in Cyprus, Greece ‘demonstrate importance’ of both countries to Europe
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said the finding of natural gas under the seabed off the coasts of both Greece and Cyprus “demonstrates the strategic importance of our ...
Erhurman offers well wishes in Greek, Turkish, English amid Paphos earthquakes
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday offered his well wishes in both of Cyprus’ official languages – Turkish and Greek – as well as in English, as two strong earthquakes struck ...
Mitsotakis: We support efforts to reunify Cyprus
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said his country supports “efforts to reunify” Cyprus.
“Our positions are clear. We support efforts to reunify the island as mandated by the ...
Cyprus shaken and flooded on wild Wednesday
A wild Wednesday of weather and seismological activity saw Cyprus struck by two earthquakes measuring above five on the Richter scale, while large swathes of the island were also hit ...
Cyprus, Greece have ‘duty to defend security and stability’
Cyprus and Greece both have a duty to “defend security and stability” in the two countries and the wider region, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday at the conclusion ...
Cyprus, Greece to ‘update parameters’ of interconnector project
The governments of Cyprus and Greece on Wednesday agreed to “update the economic and technical parameters” of the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will link the electricity grids ...
Cyprus employers welcome ECJ overruling of EU minimum wage directive
Both the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) and the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) on Wednesday welcomed the European Court of Justice (ECJ)’s overruling of parts of ...
Court approves filing of criminal charges over Thanasis death
The Limassol district court on Wednesday approved the filing of private criminal charges against five people – former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers – in relation to their ...
EU commissioner Kadis praises bloc’s fisheries management
European fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis on Monday praised the European Union’s management of its fisheries during a trip to Limassol.
He highlighted the work of the European fisheries control ...
Erhurman confirms first Ankara trip for Thursday
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday confirmed that he will on Thursday travel to Ankara for the first time since undertaking the role.
During that visit, he will meet ...