Stewart: You have to be willing to listen to the other side
Outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on Monday said both sides of the island “have to listen to the other”.
“You have to be willing to listen ...
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Christodoulides raises issue of arrested Greek Cypriots in final Stewart meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides raised the issue of the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody in the north after having been arrested last month during his final meeting with outgoing ...
Yiannaki trial postponed again, court tells both sides to hurry up
The trial of former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, who stands accused of having forged a high school diploma, a university degree, and a letter of recommendation, was postponed again on ...
Lawsuit threatened over ‘attacks’ on defence witness in Greek Cypriots’ case
Lawsuits were threatened in the north over the weekend over an alleged “campaign aimed at discrediting” a man who stood as a defence witness in the case of the five ...
Child who fell nine metres out of window in ‘serious but stable’ condition
The child who fell nine metres out of a window in the early hours of Sunday morning is in a “serious but stable” condition, paediatric surgeon at Nicosia’s Makarios ...
Green Kiosk opened in Polemi
A ‘Green Kiosk’ was opened in the Paphos district village of Polemi, the village’s council said.
The council explained that the kiosk is “a small sorting centre for recyclable ...
Tatar furious at Stewart’s parting remarks
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday night expressed his fury at outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart’s interviews given to news outlets, in which he ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north to remain in custody for 13 more days
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month in the early hours of Saturday morning learned that they will remain in custody ...
Arrested Greek Cypriots in north spend more than ten hours in military court
The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month spent more than ten hours in a military court in northern Nicosia on Friday.
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Unficyp provides assistance to arrested Greek Cypriots, govt furious over arrests
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is providing humanitarian assistance to the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody after having been arrested in the north on suspicion ...
North’s bar association decries ‘indefensible’ arrests of Greek Cypriots
Cyprus Turkish bar association head Hasan Esendagli on Friday said the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage is “not something we, as legal professionals, ...
Road from north to Pyla ‘will definitely be completed’
The road connecting the buffer zone village of Pyla to the nearby village of Arsos, which is located in the north, will “definitely be completed”, Turkish Cypriot Pergamos mayor Bulent ...
Keravnos: Studies show interconnector is not sustainable
Two separate studies conducted by two “serious and reliable” organisations show that the Great Sea Interconnector project “is not sustainable”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday.
Speaking to Politis ...
‘We can solve the Cyprus problem and reunite our homeland’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said that “we can solve the Cyprus problem and reunite our homeland”.
Speaking at a meeting with Famagusta’s Greek Cypriot city council-in-exile, he stressed ...
35,000 recalled cars have not had their airbags replaced
A total of 35,000 of the more than 80,000 vehicles which were recalled in February following a decree issued by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades due to the fact they had been fitted ...
Larnaca bus strike now ‘indefinite’, union demands ministry get involved
The strike by employees of the Cyprus Public Transport in Larnaca bus company is now “indefinite”, with workers having resolved that the 48-hour strike that began on Wednesday had not ...
Turkish Cypriot arrested for aiding and abetting arrested Greek Cypriots
A Turkish Cypriot civil servant who works at the north’s land registry office has been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots who remain in ...
Interconnector payment a matter between Cypriot and Greek govts, minister says
The potential payment of €25 million by the Cypriot government to help finance the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector is “a matter between the governments” of Cyprus and Greece, Energy ...
Akinci condemns arrest of Greek Cypriots in north
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who served in the post between 2015 and 2020, described the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage it as a “...
‘Whenever there is a crisis, our two countries stand together’
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday hailed Cyprus’ “excellent” relationship with France, saying, “whenever there is a crisis, whenever there is an opportunity, our two countries stand together”.
“Our two ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in north remanded for three more months
Two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested near the village of Galatia, near Trikomo, on suspicion of espionage, were all remanded in custody for a further three months ...
More than 400 more vehicles recalled due to faulty airbags
A total of 426 more vehicles are now subject to a recall due to the fact that they may have been fitted with faulty airbags, with all 426 having had their MOT ...
‘Person known to authorities’ survives murder attempt near Larnaca
A “person who is known to the authorities” survived an attempted murder in the Larnaca district on Thursday.
The crime was committed at around 11.30am near the Dromolaxia industrial area, ...
Israeli murder suspect arrested in north
A 36-year-old Israeli man appeared in court in Kyrenia on Thursday after having been arrested the previous day following an Interpol red notice in his name, after he was accused ...