Bill submitted to split role of attorney-general into two
A bill was submitted to parliament by the government on Thursday which foresees the division of the role of attorney-general into two.
If passed, the bill will establish the position ...
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Law passed to take Cyprus a step closer to Schengen
Parliament on Thursday voted into law a bill which allows for the European Union’s visa information system (VIS) to be implemented and operated in Cyprus, bringing the island a ...
Christodoulides meets Turkish Cypriots ahead of Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met a selection of Turkish Cypriots at the presidential palace to “exchange views” ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which ...
Murdered 80-year-old had been stabbed nine times
The 80-year-old man who was murdered in his home in the early hours of Wednesday morning had been stabbed nine times, the police said on Thursday.
Announcing the results of ...
Antifa claim responsibility for Disy office vandalism
Left-wing political movement Antifa on Thursday claimed responsibility for a break-in at Disy’s offices in Limassol, which saw individuals spray slogans on the offices’ internal walls and empty drawers ...
EU encourages Cyprus to continue with legal service reform
The European Commission’s annual rule of law report praised the progress made thus far in Cyprus’ efforts to reform its legal service and encouraged it to “further advance” those ...
Holguin visits buffer zone near Lefka
United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday visited a section of Cyprus’ buffer zone near the village of Lefka, in the west of the island.
She was accompanied by ...
Christodoulides acclaims ‘excellent relations’ with Lebanon during Aoun visit
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday extolled the “excellent relations” between Cyprus and Lebanon upon the arrival of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Nicosia.
“We have ...
Kombos meets Tanzanian foreign minister on EU’s behalf
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday held a meeting with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.
Kombos attended the meeting on behalf of the European Union’s foreign affairs chief ...
Police officer arrested after domestic violence accusation
A police officer has been arrested after being accused of domestic violence by his partner, according to reports on Wednesday.
News website Alpha reported that the accusation was the third ...
North’s population ‘590,000 excluding students and soldiers’
The north’s population is 590,000, excluding foreign students and Turkish soldiers, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Tuesday night.
Speaking to Diyalog TV, he said the ruling coalition is working ...
Tatar tells Fidias he is not Erdogan’s puppet
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou that he is not Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “puppet” during an interview spanning over an ...
Validity of land registry records questioned at Aykut hearing
The validity of records of property ownership in northern Cyprus prior to 1974 in the hands of the land registry was called into question during Tuesday’s hearing of the trial ...
Thanasis case judge’s appeal against dismissal to begin next week
Doria Varoshiotou’s appeal against the supreme judicial council’s decision to relieve her of her duties as a judge will have its first hearing next week.
The hearing will ...
All electric vehicle subsidies claimed within minutes
All of the electric vehicle subsidies made available by the government were claimed within minutes of applications opening on Tuesday morning.
In total, 260 subsidies with a combined value of €2.5 million ...
Angelides: Calls for my resignation are a direct threat to justice
Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Tuesday said calls for his resignation over a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that Cyprus had breached a woman’s human rights after ...
Holguin: Federal solution no longer a common point of reference
A bizonal, bicommunal, federal solution to the Cyprus problem is no longer a “common point of reference” for the island’s two sides, United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin said ...
Fidan meets Guterres ahead of New York Cyprus problem meeting
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday evening ahead of next week’s planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to ...
Cyprus ‘touted as location’ for camp for Gaza refugees
Cyprus was touted as a potential location for a planned camp to be built to house Palestinian people who are to be “temporarily” relocated out of Gaza, according to reports ...
Annita expresses ‘anguish and anger’ over ECtHR rape case furore
House president Annita Demetriou on Monday expressed “anguish and anger” over a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling which found that Cyprus had violated the human rights of a ...
North signs agreement to cap air ticket prices
The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Monday announced that an agreement has been struck with both Turkish Airlines and subsidiary AJet to cap air ticket prices to and from the north ...
More than 2,000 patients visit Nicosia’s fast-track clinic in first three months
More than 2,000 patients have visited Nicosia general hospital’s “fast-track clinic” in the first three months of its operation, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday.
The clinic is operating ...
Parliament aims to vote on euthanasia legalisation in January
Parliament is aiming to hold a vote on legalising euthanasia in January next year, with an article-by-article deliberation in the House human rights committee of a bill providing for its ...
UN ‘working hard’ to get results on the Cyprus problem
The United Nations is “working hard to get results” on confidence-building measures regarding the Cyprus problem ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting in New York, UN envoy Maria Angela ...