Spehar to hold meetings with top UN officials in New York
The UN secretary general’s representative Elizabeth Spehar will be holding meetings in New York next week with high-raking UN officials to discuss the peacekeeping mission
Cyprus
Turkey will drill for gas until Greek Cypriots accept plan
Turkey will continue drilling for gas in waters off Cyprus if the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government does not accept a cooperation proposal put forward
Minister of Agriculture to participate in CAP debate in Brussels
The Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis, departed for Brussels on Sunday to attend the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU set to take place
Gesy, a good choice for young doctors
Despite the red tape, Gesy is an easier career option for newly qualified doctors than the old system was By Annette Chrysostomou Like the
President Anastasiades receives Akinci’s proposal for co-management of natural resources
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday he had officially received the Turkish Cypriot leader’s formal proposal for the co-management of natural resources, an announcement by the
President says state has a duty to provide secure conditions to all citizens
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that the state has a duty to provide secure working and living conditions to all citizens. Justice
FM to brief his EU counterparts on developments regarding Turkey’s illegal actions in EEZ
Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, will brief his EU counterparts on Monday in Brussels, during the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, on the state of
Little Sierra to be bid a final farewell
A final farewell will be bid on Sunday afternoon to six-year-old Sierra Graze Seucalliuc, the youngest victim of convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas. As is
Arrest for 156g of cocaine
A 55-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night in the Limassol district after 156g of cocaine which authorities believe was intended for distribution were found
Beach businesses big boon to Paphos coffers
BEACHES in Paphos have become an important source of income for the four municipalities in the Paphos district, which are raking in revenues from sunbed
The inexplicable pardons that led to events of 74
By George Koumoullis On July 15, 1974 the biggest crime since the establishment of the Greek state was committed. Yet the moral instigators and those
President looking at foreclosures freeze after minister recommends veto
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades was examining on Saturday, along with Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, the legislation approved by parliament on Friday to temporarily suspend foreclosures, the
Gas-sharing proposal by Akinci muddies waters vis-à-vis Lute visit
Deliberations are underway at the highest level regarding the upcoming visit by the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute after a new situation was
FMs of Cyprus and Greece to discuss Turkey’s EEZ activities
Turkey`s actions in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will be the focus of a meeting between Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and his new Greek counterpart
‘Nothing suspicious’ so far in mine clearance efforts
Nothing suspicious has so far been found in mine clearance efforts at targeted hazardous locations south of the green line in cooperation with the UN,
Akinci submits gas cooperation proposal through UN (Update 3)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has formalised a proposal he has made in the past to set up a joint committee for cooperation on hydrocarbons
Two new state-funded homeless shelters to open in Limassol
THE cabinet has approved a proposal by the labour minister to create two hostels for homeless people in Limassol. The hostels are expected to be
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Cyprus on July 16
The last lunar eclipse of 2019 will be a partial eclipse of a full moon and will be visible in Cyprus on the night of
Four members of family drown in north
A trip to the beach in the village of Davlos (Kaplika) in the north on Friday afternoon for a family of five ended in tragedy
Animal Party calls on Nicosia race club to alter hours
The Animal Party has called on Nicosia race club authorities to change the hours or cancel races when temperatures are very high, expressing concerns over