No sign banks are gaming subsidised interest rates MPs told
Lawmakers on Monday appeared mostly satisfied with answers they got from both the government and banks regarding complaints that certain lenders sought to fleece borrowers...
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Our View: Minister provides a much needed sense of urgency over judicial reform
THE NEW Minister of Justice and Public Order, Emily Yiolitis, issued a written statement on Monday, about the negative references to the Cyprus justice system...
Union calls for investigation after bus driver crushed by own vehicle (Update 3)
Two people lost their lives in Nicosia on Monday morning in separate traffic incidents, police said. In the first incident, a 52-year-old bus driver and...
EU seeks extra measures to ease tensions with Turkey
The EU will be looking at further options to ease tensions with Turkey, including additional listings within the sanctions framework as proposed by Cyprus, it...
Coronavirus: Tourism deputy minister to revise tourist arrivals downwards
The deputy tourism ministry is revising tourist arrivals downwards for this year, as the epidemiological data in main tourist markets are leaving Cyprus out of...
Coronavirus: One new case, doctor also has virus (Updated)
The health ministry announced one new case of coronavirus on Monday – bringing the total number to 1,022. On Sunday, seven new cases were announced...
Mass Varosha applications to IPC ‘will encourage Turkey’s plans’
Mass applications for Varosha properties to the immovable properties commission (IPC) would encourage Turkish plans for the fenced-off part of Famagusta and would be the...
€300 fine announced for those arriving without filling out flight pass (Corrected)
Anyone arriving in Cyprus without having properly filled out the CyprusFlightPass will either have to pay a €300-fine or be sent back, authorities said on...
Coronavirus: Experts worried by positive tests on migrants arriving from north
Experts on Monday expressed concern after five coronavirus cases concerning migrants who crossed over from the north, having arrived from Syria through Turkey, were detected....
First new recruits report to army (with pics)
National Guard conscripts started to report for duty on Monday with school graduates presenting at recruitment centres (KEN) in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. Due...
Top chef and businessman warns Cyprus: Don’t lose your authenticity
“Cyprus is losing its authenticity, We should work to preserve with pride our roots and remain authentic. We should put more emphasis on the authenticity,...
Archbishop slams Hagia Sophia decision, calls Turks “uncivilised”
Turks have always been and will always be uncivilized and rude, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Sunday, in a damning statement over the decision to convert...
Lebanese expats fear for ‘starving’ homeland
Cyprus has always been a safe haven for the Lebanese, but probably not this time Media reports in the past few days seem to indicate...
A question of disease not genocide
As cruel and devastating as the Spanish conquest of South America was, it’s not accurate to call it a genocide Last Sunday in the city...
Paphos hotels desperate for British holidaymakers
Time is rapidly running out to salvage any hope of a tourist season, and for Paphos hotels absolutely everything hinges on the UK market which...
Our View: Developments this week reiterate ‘complicated’ relationships with Ankara
There has been a lot to digest ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting tomorrow and the European Council meeting on Thursday when Turkey-EU...
Hong Kong: The road to a police state
China broke its deal with Britain 27 years early Is Britain really prepared to admit up to three million Hong Kong people for settlement, as...
Coronavirus: One new case announced on Saturday (updated)
Health authorities on Saturday announced one new case of coronavirus bringing the total to 1,014. The case was detected from 1,748 tests. It is a...
CMP confirms that operations are running normally
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus bicommunal excavations resumed on July 2 after the lifting of Covid-19 related restrictions on crossing points, it said...
Memorial held at Mari nine years after blast killed 13 (pics)
The state is responsible for preventing a repeat of the mistakes that led to the death of 13 men in a munitions explosion at a...
