MPs say they will reject ‘indirect privatisation’ budget for CyTA
Three opposition parties on Monday said they would not approve a budget earmarked for studies on whether CyTA should sell shares and forge partnerships arguing...
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Akel says it fears whitewash in ‘spy van’ probe (Updated)
Authorities said on Monday they are looking into all facets of the ‘spy van’ operated by a company owned by an ex-Israeli intelligence officer, as...
Health minister confident Gesy hiccups can be overcome
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou conceded on Monday that public hospitals still had problems some five months after Gesy came into force, but changes were being...
Anastasiades says he’s saddened by Turkish FM’s negative comments
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that statements by Turkish officials signalled they would not return to the negotiating table unless its conditions were satisfied....
Women outlive men by four years in Cyprus
Men in Cyprus can expect to live four years less than women according to figures released on Monday by Eurostat, with life expectancy for men...
Gloomy outlook: Aphrodite moves to exploitation
By Charles Ellinas The granting by the government last week of the Aphrodite gas-field Exploitation Licence for 25 years to the Noble Energy, Delek and...
Five-party conference could take place in December, FM says, Pompeo meeting Monday
A five-party conference with the guarantor powers could take place in December, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has said. In an interview with Kathimerini on Sunday,...
Parties slam UNSG’s Cyprus report
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came under fire from most opposition parties on Saturday over his omission to condemn Turkey’s illegal activities in the Cypriot exclusive...
Demo protests arsons in the Akamas
Hundreds of protesters took the streets on Saturday demanding justice over the arson attacks in the Akamas this week. Demonstrators first gathered outside of agriculture...
Body found in Nicosia dam
The body of a man was found floating in a reservoir in Lythrodontas in the Nicosia district at around noon on Saturday. Authorities were alerted...
Lute holding separate meetings with the leaders (updated)
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute is on the island for separate meetings on Saturday with the two leaders ahead of their meeting later this...
Green light for new study on combined Paphos marina cruise hub
The cabinet gave the green light on Friday for a new study which will determine if a marina in Paphos will be combined with a...
Guterres: the people of Cyprus deserve to know that this time it is different (Updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres considers the prospects for a resumption of Cyprus negotiations uncertain at this time but continues to hope that a lasting settlement...
Armed man finally surrenders to police
An armed man who was holed up in an apartment in Acropolis, Nicosia, for 12 hours surrendered to police after long negotiations at around 2.30am...
Probe into legal mess after zoning changes
The interior ministry is seeking guidance from the attorney-general on how to untangle a legal mess created after zoning changes were made to agricultural land...
Anastasiades: it would be nice if TCs respected the rights of Greek Cypriots
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he would be pleased if the Turkish Cypriot side’s constructive attitude was not so much focused on defending their...
T. Cypriot ‘PM’ dismisses suggestions can’t travel abroad due to Asil Nadir links
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has dismissed suggestions this week that he cannot travel to any country apart from Turkey over the possibility of...
Akamas arson destroyed 70 hectares of forest
The seven separate fires caused by arson in the Akamas area on Wednesday burned a total of 70 hectares of pine trees, shrubs and wild...
Government seeking to change Green Line rules to halt migrant flow from north
The government is gearing up to change aspects of the 2004 Green Line Regulation to address the increased migration flows from the north, it emerged...
Mogherini tells MEPs that Cyprus talks should resume urgently
It is urgent that substantive Cyprus talks resume, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini told the EU parliament on Wednesday during...
