Warning for extreme winds, scaffolding blown down (Update)
A yellow weather warning is in place on Wednesday for strong to gale force winds from 9 am to 5 pm. The western and south-western regions of the island are the most ...
Is it really none of your business?
Cypriots are lacking in civic consciousness and awareness
By Demetra Kallitsi
Of all European citizens, Cypriots are the least likely to be active in public processes. In a 2015 EU survey, ...
Our View: Government must give police more powers to deal with sports hooligans
“Enough with this [fan rioting] issue. It has been discussed over and over, and every time following incidents there are meetings upon meetings,” President Nikos Christodoulides said after Sunday’s ...
First Turkish Cypriot halloumi gets PDO
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had awarded the first PDO certificate for halloumi (or hellim in Turkish) to a Turkish Cypriot producer.
The Commission said the first control ...
EU plan only way to deal with migrant issue: minister
The government is hoping that an ΕU action plan to deal with irregular migration flows in the Eastern Mediterranean will be a permanent solution to Cyprus’ issue.
The complexity Nicosia ...
President calls for calm, warns all fans will be banned from sporting events
Fans need to behave otherwise all sporting matches will be held without spectators, President Nikos Christodoulides warned on Tuesday following violent clashes at a basketball semi-final at the weekend.
“This ...
Police denies coverup over fatal traffic accident
Police on Tuesday said there was no question of a coverup or dodgy dealings over a car accident in 2012 that led to the death of a 17-year-old.
Statements on the ...
Tortured migrants end up in ‘floating coffins’ on the Mediterranean, activist says
The Mediterranean Sea is the deadliest passage on the planet, activist Jason Apostolopoulos said, at an event held recently at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak).
The event, during which ...
Mavroyiannis reportedly spent €1.2 million on his election campaign
Ex-presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis spent €1.2 million on his election campaign, according to a filing made on Monday.
The amount exceeds the €1 million permitted by law.
Mavroyiannis, the Akel candidate, became ...
Our View: Government must take clear stand on big issues
The government was given a lesson on Sunday on how the media could cause unnecessary problems for it. Sunday’s front-page story in the weekly newspaper Simerini claimed that “a ...
Cypriots have increasingly unfavourable view towards migrants, report finds
Cypriots have an increasingly negative stance surrounding refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers, which has appeared to have worsened since 2018, according to a study carried out for the UNHCR published on Monday.
“...
Finance minister calls on banks to amend lending rates, reduce charges (Updated)
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday said he has issued ‘strong advice’ to commercial banks to focus on loan restructuring for distressed borrowers, as well as to increase deposit rates ...
Delivery drivers hold demo after one killed on the road (Updated)
Delivery drivers in Nicosia held a demonstration on Monday following the death of a moped rider last week.
The 26-year-old driver from Bangladesh was fatally hit while riding his scooter ...
President receives report over violent basketball incidents, says public cannot feel safe (Update 3)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday decried the violent incidents during the Apollon-Anorthosis basketball match on Sunday, saying this behaviour was unacceptable.
Speaking to journalists, he said he had received a ...
Former interior minister weighs in on the refugee buildings issue
Former interior minister Nicos Nouris weighed in on criticism from opposition on sweeping the issue of the refugee apartment buildings under the rug, as the his successor Constantinos Ioannou is ...
Leader of all Cypriots?
In his election campaign President Nikos Christodoulides promised a state policy for Turkish Cypriots. But how well has he been received asks Esra Aygin
At a time of no tangible ...
‘Improvement in Greco-Turkish relations also positive for Cyprus issue’
Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday that Nicosia is not bound in any way by Greece’s decision to support the Turkish candidacy for the General Secretariat of the ...
Deposit rates to rise but not just yet
Banks have been criticised for being slow in responding to the recent ECB interest rates hike
Cyprus’ main banks are set to increase interest rates on deposits this year after ...
Our View: Unlike his predecessors, Christodoulides did well to revive EU interest in the Cyprus problem
Towards the end of the Christofias presidency, with Cyprus excluded from the markets, state coffers almost empty and the banks on life support, there were attempts by the EU and ...
Inside the Cyprus problem
Citizen activist and former MP Kate Clerides has been involved in the island’s politics for years. In her new book, she takes readers along on her personal journey
Having ...
Christodoulides says now is the time for diplomacy (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said it was time for diplomacy in order to break the stalemate on the Cyprus issue.
Christodoulides, who on Friday presented a plan to EU ...
Nicosia losing out in tourism stakes
Nicosia has been treated unfairly in terms of tourism for years, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis, who stressed the need to better promote the capital, despite the task “...
Our View: Suspects in house remand pose a threat
It is a great relief that deputies of the House legal affairs committee have decided to engage in further discussions before taking any decisions on the two law proposals that ...
‘Positive EU response’ to president’s Cyprus proposal
Even EU member states that have historically maintained excellent relations with Turkey have responded positively to President Nikos Christodoulides’ suggestions to have an institutionalised role for an EU representative in ...