Third probe in ongoing prison debacle (Updated)
The Nicosia prison debacle shows no signs of abating after the police on Monday confirmed that they are now investigating the director and her assistant for leaking classified information.
Central ...
Nouris hits back against Mavroyiannis on migration
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris slammed Akel presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis after the latter criticised the government for the methods used to prevent illegal entry in the Republic from the buffer ...
Despite pandemic and Ukraine, tourist arrivals five times higher than last year
Despite the ongoing pandemic and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cypriot tourism is recording significant gains during the 2022 tourist season, CNA reported, citing the French news agency, ...
Europe’s energy security is on a knife edge and Cyprus is not immune
Very few politicians seem to grasp the magnitude of the coming crisis, its impact and its costs
Europe’s energy security is on a knife edge. The concern that there ...
The British bases’ refugee who won’t leave
After a long, long battle the Ibrahim family was granted permission to go to the UK. Some members went, but Said says it’s too late
Said Ibrahim gazes at ...
Cyprus solution: a comprehensive set of ideas
You have probably already read – some of you have probably already studied – the work of the twelve-member Eastern Mediterranean Think Tank, which constitutes a coherent and comprehensive proposal for the ...
New warnings to stop risky diving at Cape Greco falling on deaf ears
New efforts to prevent people from diving from the dangerous rocky coastline in Cape Greco appear to have failed in stopping visitors from trying their luck and risking their lives ...
The Brexit ambassador
Outgoing British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie has served in Cyprus since 2018 and had to oversee the Brexit process. In a farewell interview with the Cyprus Mail he answers questions on ...
Covid protocol is still ruining holidays
Positive tests land mother and daughter in the sole state isolation centre and a pricey flight home
Fun in the sun, but make sure to read the terms and conditions: ...
Our View: Speaking out now about lost opportunities is too late
Arguably, the most interesting part of the television debate of the presidential candidates was the row about the choices made at the Cyprus talks in Mont Pelerin and later in ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Third-term dreams and the Gesy Antichrist
YOU READ it here first that Prez Nik had not given up on the possibility of a third term. This claim, as I admitted at the time, was not based ...
England expects to defeat Germany in Euro final
Women’s football is exciting on its own merits
In 1966 the Labour party’s Harold Wilson was British prime minister, the Americans were engaged in a war in Vietnam, the ...
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for dozens of deaths in Donetsk prison destruction (Update 1)
Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike or explosion, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other ...
North says it will ‘take measures’ in response to Unficyp mandate renewal
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has said that measures will be taken following the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus – stating that their approval must also ...
New talks due with employers on minimum wage
Labour Minister Kyriakos Koushos held new talks with employers’ organisations on Friday as he seeks to bridge differences between social partners ahead of the introduction of a national minimum wage.
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Our View: Prison director overstepped her role by questioning AG
The Nicosia Central Prisons cannot stay out of the news. After a long period of positive reports, about happy prisoners participating in plays and concerts and other events organised by ...
Turkey blasts UNSC decision to extend Unficyp mandate
Turkey’s foreign ministry has characterised the decision by the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus as “unfair and unrealistic”.
“The failure ...
Ankara lashes out at Germany, UNSC over Greece, Cyprus
Turkey lashed out left and right on Friday, accusing Germany of losing impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, and also blasting the decision by the ...
Immigrants made up over a quarter of Cyprus’ labour force in 2021
The number of immigrants employed in Cyprus in 2021 amounted to 180,344, corresponding to 28.8 per cent of Cyprus’ total labour force, the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) has said.
The majority of immigrants ...
Foreign ministry used enlightenment funding to finance marathons – audit office
The foreign ministry used funds for the enlightenment of the Cyprus problem to finance a group formed to participate in a series of marathons for two years, an auditor-general’s ...
WHO to establish regional offices in Cyprus
The World Health Organization (WHO) will set up regional offices in Cyprus to cover the Mediterranean basin and southeast Europe, dealing mainly with infectious diseases the health ministry’s spokesman ...
Larnaca clinic raided for unlicensed use of human cells
Police carried out a raid at a Larnaca based clinic, known for offering long Covid treatments, for the unlicensed use of human cells, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail ...
National Guard 2022 conscripts sworn in
It is a national duty for all to work together for a Cyprus settlement, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides told new conscripts during their swearing in ceremony at Larnaca training camp ...
Coronavirus: New infections, hospitalisations down on last week
The health ministry on Friday announced 6,863 new coronavirus infections in the past week and a positivity rate of 7.21 per cent, a significant improvement on last week’s 10,152 cases and 9.14 per ...