Showdown looms at the House over foreclosures
A marathon session in parliament on Monday failed to avoid a showdown at the House plenum for later this week, where MPs will be voting on a contentious bill tabled ...
Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid (Update 3)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that ...
‘Little hacker’ charged with murder of missing man
The three defendants in the case of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous – presumed dead – pled not guilty to all charges read out to them at Nicosia criminal court on Monday.
The ...
Fuel from the north permitted ‘occasionally’ for personal use, president stresses (Update)
It is permissible to fuel up from the north only “occasionally” for personal use, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Monday night, urging the public to seek out earlier statements by ...
Limassol woman defrauded out of over 250 thousand euros
Police on Monday were investigating a case of fraud and money extortion of over 250 thousand euros.
The victim, a 78-year-old Limassol resident, at the end of June received a bank ...
Foreign minister to meet Guterres in New York
Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, is in New York where he will be meeting with UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
On Monday the minister will participate in the Economist’s annual ...
Education remains contested territory in Cyprus problem debate
And the church’s role in schools ensures it will stay that way
By Fahri Zihni
My late mother was born in the village of Tera, Paphos in 1924 to a ...
A sneak peek into Limassol’s luxury casino
The City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort officially opens on Monday
Five years in the making, the integrated casino resort is opening its doors to the public, offering a sneak ...
Memorial service for two Mari victims
Today is a day to honour the sacrifice of the heroes lost in the 2011 Mari blast, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Sunday during the memorial of military officers Andreas ...
The vicious tale of excavating ancient Enkomi
In the mid-20th century, excavations at an ancient city caused a massive row between two archaeologists but answered the question of when the Greeks first settled in Cyprus
A ...
Top courts in EU and Britain on Refugee Rights
It was obvious refugees could not be deported to Rwanda and that dangerous refugee criminals are eminently deportable but not an elected MEP
Refugee decisions from the top courts in ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Can we, can’t we buy petrol from the north?
IT IS STILL unclear whether the report about customs officials checking how much petrol is in a car crossing north actually happened or was a fabrication aimed at frightening people ...
Our View: foreclosure farce promises to run and run
Nothing illustrates the populist values of our politicians better than their recklessly slapdash handling of the foreclosures law, which they approved some nine years ago and ever since have been ...
Health experts worried about rise of cigarette substitutes
‘In the past two years, I have sold more tobacco sticks than I could ever have imagined’
They have long been promoted as a way to help smokers stop, but ...
Worries that EU funding for electricity connection at risk
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou refrained from commenting on Saturday over concerns that EU funding for the EuroAsia Interconnector is at risk due to delays in meeting milestones.
Speaking to the ...
Ukraine says it will limit use of cluster bombs, amid opposition to US move
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov welcomed the US decision to send cluster bombs to Kyiv, saying it would help to de-occupy the Ukrainian territory but vowed that the munitions ...
Sea water therapy for horses (with video)
Horse owners frequently take their horses to a beach in Larnaca, highlighting the benefits to their health as a result of the sea water.
The horses are often race horses ...
President urges UN chief to appoint special envoy to Cyprus
President Nikos Christodoulides has urged the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to heed the call of the Security Council and appoint a UN envoy to facilitate the resumption of the ...
Proposal to increase sunbeds on Lady’s Mile raises concerns
A proposal by Ypsonas municipality to dramatically increase the sunbeds and umbrella coverage along the popular Limassol beach Lady’s Mile has raised concern amongst environmentalists and wildlife activists.
The ...
Our View: Inflation rate falls but high prices will stay
The rate of inflation was down to 1.9 per cent in June, according to the latest figures released by the statistical service. In May it was 3 per cent, which suggests the ...
Casino criticises planned protests; calls them unfounded, poorly timed
City of Dreams Mediterranean spoke out on Friday calling the planned union protests outside the casino resort slated for Tuesday “unfounded and poorly timed” as the labour minister has stepped ...
Christodoulides optimistic about upcoming Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will discuss the Cyprus issue with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the upcoming Nato summit despite it not being on the official agenda, ...
Auditor-general has ‘reservations’ over state university budgets
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides expressed his “objections and reservations” regarding supplementary budgets for Cyprus’s two state universities, the University of Cyprus, and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) on Friday.
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PACE president called on Turkey to abandon its two-state solution
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Kox, extended an invite on Friday to President Nikos Christodoulides to speak at a future PACE plenary ...