North slams UN Security Council statement on Varosha
The ‘presidency’ in the north accused on Sunday the UN security council of bowing to pressure from Greece and Greek Cypriots.
It said the decision to reopen part of the ...
My Cyprus: A tale of two eras
The memoir of a German ambassador who lived in Cyprus in the 1980s and returned as a tourist in 2012
My Cyprus, a memoir and guide to Cyprus written by Joachim ...
UK health minister sparks fury by urging people not to ‘cower from’ COVID
British health minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and “learn to live with, rather than cower from, ...
International community to address Turkey’s provocations, says Photiou
The international community, the UN and the EU cannot keep on showing tolerance towards Turkey, said Commissioner Photis Photiou, in a memorial service held Saturday for the heroes and missing ...
Climate awareness: we’re there at last
The extreme weather events of recent weeks have become a further wake-up call
‘Zeitgeist’ is a slippery word. At best it’s just a fancy German way of saying ‘the ...
Τurkey to terminate provocative actions for prospects of UN talks’ resumption, government says
Τhe prerequisite for the creation of prospects for a resumption of the UN talks on the Cyprus problem is for Turkey to end its provocative actions that violate Cyprus` sovereign ...
Coronavirus: The great divide over vaccinations
Willingly or not, we all put up with text messages and curfew, but it’s vaccinations that have become the hill to die on
The debates surrounding Trump, Brexit, the ...
Vehicle driving on opposite lane leaves four injured
Four people were injured in a car accident after a vehicle was driving on the opposite lane, police said on Sunday.
The accident happened on the old road between Paphos ...
Cyprus taking part in Cannes with stand in Village International
Cyprus is participating in this year’s Cannes International Film Festival with a stand in the Village International, the education ministry’s cultural service said.
The Village International is the ...
Australians may face longer lockdown after “reckless” mass protests
Australia’s New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase of the year in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Sunday amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands ...
Coronavirus: new Paphos walk-in vaccination clinic gains traction
A total of 100 citizens got a vaccine at the new Paphos walk-in vaccine clinic, it was announced on Sunday.
Housed at the former district officer’s home, walk-in vaccinations are ...
Μet service issues yellow warning for thunderstorms on Sunday
The Cyprus meteorological service issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms on Sunday, valid from 1-5pm.
Isolated heavy thunderstorms may affect mountainous and inland areas and shower rates will range ...
Three more arrested over Dias group attack
Three more people were arrested in connection to the attack on Dias media group that took place last week, police said on Sunday.
The three, aged 34, 32 and 24 were arrested a ...
UK, free of COVID curbs, could see revival of local stores – Study
Britain’s retailers could open thousands of local high street stores over the next 12 months as people start to step out again after months of coronavirus curbs, according to research ...
KPMG’s banking audits not up to scratch, says UK watchdog
KPMG’s bank audits needed improvements for an “unacceptable” third year running and the accounting firm will be closely monitored, Britain’s auditing watchdog said on Friday in an unusually ...
UK will take 20 years to manage pandemic debt
It will take 20 years to repay borrowings by the UK government for pandemic spending, reports released on Friday showed.
The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its £372 ...
How to play the bitcoin rebound – analysts
Bitcoin has fallen to about half its record high in April of $63,000, and it’s been holding in that range for some time. A rebound is expected by many analysts, ...
Tunisia, Japan celebrate unexpected gold, Australia smash world record
Tunisia and Japan celebrated unexpected golds on the opening day of swimming medal events before normal service was resumed with the Australian women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team smashing ...
We’re no traitors say Varosha refugees
Opening up part of Varosha leaves refugees in a terrible quandary
Instead of the government stopping just short of declaring as traitors those Varosha refugees who choose to claim their ...
Our View: UNSC condemnation won’t stop Turkish unlawful actions over Varosha
After protests to the UK, which drafted the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Varosha, the Cyprus government succeeded in having a reference to the “Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders” ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Threat of UN words and free speech
DÉJÀ VU. We appeared to have engaged in some time travel in the last week and returned to the eighties when high anxiety gripped the country over the wording ...
Ottoman power games in northern Cyprus
The importance of Cyprus to the Turks
President Erdogan has been and gone. His visit was done to show the importance of Cyprus to the Turks, but that does not ...
I agree with archbishop’s plea to get the Covid vaccine
Having ties to Cyprus, I read The Cyprus Mail, and I fully agree with the advice given in the article: “Archbishop again appeals to young to get jabbed” (July 18). I ...
Government should look at where transmission is actually occurring
According to a New York Times articles dated July 18, 2021, Cyprus ranks 5th in a table of countries with the most Covid-19 cases in the world per 100,000 residents in the last ...