Foreign CMP funding at risk
Germany and other countries are poised to withdraw their funding for Cyprus’ committee of missing persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member Leonidas Pantelides told the house refugee committee on Tuesday.
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Turkish Parliament speaker visits north
Turkish Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus visited the north on Tuesday and met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel, and the north’s ‘Parliamentary’ speaker Zorlu Tore.
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Presidential advisors unlawfully appointed says audit office
Four advisors working for the government were unlawfully employed and procedures to end their employment should begin immediately, the Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides has said.
Neither the two advisors to ...
Officials accused of abusing powers in dealing with unemployed
The procedure for examining unemployment benefit applications needs to be reviewed, deputies said on Tuesday after social insurance department officials asked the neighbours of an applicant whether she was employed.
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Minister stands firm on early retirement pension reductions
The government’s goal is to bring the social insurance system into the 21st century, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday.
In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (...
No traffic camera fines have ended up in court
A year and a half since traffic cameras were introduced not a single unpaid fine has been registered in court.
According to police information, the proportion of unpaid notices, known ...
Foreign minister highlights key to restarting talks
The 3+1 Mechanism is the key to expanding the agenda and ensuring the acceleration of the cooperation process, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said at the Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit in New ...
Scooters causing havoc in Paphos
Electric scooters are causing problems in Paphos, police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Tuesday, since local authorities have not made provision for their conditions of use.
In the past year, ...
Twelve years since Mari disaster, memorial service held (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday attended the annual memorial service held for the thirteen people who died in explosions at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari twelve years ago.
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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 ...
Cook accused of stealing thousands to stand trial
A 53-year-old man on Monday pleaded not guilty to burglary charges brought against him for incidents in July 2022.
On Monday, the man appeared in the Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal Court, where a ...
Cyprus is lagging behind UN sustainability goals
Cyprus is lagging behind in the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris agreement on climate change, according to a press release issued by the UN Sustainable ...
New conscripts for 14-month stint in army
New conscripts on Monday started to take up their 14-momth posts in the National Guard in a process that will last until Friday.
Recruits have to enlist on the specified ...
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 ...
Flurry of activity over foreclosures on Monday
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will present to legislators on Monday a government package of seven proposals to address the issue of foreclosures.
The package was submitted on Thursday in a ...
Memory preservation a counterweight to Turkish actions, president says
The preservation of our memory, our national character and our tradition, as well as any worthwhile effort to preserve monuments and sacred relics, constitute a strong counterweight to any Turkish ...
Couple pretending to be doctors remanded again after extorting almost €100,000
Famagusta district court on Sunday renewed a remand order for two people aged 66 and 65, over their connection with obtaining €96,000 from elderly people by pretending to be doctors.
They were remanded ...
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
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Government calls on political parties to do the right thing over foreclosures and NPLs
The government has complete faith in the responsibility of all political parties to rise to the occasion and do the right thing in tackling foreclosures and non-performing loans (NPLS), government ...
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 ...
Funeral for soldier missing since 1974 held in Nicosia
The funeral for Andreas Georgiou whose fate was unknown since the 1974 invasion, was held on Saturday after his remains were identified through DNA testing.
“His parents Stavros and Athena endured ...
Man suffers 80 per cent burns after explosion
A 62-year-old man with burns on over 80 per cent of his body was being treated at the Nicosia general hospital on Saturday.
Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said two fire ...
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 ...