Cypriots join solidarity march on Gaza
An international solidarity march for Gaza is in its final stages of preparation, one of the members of the Greek delegation told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday, as a handful ...
North largely satisfied with ECtHR Varosha ruling
Both Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday night expressed broad satisfaction with a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling regarding Greek Cypriot-owned ...
Mayor calls for expropriation of Turkish Cypriot properties in Nicosia
Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Tuesday called on the state to expropriate Turkish Cypriot buildings that are in bad shape, in a move that would revitalise the old part of ...
Man dies after falling 23m from under-construction building
A 47-year-old man died after falling 23 metres from an under-construction building in Limassol on Tuesday, police said.
The man, named as Georgian national Gela Katsidis, was working on the building’...
North ‘minister’ promises reciprocal arrests over Turkish Cypriot property
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday said the Turkish Cypriot authorities would begin to issue arrest warrants for people they accuse of using Turkish Cypriot property in ...
Electricity industry in spat with minister over privatisation
The private electricity industry on Tuesday censured the energy minister for remarks which, in its opinion, undermine confidence in the coming opening up of the electricity market.
The Electricity Market ...
ECtHR orders Turkey to compensate Cypriot company over Varosha flats
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay compensation for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited for loss of use of property.
The ...
Officer found guilty of commando’s death
A commando squadron officer was found guilty on Tuesday for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022.
Yiannios was ...
Central Nicosia mosque returns to service
Nicosia’s central Selimiye mosque, one of Cyprus’ oldest and most beautiful landmarks, has reopened after spending five years under wraps as renovations were ongoing both inside and out.
A ...
Ustel slams Christodoulides’ ‘aggressive, terroristic attitude’ on property
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday decried President Nikos Christodoulides’ “aggressive, terroristic attitude” on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests made by the Republic ...
Authenticity, accessibility and personalised experiences
All experiential tourist activities can now be booked in the same place, Larnaca Tourism Board said earlier this week launching a new digital booking platform where users can reserve tours, ...
Christodoulides to attend UN ocean conference
President Nikos Christodoulides is to attend the United Nations’ third ocean conference in the French Mediterranean city of Nice this week.
Presidential press office director Victor Papadopoulos said on Sunday ...
‘We are seeing unacceptable things in our sea’
Officials defend ‘excellent’ water quality as slicks seen off Limassol coast
Along Limassol’s main seafront, from the marina pier to the Molos promenade and Akti Olympion beach to the ...
Greek FM assures of Cyprus-Crete power link continuation
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgios Gerapetritis on Saturday reaffirmed the continuation of the power interconnection project between Cyprus and Greece.
“The timing will come and it will come soon,” Gerapetritis told ...
Church service to be held at occupied Apostolos Varnavas
A church service marking the feast day of the Apostolos Varnavas will be held at the occupied monastery of the same name in Salamis on Tuesday, the church announced on ...
Peletie’s former partner recalls ‘harmful behaviour’
Instagram influencer Sotiria Demiroglou, the former partner of TikTok personality Nikos Peletie who was reportedly arrested earlier this week for inciting violence and sexist rhetoric, told the Cyprus Mail that ...
Thick fog covers Limassol
Limassol woke up to a thick blanket of fog on Saturday morning, in addition to increased humidity along the southern coast.
The fog, which led to reduced visibility in some ...
UK Cypriots urge MPs to back reunification push
With just weeks to go until the 51st anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the UK’s Cypriot community on Friday called on the public to press MPs into ...
German woman arrested over north property testifies over flight with Elam MEP
The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the flight from Germany to Cyprus ...
Migrant domestic workers entitled to Cypriot pensions
Domestic workers from overseas who work in Cyprus are entitled to social insurance benefits while in the country and to pensions once they retire, even if they then leave the ...
Holguin ‘told Gerapetritis of failure to achieve progress’ on some issues
United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin told Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis of a “failure to achieve the expected progress” on some issues related to the Cyprus problem, ...
Former Edek heavyweights clash on TV
Former Edek leader Marinoz Sizopoulos and former member of the European parliament Demetris Papadakis engaged in a heated argument on television on Friday, with the pair having been at loggerheads ...
Scottish sisters honoured Ayia Napa ‘tourism ambassadors’
Two sisters from Scotland have been named Ayia Napa “tourism ambassadors” after decades of holidaying in the popular Cypriot resort.
Ashley O’Connor and Heather Dingwall received the honorary title ...
Solutions to disagreements on teacher evaluations ‘can be found in parliament’
Solutions to disagreements between teachers and the government regarding planned reforms to the ways in which teachers are evaluated “can be found in parliament”, the education ministry’s permanent secretary ...