Impact of overseas Cypriots to be discussed at conference
Concrete decisions over initiatives and actions that Cypriots living abroad can take when interacting with foreign decision-makers will be discussed at the 20th world conference...
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Growing interest in resettling in Karpas peninsula
There is increased interest from people from the Karpas peninsula in the north to resettle there and the government is seeking ways to encourage more...
Fotiou underscores significance of current leaders’ meetings
Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou said the Cyprus talks were going through an important phase that would determine the course of...
Commissioner for overseas affairs, praises role of overseas Cypriots, calls for key role for younger generation
By Emilia Christofi The role of the diaspora is of crucial significance, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Matters and Overseas Affairs, Fotis Fotiou told CNA, noting...
Coming days crucial to proving Assia claims
The next few days will prove crucial to corroborating information that dozens of bodies of Greek Cypriot missing persons may be located at a site...
‘Ludicrous’ claims made in diplomatic battle
Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said he has received information concerning additional cases of the relocation of missing persons’ remains in the north but he was...
‘Intensive month’ ahead on issue of missing persons
January will be an intensive month for the issue of missing persons, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Fotis Fotiou told the Cyprus News Agency in an interview...
Our View: Government’s weird sense of meritocracy and more ‘jobs for the boys’
SOME government decisions defy belief. Two weeks ago, on the recommendation of the recently set-up committee monitoring humanitarian issues, the Council of Ministers decided that...
Helios orphans to get part of their compensation back
Around 30 children orphaned in the 2005 Helios crash are see part return of the money slashed from their compensation during the 2013 deposits haircut,...
Noratlas excavations to be concluded in the next few days
Εxcavations to locate a Greek military aircraft which was shot down by friendly fire in the summer of 1974 and the remains of the soldiers...
Human remains found in Noratlas search
By George Psyllides Human remains have been found during excavations at a military cemetery where a Greek transport aircraft carrying commandos was buried in 1974,...
Noratlas remains located
By George Psylides Crews have found part of the fuselage and the cockpit of a Greek military transport plane shot down by friendly fire in...
Second phase of Noratlas search begins
The second phase of excavations to locate Noratlas, a Greek military plane shot down by friendly fire during the 1974 Turkish invasion, began on Thursday at...
Some young people interested in resettlement in the north, Fotiou says
PRESIDENTIAL Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou said yesterday he had received several applications from young Greek Cypriots under a resettlement programme...
Hasikos neither confirms nor denies Omani ‘gift ship’
By Constantinos Psillides Interior Minister, and Acting Defence Minister, Socratis Hasikos, on Saturday did not confirm or deny reports that the Sultan of Oman would...
DIKO ministers break ties with party
By Jean Christou IN A serious blow to DIKO leader Nicolas Papadopoulos, the remaining three ministers the party had placed in government broke ties with...
Cut in military service up for discussion at cabinet (updated: adds DIKO jibe)
By Constantinos Psillides Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou said on Thursday he would be taking his proposal to reduce military service to 14 months to the...
The price of leaving office
By Elias Hazou THE FOUR DIKO ministers may soon say bid farewell to their government paycheque, should their party opt tomorrow to leave the ruling...
All eyes on DIKO’s next move
By Constantinos Psillides THE four DIKO ministers serving in the coalition were yesterday said to be furious that the party’s executive ruled they should not...
Long road ahead for army reform
By Constantinos Psillides SOLDIERS should not hold out unrealistic hopes that government plans to reduce military service to as little as 14 months will be...
