GC driver who killed a pedestrian released on bond but must stay in the north
A Greek Cypriot driver who accidentally killed a Turkish Cypriot pedestrian named Hüseyin Aşık on the Kyrenia-Morphou road on October 11 has been released on...
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Greek Cypriot driver held in north after hitting and killing pedestrian
A Greek Cypriot aged 59, was remanded into custody for three days by a court in the north on Saturday after he hit and killed...
Greek Cypriot forging ahead with construction of house in the north
A Greek Cypriot man who is building a house in the Turkish-occupied north appeared unfazed on Friday by the reactions of his would-be neighbours and...
British actor charged in death of Cypriot woman in London
A British actor has been charged with manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the death of an 80-year-old Greek Cypriot woman in London. According to...
UK Cypriot member of IS ‘Beatles’ arrested by US-backed Kurds
A UK national of Greek Cypriot origin, Alexanda Kotey, 34, was arrested by US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Friday, along with another man El...
Do you identify as Cypriot, Greek, or Greek Cypriot?
The question of national identity is a fraught and impossible one. Readers’ comments on this website, and on our Facebook page, often get bogged down...
Crochet for peace heads north
MEMBERS of a bi-communal initiative are meeting in northern in Nicosia on Sunday, many for the first time, to take part in a third crochet...
Greece seeking to visit Greek Cypriot in Turkish jail after cocaine arrest
The Greek consul general to Istanbul, Evangelos Sekeris, has asked Turkish authorities to be allowed to visit the 36-year-old Greek Cypriot who was arrested at...
Greek Cypriot arrested in Istanbul airport with cocaine stash
A 36-year-old Greek-Cypriot man from Nicosia has been arrested at Istanbul airport allegedly with two and a half kilos of cocaine hidden in his baggage,...
Yarn bombing for peace and friendship across the divide
A GROUP of Cypriot women are wowing passers-by with their yarn bombing of the old anchor at Paphos harbour. Hundreds of tourists and locals have...
Enclaved teen’s conversion to Islam should not be politicised, Photiou says
The decision of a 17-year-old enclaved boy from Rizokarpaso to convert to Islam should not be politicised the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou said on Wednesday. Public...
UK man caught for rape and murder of British Cypriot teen 34 years ago
A 56-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in the UK for the rape and murder of a Greek Cypriot schoolgirl 34 years ago in London after...
Could George Best have been the child of a forbidden Cypriot love?
By Evie Andreou Fans of football legend George Best were amazed – and sceptical – on Tuesday to read reports that he was in fact...
Greek Cypriot teachers plant trees for peace
Greek Cypriot teachers visited schools in the north on Tuesday and planted three olive trees as a sign of peace. The 60 teachers, accompanied by...
Turkish Cypriot man proposes to Greek Cypriot girlfriend on video
A video of a Turkish Cypriot man proposing to his Greek Cypriot girlfriend was garnering more and more views as it got shared across social...
We must root out the cancer of party and church control of education
By George Koumoullis “Tell me your teachers and I’ll tell you who you are,” goes the Greek saying which should reverberate in Cyprus after the...
Joint education committee was ‘long overdue’
By Annette Chrysostomou THE government will have to stick to its guns in the face of opposition it is likely to face if it wants...
Silence greeted radio murder confession
By George Koumoullis At 5.55pm on October 21, I couldn’t believe my ears when, on a programme on Astra radio hosting (veteran pro-reunification politician) Takis...
An award-winning marriage
By Alexia Evripidou That Michalis Michael and Sukran Ozerdem won one of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s Philanthropic Foundation’s annual 10,000 euro prizes earlier this week was...
Deal reached on opening Dherynia crossing (Updated)
By Jean Christou After months of wrangling, an agreement was reached between both sides on Wednesday that will pave the way for the opening of...
