Mari
A CHARGE that former attorney-general Petros Clerides had not done enough to hold former President Demetris Christofias accountable for his involvement in the Mari naval...
2016: The football president
It’s not yet clear whether Demetris Christofias’ presidential term was the worst overall in the young republic’s history, but the battle for the single most...
Christofias moots Mari sabotage conspiracy
A MAN described as a scientist, Dr Takis Fellas, convinced Demetris Christofias that the July 2011 Mari explosion, which left 13 dead and dozens injured,...
Papacostas book paints unflattering picture of Christofias
Former defence minister Costas Papacostas’ autobiography, titled Anemodarmeni Poria (Wuthering Life), was released this week, one year after his death at Nicosia General, where he...
Christofias book will focus on Mari and bailout
Former president Demetris Christofias will be unveiling his book – an account of his presidency from 2008 to 2013 – during an event to take...
Our View: Compensation blunder shows immoral attitude of Legal Service
THE Attorney-general’s office, justifiably has come under merciless criticism from the media for its decision to appeal against the level of compensation awarded by a...
AG’s office not trying to cheat relatives of Mari victims, it says
The Legal Service is not trying to reduce the sum awarded as damages to the family of a victim of the 2011 Mari disaster, it...
‘Never again,’ president tells Mari mourners on fifth anniversary (Updated) (Photos)
President Nicos Anastasiades apologised again on Monday to the relatives of the 13 victims of the naval base blast in Mari, during a ceremony on...
AG says no re-opening of Mari case despite requests by families for more prosecutions
Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides said on Sunday he respects the pain of the relatives of the Mari naval base blast, but that he did not...
Soldier loses a finger during exercise (Updated)
A special forces non-commissioned officer had a finger severed on Wednesday during an exercise with motorised parachutes in the area of Mari on the south...