Strovolos murders ‘not just a botched robbery’, court hears
The murder of a couple in their home in Strovolos last year was not the result of a botched robbery but the following through of
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Featured Obituary: Alexis Galanos was not your average Cypriot politician
By Kyriacos Iacovides Alexis Galanos, who died aged 78 on Monday, was not the average Cypriot politician. A truly public-spirited, generous and honest man, he
Huge new park for Paphos
The first step towards creating a large new park in Paphos got underway early Monday morning, as a large amount of rubbish, undergrowth and illegal
Athienou receives 3D scans of stolen antiquities, will make replicas
Athienou municipality announced that it has obtained 3D scans of artefacts located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from which they will
Covve: the first company to be awarded the Innovative SME Certificate in Cyprus
Above the island’s popular Lost + Found bar in Nicosia is a young, vibrant and unexpectedly cool bunch of geeks, buzzing around the corridors of
The best films of 2018-19
By Preston Wilder It’s been a year of two Cypriot films – or more properly three, except the third one isn’t really Cypriot. We actually
Cooler weather brings summer rains
Although an area of low pressure on Monday brings with it cooler temperatures, it will also mean rain showers, which have already started in Paphos.
Mind tricks help Djokovic win title while Federer ‘tries’ to forget
Mind tricks help Djokovic to fifth Wimbledon crown By Ossian Shine “When the crowd is chanting ‘Roger’ I hear ‘Novak’,” freshly-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic
England win Cricket World Cup after incredible drama
England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super
Turkey will drill for gas until Greek Cypriots accept plan
Turkey will continue drilling for gas in waters off Cyprus if the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government does not accept a cooperation proposal put forward
Gesy, a good choice for young doctors
Despite the red tape, Gesy is an easier career option for newly qualified doctors than the old system was By Annette Chrysostomou Like the
President Anastasiades receives Akinci’s proposal for co-management of natural resources
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday he had officially received the Turkish Cypriot leader’s formal proposal for the co-management of natural resources, an announcement by the
Our View: Anastasiades has lost control of the EEZ situation
THE CYPRUS government appears to have invested a great deal of time and effort in persuading our EU partners to impose punitive measures on Turkey
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Wanted: new ‘bad demon’ after Brexit
IN THE END, our irrepressible foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides secured the maximum punitive measures the EU was willing to take against Turkey, which, were not
The inexplicable pardons that led to events of 74
By George Koumoullis On July 15, 1974 the biggest crime since the establishment of the Greek state was committed. Yet the moral instigators and those
President looking at foreclosures freeze after minister recommends veto
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades was examining on Saturday, along with Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, the legislation approved by parliament on Friday to temporarily suspend foreclosures, the
Gas-sharing proposal by Akinci muddies waters vis-à-vis Lute visit
Deliberations are underway at the highest level regarding the upcoming visit by the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute after a new situation was
Two new state-funded homeless shelters to open in Limassol
THE cabinet has approved a proposal by the labour minister to create two hostels for homeless people in Limassol. The hostels are expected to be
Four members of family drown in north
A trip to the beach in the village of Davlos (Kaplika) in the north on Friday afternoon for a family of five ended in tragedy
Our View: It shouldn’t have taken three years to achieve mobile phone connection
IT TOOK three years to achieve interoperability of mobile phones between the two sides. This was not because of complex technical difficulties that needed three