Our View: Little sign that Lute achieved progress in latest visit
NOBODY could have been surprised that there was nothing meaningful to announce after the UNSG’s envoy Jane Holl Lute’s weekend meetings with the two leaders...
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Pompeo announces softer U.S. stance on Israel’s Jewish settlements
The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel’s right to build Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade position that they...
Tax, visas and Turkish drilling the focus of FM’s meeting with Pompeo
US and Cyprus are to start discussions on abolishing visas for Cypriots visiting the US on holiday and conclude an agreement to avoid double taxation,...
Nobel prize winner calls for end to party influence at launch of new movement
The way forward for Cyprus is an economic reform programme completely independent of party influence, Sir Christopher Pissarides said on Monday at the official launch...
Test of jamming system in prison causes Ayios Andreas phone shut down (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and George Psyllides Mobile telephony connectivity problems in the Ayios Andreas area of Nicosia were caused by a jamming system being installed...
Pope Francis welcomes Anastasiades to Vatican, will visit Cyprus in 2020
During an official visit to the Vatican on Monday, President Nicos Anastasiades extended an invitation to Cyprus to Pope Francis for 2020, which has been...
Anastasiades says he’s saddened by Turkish FM’s negative comments
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that statements by Turkish officials signalled they would not return to the negotiating table unless its conditions were satisfied....
PM Johnson steers clear of Prince Andrew scandal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused on Monday to get dragged into a scandal surrounding Prince Andrew, who has faced a backlash after an interview...
Film review: Last Christmas **
By Preston Wilder Emma Thompson has never played Mary Poppins (Nanny McPhee was the closest she got), but it’s always seemed like a natural fit...
Women outlive men by four years in Cyprus
Men in Cyprus can expect to live four years less than women according to figures released on Monday by Eurostat, with life expectancy for men...
Gloomy outlook: Aphrodite moves to exploitation
By Charles Ellinas The granting by the government last week of the Aphrodite gas-field Exploitation Licence for 25 years to the Noble Energy, Delek and...
Downgrading England’s Ivory Towers
The marketisation of English higher education: exorbitant fees for inflated grades? By Louis Karaolis Higher education in England might just be a racket. A recent review...
Rubbish spoiling Paralimni Natura 2000 lake
Photos taken last week show that fly-tipping near the Natura 2000 zone around Paralimni lake remains out of control despite the opening of a green...
Businesses targeted in new bone marrow donor drive
Despite a list of 190,000, Cyprus’ genetic melting pot an issue By Gina Agapiou Cyprus has the world’s largest bone marrow donor registry per capita,...
Greeks march to mark anniversary of 1973 student revolt (Updated)
Thousands of Greeks, including former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, marched through central Athens on Sunday evening to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student...
Turkey slams silence over burning of ‘TRNC’ flag, Elam calls condemnation a ‘badge of honour’ (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in a written statement has slammed members of the “racist and fascist Elam for burning a ‘TRNC’ flag during demonstrations...
Our bikes aren’t abandoned, just waiting says rental company
By Annette Chrysostomou Should we be worried that for the past two months the flash new bicycles from the Nextbike rental company have been seen...
Petrides says buffer zone a ‘black hole’ for irregular migration
The interior ministry and the foreign ministry will soon announce a package of measures to tighten controls both at crossing points and uncontrolled areas along...
Squabble over responsibility for fly-tipping at Kouris river
British bases accused of not doing enough to prevent littering The Kouris river has become an informal dumping ground for rubbish and the British bases...
Fragmentation: the end of majorities and the tribalisation of politics
‘Homo economicus’ is dead. Long live ‘homo tribuarius’! That’s not really something to celebrate, but it’s certainly true that in most democratic countries economic self-interest...
