‘No EastMed pipeline without Turkey’, ENI says
Cyprus on Friday issued a subdued response to comments from Italian energy giant ENI that for the construction of the controversial EastMed pipeline the participation of Turkey would be necessary.
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Cabinet revokes Jho Low’s Cypriot citizenship
The cabinet on Thursday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, a fugitive wanted internationally for allegedly orchestrating the theft of $4.5bn from the Southeast Asian country’...
Sanctions leave Cyprus’ economy reeling
As Cyprus braces for an almost inevitable new wave of sanctions to hit soon, the government conceded on Wednesday the effect on Cyprus’ services sector has been detrimental.
The impact ...
President to raise Kurdish appeal with Germany after overturned by Supreme Court (update 4)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz against his extradition to Germany, as President Nikos Christodoulides said he will raise the issue with German ...
Briton who killed wife tells court he ‘regretted what he had to do’ (Updated)
British pensioner David Hunter, 75 said he and his wife lived through hell together as she battled her illness which left her housebound for almost four years. Taking the stand at ...
EuroAsia Interconnector becoming a reality
Realisation of the EuroAsia Interconnector (EAI) has now entered the home-straight. The project is close to achieving several important milestones.
The EAI constitutes a critical infrastructure for the European Commission, ...
Hope for Cyprus solution should Kilicdaroglu win
By Ozay Mehmet
If Kemal Kilicdaroglu wins the Turkish general election, a win-win-win solution on Cyprus may be within reach. The name of the solution would be confederation.
President Nicos ...
CoLA compromise deal signed, labour peace restored (Update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides said he was pleased with the cost of living allowance (CoLA) agreement signed on Friday afternoon which is putting an end to a long-standing labour dispute.
The ...
Three unions give go-ahead to latest CoLA proposal
A deal over the cost of living allowance (CoLA) appeared to be inching closer on Thursday after three unions gave the thumbs up to the latest proposal.
Sek, Deok and ...
After uproar, new bill to cover appointment of advisors
Following heavy criticism in the last few days about people bring given government jobs they were not qualified for, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday a bill will be drawn ...
Government receives first batch of data on sanctioned entities, more expected (updated)
By Iole Damaskinos and Elias Hazou
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said the government has received the first batch of information on natural and legal persons included on the US ...
President says nothing done outside law after teen’s appointment called ‘illegal and wrongful’ (Update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday assured that nothing will be done outside the law after the audit office lambasted the deputy tourism minister’s decision to appoint a 19-year-old without ...
Court recognises environmental NGOs’ legitimate interest to protect nature
A Cyprus court recognised for the first time the right of environmental NGOs to access the national courts to ensure environmental protection.
This was achieved through a decision of the ...
King Charles III crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey (Update 4)
King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.
In front of a congregation of ...
A step closer to resolving CoLA dispute, says labour minister (Update 2)
Unions and employers are one step closer to agreeing over the cost of living allowance dispute, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday.
In statements to the press after holding ...
Anastasiades rubbishes match fixing allegations, goes on the offensive (Updated)
Former President Nicos Anastasiades deemed the claims made by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous “false, unfounded and vulgar.”
Speaking to podcast Legal Matters on Thursday, ...
Christodoulides meets Macron in Paris (Updated)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Cyprus can count of France’s support in the efforts to find a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem and in the field ...
Greek Cypriots sold Varosha properties because no solution in sight
Disy leader says they can’t be blamed for lack of progress on Cyprus solution
Greek Cypriots who sold their property in Varosha did so because they can see no ...
Over 700 traffic fines in 48 hours
Police on Monday said they issued 744 fines for traffic violations in approximately 48 hours during checks in the government-controlled areas.
More than half concern speeding, one of the main causes for ...
Property, rental prices continue to spiral
Calls for government intervention to support affected buyers and the real estate sector
With property prices and rents continuing to spiral during the first quarter of the year, calls have ...
Scramble to authenticate, or debunk, reports of hotel sales in Varosha
Authorities scrambled on Friday to get to the bottom of reports in the north that Greek Cypriot owned hotels and buildings in Varosha had been bought by an unnamed Turkish ...
President compelled to release campaign donor list
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday released the names of his election campaign donors – but only after a discussion in parliament a day earlier had outed him as having effectively broken ...
More Cypriot and British evacuees arrive from Sudan (update 4)
Six more flights with evacuees from Sudan were due to land in Larnaca on Wednesday as the island continued to be used as a hub to get European nationals out ...
Cyprus’ reputation won’t be smeared says President after sanctions meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides vowed that Cyprus will do whatever is possible to prevent further damage to the country’s reputation, adding that no one will be protected if they are ...