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Thieves target Tala cat park
THIEVES cut through the perimeter fence at a cat park in Paphos, leaving volunteers to round up hundreds of escaped cats milling around the adjacent car park. Manager of Tala monastery Cat Park Dawn...
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Turkey must back Cyprus talks for EU deal – Tusk (Update 3: adds more quotes)
By Tom Körkemeier and Gabriela Baczynska The European Union warned on Wednesday that a deal with Turkey to curb mass migration to Europe hinges on Ankara acting to support peace talks in EU member...
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Calls to better integrate migrants into Cypriot society on eve of anti-racism...
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which is marked on March 21, migrant support group, KISA called on the government to replace the current...
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Indefinite port strike in bid to stop MPs discussing privatisation bill...
Limassol port workers went on an indefinite strike on Monday in a bid to avert MPs from discussing a bill on the port’s privatisation later this week. Deputies are set to discuss the privatisation bill...
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Investigation into Paphos driving licence bribe claims
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Monday the government would be looking into the latest reports of rampant corruption at the Paphos Road Transport Department (RTD). According to daily...
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Spouses to be included in asset statements
The spouses of state officials and politically exposed persons will be included in a bill mandating the submission of asset and source of funds statements, it emerged on Wednesday. The bill was...
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Rift in ruling DISY over abortion debate
DISY MP Rikkos Mappourides walked out of the House Legal Affairs committee in protest on Wednesday after its chairman, his party colleague Sotiris Sampson, refused to schedule the discussion of the...
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Eide says ‘realistically optimistic’ for a solution (Updated)
THE UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Thursday he was “realistically optimistic” that the current reunification talks will lead to a settlement of the Cyprus problem. “I...
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Turkey warns over Cyprus’ third licensing round (Update 1: adds Cyprus govt...
The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday said Turkey’s warning over the government’s announcement that it was proceeding with a third hydrocarbons exploration round was typical of its “provocative and...
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Schulz: Cypriots will not be left alone the day after reunification
By Maria Koniotou European Parliament President Martin Schulz who is due in Cyprus on Monday night has sent the message that Cypriots would not be left alone the day after reunification, and said the...
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Supreme court rejects state’s appeal on shop hours
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Nicos Anastasiades’ appeal against parliament’s right to amend or reject government proposals on matters strictly within the remit of the executive branch...
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Nursing strike to remain in place for now
Striking nurses and the state managed to find some common ground on Monday but strike measures will remain in place for the time being pending discussion of a health ministry proposal. “There was...
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Israeli gas decision will have some impact on Cyprus, expert says
WHEREAS a court ruling in Israel complicating plans to develop that country’s natural gas fields does impact the development of Cyprus’ Aphrodite prospect, the effect is a lateral one, an energy...
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Hijacker surrenders, Anastasiades says all passengers and crew safe (Update 16)
The hijacker of an EgyptAir plane diverted to Larnaca surrendered on Tuesday afternoon after a seven-hour stand-off with Cypriot authorities. Footage showed him leaving the aircraft with his hands in...
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President throws down gauntlet to striking nurses (Updated)
In a show of determination, President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday announced the outsourcing of nursing services in a bid to tackle the problems created by an ongoing strike staged by a single union...
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Twelve in waste scandal referred to criminal court
Twelve people were on Thursday referred to a criminal court where starting on April 26 they will stand trial on corruption and bribery charges in connection with an overcharging scam at the landfills...
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Migrants rescued off Polis, 27 on board fishing trawler (Update 2)
The police’s marine fleet on Thursday evening mounted a rescue operation for 27 people aboard a fishing trawler adrift in seas off the Akamas peninsula. Two vessels were dispatched to rendezvous with...
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Honouring the day by restoring unity
THOSE who blame the upcoming legislative elections in May for a slowdown in the Cyprus talks negotiations are simply masking the fact that their positions contradict the principles of justice,...
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Nurses vote to return to work (Update)
WITH a majority vote, public sector nurses union PASYNO on Friday decided to rescind all strike measures and return to work the same evening. After a two-hour members’ meeting in Limassol they agreed...
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Concrete monstrosity or work of beauty?
Dubbed queen of the curve, following her death on Thursday, world renowned architect Zaha Hadid will not live to see the completion of her controversial design for Nicosia’s Eleftheria square, a...
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