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Peyia sea caves protest goes to parliament
A protest against building development near the sea caves in Peyia and other protected areas will be held at the House of Representatives in Nicosia on Wednesday morning at 11am. Environmentalists are...
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BoC posts a €554m after-tax loss in 2017
By Stelios Orphanides Bank of Cyprus said that it generated last year an after-tax loss of €554.3m compared to a net profit of €67.2m in 2016 mainly on increased provisions for loan impairments in line...
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OSCE concerned over gag order in Lozidou case
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern on Tuesday over a recent court decision prohibiting daily Politis from publishing documents concerning a state attorney and...
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Auditor calls for probe into Paralimni mayor over beach changes
The auditor-general has recommended the interior ministry launch an investigation and involve the police if necessary, into how a footpath paid for by the municipality had been built to access a...
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British High Commissioner gives reassurance over Brexit concerns
British High Commissioner Matthew Kidd visited Paphos on Tuesday to answer questions causing concern to British residents over Brexit. Paphos is home to the largest number of Britons on the island and...
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Further Turkish provocations in EEZ
Prior to intercepting the Saipem 12000 drillship in offshore block 3, the Turkish navy had attempted to harass the rig near the Calypso target in block 6 it has been revealed as it also emerged on...
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Nicosia means culture says tourism board
The Nicosia Tourism Board (NTB) on Tuesday launched a campaign for the promotion of the island’s capital as the ultimate cultural destination. The campaign ‘Meet Nicosia. Meet Culture’, aims at...
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Anastasiades: Turkey’s actions in EEZ have worsened division (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday Turkish Cypriot claims relating to the island’s hydrocarbon programme only served Turkey’s interests. In his speech following his confirmation ceremony in...
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Peyia development sparks environment protest
Scores of protesters gathered on Wednesday outside parliament during President Nicos Anastasiades’ swearing in ceremony in a bid to remind the president and his administration of their obligations to...
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EEZ dispute shows north is ‘not ready to restart talks’
The Turkish Cypriot side is merely using the hydrocarbons issue as an excuse not to return to the negotiating table, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. In comments to...
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Turkey and Cyprus back in European court over family’s murder
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Wednesday it will hold a hearing on March 28 into the case of a Turkish Cypriot family who were murdered in the Republic in...
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Cypriot firm gets tech to build cost effective power generator
The Cypriot company Thalis Engineering Co. Ltd. is planning to set up a plant that will produce a renewable energy generator capable of producing power at a faction of the cost of other conventional...
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New ministers sworn in (Update1)
The new council of ministers was sworn in at the presidential palace on Thursday morning, along with other officials appointed by President Nicos Anastasiades after his re-election last month. The...
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Browder’s lawyer pledges to prove Cypriot-Russian ‘love affair’
Nicosia District Court is expected to decide by April 16 at the latest whether it will accept Bill Browder’s request to file a supplementary affidavit that aims to prove the Cypriot government is...
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Environmentalists step up action against Peyia villas
Environmentalists vowed to stop the construction of residences at the sea caves in Peyia, despite reassurances by the Paphos town planning department that everything was done by the book. Following two...
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Police make arrests in connection with death of Bulgarian woman (Updated)
Police on Thursday arrested two men, aged 54 and 27, in connection with the death of a Bulgarian woman last week. The two, father and son, are the owners of premises in Paphos where a number of dogs...
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No new peace talks as things stand, says new foreign minister
Peace talks aimed at reunifying the island cannot start under the current circumstances, new foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. During the course of his first interview since...
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Record number of runners at upcoming Cyprus marathon
Close to three thousand runners will take part in the twentieth Logicom Cyprus Marathon in Paphos this weekend. The popular event, which has seen a huge spurt in popularity over the last couple of...
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Garoyian accuses Nicolas of rigging party election (updated)
Former Diko chairman Marios Garoyian accused the current chairman, Nicolas Papadopoulos, of winning the leadership by rigging the vote during the party’s electoral congress in December 2013. Garoyian,...
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Father, son remanded in mauling death (update 2)
A 54-year-old father and his son, 27, from Paphos, were remanded in custody on Friday in connection with the death of a Bulgarian woman who is thought to have been mauled by the suspects’ dogs last...
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