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Anastasiades tells UN he will meet Akinci as long as Turkish provocations end
President Nicos Anastasiades has reiterated to the UN his readiness to continue Cyprus negotiations and meet Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci as long as Turkish provocations end, government...
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MPs give transport ministry two weeks to sort out conflicting bicycle laws
MPs on gave Friday the transport ministry two weeks to make the necessary arrangements to avoid the clash between penalties provided in local government regulations and the bill regulating bicycles or...
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UN official takes stock during Cyprus contacts
By Evie Andreou AS A result of the strategic review of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus, the organisation is convinced that Unficyp will be fully equipped and resourced to implement its mandate and...
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Paphos needs ‘more lifeguards now’
By Bejay Browne DESPITE Cyprus pushing to promote itself as a year-round tourist destination and as the weather warms up and the official summer season is only weeks away, Paphos says promises to...
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Capital Intelligence affirms Cyprus’ rating, ‘positive’ outlook
Limassol-based rating agency Capital Intelligence has affirmed Cyprus’ long-term and short-term foreign currency sovereign rating at BB- and B and placed it on ‘positive’ outlook, upgrading from...
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Russian businessman gains Cypriot citizenship
Well-known Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska has received a Cypriot passport as part of the government’s scheme to allow investors to obtain citizenship, The Guardian reported on Saturday. Deripaska...
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Man arrested illegally entering Republic by jumping off wall
A Kurdish man was arrested after attempting to enter the state-controlled areas from the occupied areas in Nicosia on Saturday, police said. The man was arrested after he jumped over the Venetian Walls...
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Erdogan: nothing can be done in EastMed without north’s consent
Nothing can be done in the Eastern Mediterranean without the consent of Turkey and the ‘TRNC’, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters during a flight on Saturday, as part of his trip to...
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Cyprus’ biodiversity needs to be protected says Animal Party
Cyprus’ “vulnerable biodiversity” needs to be protected, The Animal Party said on Saturday, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. “Cyprus is a small island, made up of a small and vulnerable...
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Mountain resorts in deep recession
By Jean Christou A Limassol-based economist has sent out an SOS for the survival of Platres, saying almost all of its hotels had closed down, and warning that if the mountain resort were to die, so too...
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‘Ankara shows no willingness to resume settlement talks’
The objective of Turkish provocation is to create problems to Cyprus’ energy programme and to the EU’s effort to make the Eastern Mediterranean an alternative energy corridor for Europe, Foreign...
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‘Time for honest discussion between the two sides’
The time has come for the two sides to discuss what a bizonal bicommunal federation means to each of them, Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign affairs minister’ Kudret Ozersay said. Ozersay, in an interview with...
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Is it time to scale down passport-selling scheme?
When Cyprus’ fiscal and banking crisis culminated in the March 2013 bailout agreement, its economic prospects were at their worst for nearly four decades. Economic output had already contracted in 2012...
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Russian investor asked permission to increase BoC stake over 10%
Russian investor Viktor Vekselberg applied for permission to further increase his stake in Bank of Cyprus before the government decided to grant him an honorary citizenship, a document suggests....
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EU Commission scrutinises Golden Visas, NGO links to risks (Update 2)
(Updates with EU Commission comment in third paragraph) The European Commission will plan a report about schemes of member states that allow foreign investors to acquire either a residence permit or...
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Bases praised for bird-trapping crackdown
The number of songbirds being illegally killed on a UK military base in Cyprus to supply restaurants has fallen by 70 per cent last year, wildlife experts said. More than 260,000 birds such as black...
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North seeks tax to finance Greek Cypriot property claims
The head of the north’s Immovable Property Commission (IPC), Ayfer Erkmen, has called on the ‘government’ to introduce a type of capital gains tax to help pay off mounting compensation claims submitted...
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Post-mortem mess prompts call for state coroner investigation
A leading criminologist has called for an urgent overview of the state coroner service after the announcement on Monday that a fifth post-mortem will be carried out on the body of the 46-year-old...
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MPs discuss how to manage future gas revenues
After almost a year, MPs on Monday resumed discussion of a government bill providing for the creation of a National Investment Fund to manage future hydrocarbons proceeds. The bill, drafted by the...
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BoC workers authorise Etyk to strike over “unreasonable” demands
By Stelios Orphanides The members of Etyk working for Bank of Cyprus on Monday authorised the union to strike in a dispute over an alleged violation of agreements with the bank which last year posted a...
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