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Former MP accuses AG of waiving traffic fines for his friends
By George Psyllides Former Disy MP Andreas Themistocleous, who had his driver’s licence revoked last year over traffic violations, accused Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Thursday of showing...
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‘No turning back time for sea caves’ minister says
By George Psyllides THE clock cannot be turned back on controversial developments at the sea caves area in Peyia, Paphos, and authorities can only limit the damage by rectifying some illegalities and...
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Excavator spotted at Konnos beach worries conservationists
By George Psyllides POLITICAL parties and conservationists on Thursday censured local authorities in the Famagusta area after a photo emerged on the internet of an excavator carrying out work at Konnos...
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‘Foreign minister’ Ozersay: duty on aid sent north was wrong
Turkish Cypriot foreign ‘minister’ Kudret Ozersay has said the previous ‘government’s’ decision to impose duty on the humanitarian aid the Republic sends to Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the...
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Bases police send message by destroying poaching paraphernalia
Police in the British base in Dhekelia on Friday said they have dealt a blow to bird trappers and highlighted their commitment to stamping out poaching by destroying a large number of mist nets and...
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President lauds EU solidarity over Turkey (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday welcomed the strong expression of solidarity from the European Union after the 28 member states called on Turkey to stop all illegal activity in the Republic of...
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Creditors repeat urge for reforms
Cyprus needs to take advantage of the current higher-than-expected economic growth to promote structural reforms that will help reduce risks to its financial system and public finances and improve its...
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Identification procedures to identify Athalassa missing remains to begin soon
Procedures to identify the remains of 11 Cypriots, excavated last year in the area where they have been buried since the 1974 Turkish invasion, next to Athalassa Hospital in Nicosia, will start soon,...
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16 dogs stolen from their pens in Paphos
Sixteen dogs were stolen in three separate incidents in the Paphos area on Friday, police said. According to police the dogs were all stolen either from the Kouklia or Mandria area at approximately...
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Cyprus supports Ιnternational Decade for Action on Water
Cyprus fully supports the Ιnternational Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028 and is ready to actively participate in its activities, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to...
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Interior minister calls on Paralimni to end unlicensed beach activities
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has called on the Paralimni municipality to immediately end any unlicensed activities on the beaches in the area. Petrides spoke with police HQ and the Mayor of...
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Outrage over Siberian tiger cub petted at Paphos Zoo
Outrage has followed the revelation that visitors to a Parrot Show at Paphos Zoo are allowed to handle a 14-week-old Siberian tiger cub. The petting of the tiger cub caused a stir on social media, and...
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Deluge of bailout lawsuits moving at glacial speed
Five years on, of the thousands of private lawsuits filed in Cypriot courts against the March 25, 2013 bail-in, proceedings have yet to begin in a single case; and whereas the presumption of innocence...
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Haircut five years after: the long road through the courts
By Evie Andreou Five years ago today – on March 25, 2013 – thousands of depositors in the now defunct Laiki Bank discovered they had lost all their savings over €100,000 overnight. Five years later,...
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Policing the police
By Andria Kades A group of police officers will now be policing their own, as part of a new internal audit service that began operating this week, aimed at clamping down on corruption. In Cyprus, the...
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Limassol in 8th place among 56 cities for methamphetamine use
Limassol has been ranked in 8th place out of 56 European cities for use of methamphetamines, twice as high as Nicosia, according to a study of wastewater samples taken by the European Monitoring Center...
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EU leaders host Turkish President Erdogan for uneasy summit
The European Union holds an uneasy summit with Turkey on Monday, when it is likely to provide Ankara with fresh cash to extend a deal on Syrian refugees but deflect Turkish demands for deeper trade...
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US and EU expel scores of Russian diplomats in response to UK nerve attack
The United States said on Monday it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe punishing the Kremlin for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that they have...
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Remove barriers to membership talks, Turkey tells EU (Update)
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said he will seek the removal at a summit with the EU on Monday of all obstacles to a stalled membership bid, which the bloc however believes are of Ankara’s own...
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EU tells Erdogan they have common interests but also challenges
The European Union is worried over President Tayyip Erdogan’s adherence to the rule of law at home and his actions in Syria and in the east Mediterranean but will go on offering its support for Syrian...
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