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Military gear found at Noratlas site handed to National Guard
Military equipment and other findings located at the Makedonitissa military cemetery in Nicosia during excavations to unearth the remains of an aircraft carrying Greek commandos that was shot down in...
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AG says he knows the law after being called on to probe Co-op (updated)
Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Tuesday he knew his job well and didn’t need encouragement or prompting on whether he would launch a probe into the possibility of wrongdoing at the Co-op bank....
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Cyprus records highest EU increase in road deaths for 2017
Cyprus had the highest increase in road deaths for 2017 out of 23 EU member states, the Road Safety PIN Report, published by the European Transport Safety Council, said on Tuesday. According to the...
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Volunteers clean up ten thousand kilos of rubbish from Akamas
Six years after a British expat couple formed a volunteer beach clean-up team to remove rubbish from remote areas of the Akamas Peninsula they have cleared away more than 10,000kg of it. “We are now...
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Signed MoU on relocation of Larnaca fuel storage facilities submitted to cabinet
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Wednesday he had submitted a signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the cabinet between the government and six private companies for the removal of the...
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CEO says regulator forced Co-op into Altamira, Citi deals
By Stelios Orphanides The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank Nicholas Hadjiyiannis has said the bank was compelled by European regulators to enter cooperation with Altamira...
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Attorney-general to launch in-depth probe into Co-op’s demise
Attorney-General Costas Clerides said on Wednesday he would be launching a probe into the possibility of wrongdoing at the Co-operative bank and would be appointing an investigative committee to carry...
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Co-op staff seek up to €200,000 each in retirement pay
Bank workers who opt for voluntary retirement from the Co-operative bank want anywhere between €100,000 to €200,000 according to a circular which emerged on Wednesday. The documented had been...
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Bill seeks to limit tuition fee hikes by private schools
A bill on private schools which would prohibit them from raising tuition fees of pupils unless previously agreed with parents is to be sent to the House plenum to vote, it was announced on Wednesday....
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Sinister Trump motives linked to Cypriot diaspora meeting
American Greek and Cypriot organisations are furious with the US news outlet Daily Beast, which slammed the International Coordinating Committee: Justice for Cyprus (Pseka) for holding its 34th annual...
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Foreclosure law ineffective, ESM says
Cyprus’ legal frameworks aimed at reducing non-performing loans are inefficient and hardly used by banks whose bad debt stock remains a key vulnerability, according to a report released by the European...
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Co-op probe will cover periods before and after 2013, president says (updated)
A probe into the events that led to the fire sale of the co-op bank will cover the periods before and after 2013, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday, as the blame game between parties over...
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Turkey should allow Cypriot sides to reach a settlement together
By Evie Andreou Turkey must allow Cypriots to negotiate and reach a settlement for themselves so they can live in peace and security, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. Speaking at the...
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Cyprus asks Israel for help with massive forest fire (Update 2)
Cyprus has asked neighbouring Israel for assistance to put out a huge fire raging in the northwest of the island. According to fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis, justice minister Ionas Nicolaou...
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Audit boss accuses Koursoumba’s spouse of being a strategic defaulter
By Elias Hazou LAW Commissioner Leda Koursoumba on Thursday denied that her husband had part of his debt to the Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) written off, amid allegations that her spouse had lied to...
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Huge Pano Pyrgos fire under control
The huge fire which burnt 30 hectares of dense forest in the northwest of the island is under full control, spokesman for the forestry department Christos Christou said on Friday morning. The fire...
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North reverses decision to deny female students graduation over headscarf...
Authorities in the north said on Friday they would sign the school-leaving diplomas of 51 female pupils who had submitted for their documents photographs of themselves wearing headscarves, reversing an...
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Fire near Monagrouli (updated)
A fire is raging just north of the Monagrouli area in Limassol with firefighters at the scene trying to battling the flames under difficult circumstances. The situation is becoming exceedingly...
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J&P staff in Saudi Arabia strike
Staff at 15 Joannou and Paraskevaides Group construction sites in Saudi Arabia are refusing to work over the company’s failure to pay their salaries since February, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Workers...
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Defence ministers look to increase cooperation
The defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Friday they look forward to further developing and enhancing trilateral defence collaboration. After the second Trilateral Defence Meeting...
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