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Thirty migrants confirmed dead off north coast, some still missing (Update 3)
By Andria Kades Thirty people died when a boat carrying 150 migrants sank off the coast of northern Cyprus, some 25 kilometres off Yialousa, early Wednesday and rescuers were still searching for 17...
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Teachers called on to play fair, they threaten more measures
By Evie Andreou The government and Archbishop Chrysostomos on Wednesday called on teachers unions to cooperate after the latter threatened the school year would not begin smoothly following an...
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State doctors mulling salary options post-Gesy
By Elias Hazou A number of state doctors are considering whether they should go into private practice once the National Health Scheme (Gesy) kicks in. Soteris Koumas, head of the state doctors’ union...
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Kotzias accuses Eide of creating opposition to Nicosia and Athens in new book...
Greek Foreign Minister, Nicos Kotzias has accused former UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide of creating opposition to the positions of Nicosia and Athens on the Cyprus issue by cultivating close ties...
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‘Baby Zoe’s’ father arrested by immigration, despite valid work permit
By Bejay Browne THE father of a baby who was treated in Israel in 2013 in a life-saving operation after the minister of health stepped in, has been arrested for a second time in Paphos, under...
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Akinci: Greek Cypriot side unwilling to listen
By Andria Kades The Turkish Cypriot side remains committed to finding a solution to the Cyprus problem however Greek Cypriots are unwilling to listen and have hindered efforts to resolve it, Turkish...
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Yermasoyia blaze partially under control (Update 3)
Firefighters on Thursday afternoon managed to contain before sunset a large blaze raging northwest of Yermasoyia, Limassol district. The fire incinerated about one square kilometre of wild vegetation,...
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Memorial to ‘mothers of the missing’ unveiled
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday evening unveiled a statue dedicated to the mothers of missing persons from the 1963-64 troubles and the 1974 Turkish invasion. The ceremony took place at the...
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Parents furious over slur by teachers’ union
By Evie Andreou Organised parents on Thursday asked secondary education teachers union Oelmek to apologise for calling them ‘errand boys and girls’ for the education minister and to attend the meeting...
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President unveils Noratlas aircraft in honour of Greek commandos [V] (Update 2)
An aircraft, similar to the Noratlas transport plane which was shot down by friendly fire during the 1974 Turkish invasion, was unveiled on Friday by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, in a sombre...
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‘Intensely selfish’ driver jailed for death of five-year-old girl
By Evie Andreou The Larnaca district court on Friday sentenced 35-year-old Penchev Milen Stefanov to 2.5 years in prison after being found guilty of causing a fatal road accident last month that led to...
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Turkey says it will stand by the north
Turkey will not allow the Turkish Cypriot people to be a victim of non-solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. in his message to Turkish Cypriots on the...
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‘Turkey has not changed’
Turkey’s stance on Cyprus has not wavered for more than four decades, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday night. He was speaking at the presidential palace at an evening event to mark the...
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Baby Zoe’s father moved to Menoyia detention centre
The lawyer of the father of a baby who had a life-saving operation in Israel in 2013 after the minister of health stepped in, is appealing his arrest to the supreme court and the ombudswoman,...
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Agreement signed for ‘satellite casino’ at Larnaca airport
Hermes Airports Ltd and Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Ltd (ICR Cyprus) have signed a commercial agreement for two areas at Larnaca airport to be used as a “satellite casino” . According to a joint...
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Pressure mounts on Journalists’ Union to reject OSCE glossary
The ‘Initiative for Freedom of Expression’ called on Saturday for the board of the Journalists Union to officially reject a glossary proposed by the OSCE which suggested Cyprus problem-related...
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Greek side better prepared for any new talks, says Kotzias
The Greek and the Greek Cypriot side can head towards any new round of negotiations under better conditions than those prepared by the previous UN envoy Espen Barth Eide, Greek Foreign Minister Nicos...
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Lute due to hold contacts with guarantors after Cyprus visit
UN envoy, Jane Holl Lute, is due to hold meetings in Greece, Turkey, the UK and the EU after her meetings on Monday with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Foreign...
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Why are suicides rates so low?
By Andria Kades Figures released this week showing that Cyprus has the lowest suicide rate in the whole of the European Union may not accurately reflect what appears to be an enviable statistic, mental...
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‘Golden visas’ risk being exposed to fraud, insider says
By Stelios Orphanides Foreign investors applying for a Cypriot ‘golden visa’ may be exposed to malpractice and fraud if the government decides to grant companies or individuals selling investments the...
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