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‘We’ve never seen such destruction’ Cypriot fire team returns from Greece...
By Lizzy Ioannidou The 64-member Cypriot mission sent to Athens to support efforts in the extinguishing of the Attica wildfires returned to the island at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday night, after...
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Guterres will decide on next Cyprus steps after seeing Lute (Updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will decide on his next steps on the Cyprus issue after he speaks to his special envoy Jane Holl Lute in New York, UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric...
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Borrowers’ group says banks piling on the pressure
The chairman of a borrowers’ protection group said that banks were piling on the pressure on non-paying customers in recent days after the parliament modernised the foreclosure and insolvency...
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Council repairs roads after Sapa refuses to pay
The road network in the tourist area of Kissonerga in Paphos is being repaired and resurfaced after work by the sewerage company Sapa left them in a terrible state, according to the local community...
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Moody`s upgrades Cyprus` ratings, changing outlook to stable from positive
Moody`s Investors Service, has upgraded the government of Cyprus` long-term issuer rating to Ba2 from Ba3. All senior unsecured bond and programme ratings have also been upgraded to Ba2 and (P)Ba2,...
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Woman speaks out after 44 years about rape ordeal at age 12 during Turkish...
By Peter Michael A woman opened up for the first time in 44 years about her treatment at the hand of Turkish soldiers and the repeated rape she endured at just age 12, while her family were killed in...
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‘A tsunami of solidarity’ for Greek fire victims
By Peter Michael ONE thousand boxes of humanitarian aid left on a flight for Greece from Cyprus on Saturday morning, the first flight being sent with donations for people affected by the wildfires...
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‘Miracle’ centre has eased cancer care
By Andria Kades Described as a small miracle, the German Oncology Centre in Limassol, which began operating nine months ago, has offered some desperately needed respite for patients undergoing...
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Searching for the missing brides of Cyprus
Between the 1920s and 40s around one thousand Turkish Cypriot girls were ‘sold’ into marriage to foreign men. A new documentary tells their tale By Evie Andreou One day in 1936, an inconsolable Fetine...
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FM calls for unity in very critical period
Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides, called for unity on Sunday as the national issue was entering a very critical period. Speaking at the annual memorial service for Archbishop Makarios, at the...
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Extra hassle for parents travelling with children
By Elias Hazou Mother detained at airport with son had to get husband’s permission to leave even though she wasn’t on the stop list A Cypriot woman flying out of Larnaca with her underage son was...
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‘Shocked by Co-op’s fate, other banks may now act’
By Stelios Orphanides THE supervisory decision to go hard on the Co-op, ultimately leading to the bank going out of business, may prompt other banks to deal with their non-performing loans faster and...
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Christofias demands president’s intervention
Former President Demetris Christofias urged President Anastasiades, to intervene and put an end to the blocking of the access road to the Hambis engraving school, which has been forced to close down as...
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President briefs party leaders on Lute visit (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday briefed party leaders and former presidents about his recent meeting with the UN secretary-general’s representative Jane Holl Lute. During the four-hour meeting...
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Strovolos binmen strike comes to temporary end
After a strike by dustmen which lasted from Thursday until Monday morning, the Strovolos municipality at noon reached an agreement with the unions, ending the work stoppage for now. According to an...
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Concert and radiomarathon organised in aid of Greece
By Kristian Chrysostomou Cyprus’ efforts to help Greece deal with the after-effects of last week’s devastating fire continue this week with a free concert in Nicosia on Tuesday headlined by Anna Vissi...
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Protaras’ Konnos bay a fire hazard, says mayor
By Lizzy Ioannidou Konnos bay in Protaras was declared a fire hazard by Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis on Monday because It has only a single entrance and exit route which could trap visitors if a...
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President briefs leaders on talks with UN envoy
The Greek Cypriot side is waiting for the UN secretary-general to take the initiative to restart settlement talks where they left off, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday. He was...
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New push to rid Paphos of visual pollution
CONCERTED efforts are underway in Paphos to get rid of illegal hoardings, billboards and other structures to create a tidier image, the head of the Paphos regional board of tourism said on Monday....
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Education talks to go on as long as necessary, presidency says
The government said Tuesday that dialogue with teacher unions on streamlining public education that was expected to start this week will carry on for as long as it takes, as teachers charged that...
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