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Women need more say in Cyprob talks, says Unficyp chief
THE Head of the UN peace-keeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Elizabeth Spehar said she is quite hopeful about what may transpire during next week’s meetings between the leaders of the island’s two...
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Return of 100,000 refugees, Morphou, on table at talks (2nd update)
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday that among the Greek Cypriot side’s positions on the territorial issue is the return of at least 100,000 refugees to the north, under Greek Cypriot...
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Andreas Vgenopoulos dies, cases against him to continue (updated)
Andreas Vgenopoulos, the Greek entrepreneur considered responsible for the demise of failed lender Cyprus Popular Bank (or Laiki), died on Saturday in Athens. Vgenopoulos died due to heart failure in a...
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The end of the road for Cyprus talks?
Despite concerted efforts to downplay the significance of the week-long no-holds-barred negotiations in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland on the territorial adjustments to be made as part of an agreed...
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Restored Apostolos Andreas monastery to be delivered on Monday
The restored monastery of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula in the north will be delivered on Monday to the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage. The delivery of Phase A was announced by...
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Eurogroup to discuss solution cost, meeting important Georgiades says
The government expects the involvement of all European institutions, including the Eurogroup, in a possible solution of the Cyprus problem, said Sunday Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, noting that...
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Ban urges leaders to make the most of the moment (Update 4)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the two leaders in Cyprus to “make the most of the moment” as he joined them for the start of their crucial talks in Switzerland. Ban was speaking...
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Alpha Bank fined for unfair practices
The commerce ministry’s Consumer Protection Service has slapped Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd with a €250,000 administrative fine, having found that the bank engaged in unfair commercial practices at the...
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Six months on law to ban crooked contractors yet to be implemented
Some six months after it was passed a law barring crooked contractors from bidding for public projects has yet to be implemented. The reason, apparently, is that the government has not managed to find...
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Remembrance services to be held in Paphos
Paphos will on Sunday once again hold two services to mark Remembrance Day. The services honour fallen servicemen and women and will be held in Peyia and Paphos. Both services will include a two minute...
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Global shock after Trump wins presidency, Clinton and Obama urge unity
Donald Trump put aside the celebrations and began planning his 73-day transition to the White House on Wednesday as rival Hillary Clinton promised to bury the bitterness of their long presidential race...
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CyTA’s loss-making Greek arm up for sale
CyTA Hellas, the state telecom’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Greece, has been put on the block for sale. The decision, published in the government gazette, notes that the sale of CyTA Hellas is to be...
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Clock ticking in Mont Pelerin, leaders head into last day on Friday
It was anyone’s guess on Thursday whether the territory talks at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were stalling dangerously or whether the two sides could still manage a last-minute breakthrough on Friday...
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‘Our son is in distress and no one’s helping’, monk’s mother tells court
The mother of a monk at Machairas monastery told the court on Thursday she fears for her son’s mental health, insisting that her son has been brainwashed into leading a monastic life. In a first-of-its...
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Leaders take a recess, talks to resume in Geneva November 20
TALKS on the issue of territory came to a dramatic close late on Friday, as the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to resume the talks in Geneva next Sunday, after a week’s break. A...
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Deal within reach but more time needed (Updated)
It was President Nicos Anastasiades who asked for a week’s break in the talks on territory so that he could confer with the Greek prime minister and party leaders at home, the Turkish Cypriot...
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Emotional return to Cyprus for former Jewish camp detainees
“This is very, very emotional,” says 68-year-old retired city planner Pinchas Kahana, as he wanders around the dusty courtyard of what was once a hospital. “For anyone to come to the place they were...
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Obama says prospects for lasting Cyprus solution best seen in years
US President barack Obama has said the prospects for a lasting Cyprus settlement are the best seen in many years. Ahead of his visit to Greece in the coming week, Obama told Kathimerini newspaper that...
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Two killed as powerful earthquake hits New Zealand (Update 6)
By Charlotte Greenfield and Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake and hundreds of strong aftershocks rocked New Zealand early on Monday, killing at least two people and...
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New bill in pipeline to end match-fixing, Nicolaou says
Measures to combat match-fixing, which will include severe penalties of up to seven years imprisonment and fines of up to 300,000 euros, in combination with steps to enhance the effectiveness of law...
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