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Akinci sees current reunification model as the ‘logical solution’
By George Psyllides Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said Monday his side was open to the idea of reducing the federal government’s powers post-solution but they would never accept decisions to be...
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Health minister’s bigger budget fails to impress
By Elias Hazou Lawmakers on Monday were singularly unimpressed with health minister Constantinos Ioannou’s boast that the ministry’s budget for 2019 was the largest in a decade. Briefing the House...
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Blood spatter found on murder suspect’s clothes, court hears (updated)
A 40-year-old man detained in connection with the murder of a woman, 56, in the village of Ikos had blood spatter on his clothes, police told a court on Tuesday. The Georgian man, who was remanded in...
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Dherynia checkpoint operating smoothly says mayor
Traffic across the Dherynia crossing has been smooth with no problems, the town’s mayor said on Tuesday 24 hours after the checkpoint was opened. “Civil society responded positively [to the opening of...
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‘Cyprus has not agreed for gas to flow through Turkey’
The government on Tuesday rejected reports in the Turkish press that President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his willingness to agree to a deal with Ankara for Cyprus’ natural gas to flow to Europe...
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Public urged to respect salt lake habitat
Larnaca Municipality on Tuesday urged members of the public to show respect for the protection of the ecosystem of the town’s salt lake after it emerged that many visitors walk on the lake and disturb...
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Exxon expected to start drilling by week’s end
By Evie Andreou The Stena Icemax drillship leased by ExxonMobil, is expected to begin drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 by the end of the week, it was reported on Wednesday. The drillship arrived...
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Co-op: wrong people, government mistakes, poor governance (Updated)
Incapable people, government mistakes and no corporate governance were the reasons the co-op bank collapsed, Central Bank Governor (CBC) Chrystalla Georghadji told an inquiry on Wednesday, also blaming...
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Four arrests in Ayia Napa murder case
Three men from the Famagusta district aged 27, 36 and 44 and another from Nicosia, 35, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder two weeks ago of 33-year-old Gary Boris Christodoulou,...
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AG denies squandering millions in 2013 economic crisis probes
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Wednesday rejected reports that he had spent millions of euros on probes into the collapse of the economy but had little to show for it, and urged certain media...
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Health minister confident private doctors will join Gesy
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday he was optimistic that the necessary number of private doctors would agree to join the National Health Scheme (Gesy) for the health reform to be...
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Cabinet backs May on Brexit but she faces battle in parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting...
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Little enthusiasm from new voters for European elections
Few new voters have expressed any interest in taking part in the May European parliamentary elections, election service head Demetris Demetriou said on Wednesday. The number of voters aged 18 to 30...
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UK’s Brexit Secretary Raab resigns thrusting May’s government into turmoil...
British Prime Minister Theresa May was dealt a severe blow on Thursday when her Brexit secretary and another minister quit, striking at the heart of a draft divorce deal with the EU she is battling to...
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EU rights of Cypriots on British bases secured under Brexit deal
By Jean Christou President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday welcomed the agreement in principle between the EU and the UK for Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc, and the protocol contained in the deal on...
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Cheers and jeers mark 35th anniversary of UDI in north
A series of protests and events were held on Thursday to condemn the 35th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state with the government...
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‘I’m going to see this through’ May says on Brexit deal
By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her draft divorce deal with the European Union on Thursday after the resignation of her Brexit...
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Napa murder remand, court hears of gang infighting and betrayal
Famagusta district court on Thursday remanded in custody for eight days the four suspects arrested in connection with the November 1 murder of Gary Boris Christodoulou, found dead with two bullets to...
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Little chance of cheaper electricity any time soon MPs told
Electricity prices are not expected to drop anytime soon, lawmakers heard on Thursday. During a parliamentary discussion on ways in which the state could reduce electricity rates – which are on the...
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Proposal submitted for Larnaca port and marina development
A proposal on the development of Larnaca’s port and marina was submitted on Friday, the transport ministry said. The proposal will be evaluated in line with the timeframes and procedures specified by...
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