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Disy leader eyes closer ties with Turkish Cypriot ‘left’
DISY leader Averof Neophytou said on Thursday that it would be easier for him to reach an understanding on the Cyprus problem with the leftist Turkish Cypriot parties and that he has “political...
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easyJet cancels all Gatwick flights over drone scare
BRITISH airline easyJet cancelled all its Gatwick flights on Thursday, including two to Cyprus, after drones flying near the airport grounded flights. The airline said the disruption was expected to...
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A step closer to an east Med ‘alliance’
THE leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Thursday they were ready to proceed with an inter-state agreement concerning the EastMed pipeline, following a trilateral summit in Beersheba, Israel....
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Call for Famagusta issue to be taken seriously
Mayor of Famagusta Alexis Galanos expressed his disappointment on Friday with the way in which the issue of the resort is being handled by the government, and called on President Anastasiades to give...
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Data watchdog ‘duty-bound to report audit boss’ over whistleblower
Private data commissioner Irini Loizidou Nicolaidou said Friday she was duty-bound to report the auditor-general’s failure to furnish her with information concerning a whistleblower, as she assured...
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Private doctors continue to bail on Gesy citing ‘more questions than answers’
ENDOCRINOLOGISTS announced on Friday that they would not be joining the National Health Scheme (Gesy) which is to be launched next summer, citing a deficient budget that would lead to low-quality...
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‘Disappointing year’ for CMP in terms of recovering remains
THE representative of the Greek Cypriot side in the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), Nestoras Nestoros, on Friday described the results of the Committee’s excavations during 2018 as poor....
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Revamp for popular Sodap beach
A YOUNG, talented Paphos-based architect has won the closed competition to revamp the facilities at the popular municipality beach known locally as ‘Sodap’ and work will get underway at the site at the...
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Economy set to grow around over 3 per cent a year by 2021, CBC says
The government will continue to strengthen and deepen the current positive economic growth spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday, after the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) predicted that Cyprus’...
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Repatriation of 6th century mosaics ‘important for cultural heritage’
By Maria Koniotou THE repatriation of the last complete fragments from the nearly 1,500-year-old Kanakaria mosaics made 2018 a significant year for cultural heritage, according to Cypriot art historian...
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A clash between the old and the new in Larnaca
A Larnaca residential development at odds with a noisy ramshackle past By Lizzy Ioannidou WITH urban development and expansion of cities come large-scale reconfigurations of the urban landscape as all...
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Erdogan hits back at Netanyahu after Twitter war of words (update 2)
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must have got “confused” when he said Turkey had invaded Cyprus. Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan said “By...
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More than 100 Bronze Age artifacts to return to Cyprus
More than 100 Cyprus Bronze Age antiquities are on their way back to the island after they were donated to the Walk of Truth foundation by an English collector. The antiquities, which make up a unique...
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‘Shared and common interests’
Cyprus and Poland have a very similar take on the meaning of the concept and principle of sovereignty, its deputy foreign minister says By Agnieszka Rakoczy POLAND and Cyprus may not have adjoining...
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Charity swimmers brave the cold for good causes on Boxing Day
DOZENS of fundraisers in Paphos will enter the water on Boxing Day, whatever the weather, to raise funds for their chosen charities. The annual event has become a firm fixture on the local festive...
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Rescuers dig through rubble for survivors after Indonesian tsunami kills 373...
By Fergus Jensen LABUAN, Indonesia, Dec 24 (Reuters) – The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 373 on...
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Neither decorations nor lavish meals for many this Christmas
AS DECORATIONS fill homes and streets, and as the majority of people indulge in lavish meals and shopping sprees, there are growing numbers in Cyprus with no home to decorate and no means to provide...
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Archbishop: rules out ‘solution at any cost’
ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos said on Tuesday that the Greek Cypriot side should not seek the resumption of the talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem “at any cost”. In his Christmas message, the...
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Current solution model not functional, Anastasiades says (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades suggested Thursday Greek Cypriots would be at a disadvantage if the island was reunited under the current provisions of a federal model, as there were no signs in sight of...
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Thursday expected to be coldest night so far this year (Update 2)
Heavy snowfall on Troodos forced the closure of roads and torrential rain in Limassol rendered thoroughfares across the district dangerous, police said on Thursday as the island braced for the coldest...
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