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ECHR condemns Turkey in 2005 Guzelyurtlu murder (updated)
Turkey failed to co-operate with the Republic in the murder of three Turkish Cypriots in 2005, resulting in the perpetrators not being brought to book, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human...
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Paris court rules in favour of Cyprus in FBME case (updated)
The Paris-based arbitration court of the International Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday ruled in favour of the Republic of Cyprus in an appeal filed against the country by the owners of FBME bank. The...
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European leaders say important that EU involved in Cyprus talks
Southern EU leaders agreed on Tuesday the union’s active involvement in Cyprus talks upon their resumption is important so a reunited island remains a fully functional member of the EU and compliant...
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‘Tough year ahead for Cyprus tourism’
The year ahead is expected to be challenging as it will be a struggle to attract the same number of tourists as the previous two record years where visitor arrivals reached almost four million, head of...
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President Anastasiades holds talks with Greek PM
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hold on Wednesday talks in Nicosia, in the framework of the coordination between Cyprus and Greece on the Cyprus problem. The...
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Greece’s newfound prestige can help Cyprus says Tsipras (Updated)
The agreement resolving the name dispute over Macedonia has strengthened Greece’s credibility internationally and could help efforts for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Greek Prime...
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Man admits to killing and setting pensioner on fire
A 21-year-old man was remanded on Wednesday for eight days after admitting to attacking and killing 76-year-old Giorgos Mavrommatis last Sunday and setting the victim’s house on fire to destroy...
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Charred body found in Nicosia fire, suspect sought (Update 3)
Police said Wednesday they were treating the death of a woman in a Nicosia fire as murder and have issued an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Syrian man. The charred body of a woman was found after a...
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After partiality claims, top court adopts strict code of conduct
The supreme court announced on Wednesday it has adopted a code of conduct to apply the strictest standards of judicial disqualification or recusal. The move followed recent allegations that raised...
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Tough US warning as Security Council renews Unficyp mandate
The US warned on Wednesday that the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus cannot be part of a landscape that lacks a path toward a political solution, as the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution...
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MPs told of drugs on sale at school canteen
The sale and use of drugs in schools by students was raised at the House education committee on Wednesday, with a spokesperson of the Drug-Free World Foundation Europe raising the alarm over a case of...
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Cyprus one of the safest places to drive says holiday website
Holiday website Canvas holidays claim Cyprus is the second safest place in Europe to drive in. According to the website, they used the European Commission’s Annual Accident Report 2018 to calculate the...
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Turkey accuses Cyprus of abusing its EU membership
Turkey said on Thursday that the joint declaration adopted at the Fifth Summit of the Southern European Union Countries (Med7) on Tuesday was yet another example of the unfair and unconstructive...
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Cyprus welcomes Unficyp renewal, accuses Ankara of trying to create confusion
The absence of a solution to the Cyprus problem was on Turkey, which is obstructing the process because it has other plans, the government said on Thursday, welcoming the extension of the UN force’s...
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Claims by Scientology-linked anti-drugs group ‘baseless and misleading’...
Anti-drugs authorities on Thursday called claims by a little-known group that narcotics were sold at a school canteen were “baseless and misleading” and questioned why an unlicensed organisation was...
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Government tightlipped on naval base use by France
THE GOVERNMENT on Thursday neither confirmed nor denied fresh reports of plans for a naval station at Mari to permanently service French warships. When asked government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou...
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Aglandjia mayor one of few to support municipal mergers
Aglandjia mayor Charalambos Petrides said on Friday he was in favour of plans to reform the local authority system that may see his jurisdiction merge with other areas. In an interview with the Cyprus...
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Plan outlined for improved road to the mountains
An improved timetable for the construction of a new Limassol to Troodos road was presented by Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou on Friday. According to the timetable, presented to the House...
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Suspect in bar arson in which woman died, names owner as mastermind
The 45-year-old owner of a bar that was deliberately burned has been named as the mastermind of the arson that led to the death of a Ukrainian woman, 42, who lived in a flat above the establishment in...
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No decision yet on opening newly-pedestrianised Nicosia road to traffic
With works almost complete on Eleftheria Square and the adjacent Costakis Pantelides Avenue, Nicosia municipality said on Friday, the request for the pedestrianisation of the street by various groups...
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