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MPs pass law giving them a say over golden visas
The House on Friday passed a law giving MPs a say over honorary naturalisations and on who could be granted golden visas. The law will come into effect on January 31, 2020 to give the government time...
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People with rare disease face ‘numerous inequalities’ in health care
PATIENTS with rare diseases are being forced to seek medical help in the private sector, reaching deep into their pockets for treatment to avoid long lists in state, the head of the Federation of Rare...
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Report to US Congress on Cyprus talks pessimistic about progress
The US Congressional Research Service (CRS), in its latest report, has concluded that the reunification of Cyprus is proving elusive and that if both sides reject the terms of reference for new talks,...
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Akinci ‘hopes for an island without barricades’
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Saturday visited the Dherynia crossing for the first time since its opening on November 12 last year. The previous day he had visited the new crossing at...
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Turkey pushing ahead with hydrocarbons exploration around Cyprus
The Turkish vessel Barbaros will begin explorations in Cyprus’ offshore block 9 on Sunday, while explorations in blocks 1, 8 and 12 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will take place by end of...
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Artists’ heirs to get share of art sales
The heirs of dead Cypriot artists whose works often sell for thousands of euros after their deaths can now claim their royalty rights thanks to a leading Nicosia lawyer. Under copyright law, writers...
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Scout group rescued from Troodos after getting lost
A massive police operation to rescue 21 people who were lost on the Troodos mountains as of Saturday afternoon came to a happy ending on Sunday morning when the 17 children and there four guides were...
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President to have second meeting with Lute on Monday
Talks on the Cyprus problem must start immediately, President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to tell UN envoy Jane Holl Lute when he meets her later on Sunday, according to Foreign Minister Nicos...
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Akinci: A lone fighter who won’t give up
By Esra Aygin ONLY two years after the devastation and division of 1974, when nobody could dare dream of it, the 28-year-old Mustafa Akinci imagined a single, united Nicosia. In the 14 years he served...
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‘Immediate measures need to be taken in justice system’
Immediate measures need to be taken in the justice system, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Sunday in interviews with three papers. Public confidence in the judiciary and its bodies will be...
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Biochar: when burning wood is good
In Cyprus, we use a lot of charcoal – to grill meat. But KTV Green Enterprises, a company based in the mountain village of Kambos, suggests another use for charcoal – to prevent pollution, and increase...
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Lute meeting productive says spokesman
President Nicos Anastasiades had a good and productive meeting with UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday night. Speaking after the three-hour...
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Ready to resume talks immediately, Anastasiades says
The Greek Cypriot side is ready to resume talks immediately from the point they ended in the summer of 2017, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. “What we are trying to do is to convey a clear...
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After dramatic mountain rescue, Scouts defend procedures
Scouts, whose members had to be rescued from the snowy peaks of Troodos, said on Monday that all procedures provided for by their regulations had been followed amid calls for regulating such pursuits....
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After two years gas fund bill edges toward a vote
Legislators on Monday gave the government a week to come back with clarifications on the operation of the national investment fund that is to be set up to manage future revenues from hydrocarbons....
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Anastasiades to contact Akinci in coming days (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades is set to contact Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in the coming days, the government spokesman said on Monday after the second meeting with the UN secretary...
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Facelift for Paralimni to include golf course and marina
Development projects of over €45 million set to begin in 2019 in Paralimni municipality were announced by President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday, while many more, including a largescale golf course...
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Bust Germania airlines was operating four flights a week to Cyprus (Update 1)
German holiday airline Germania collapsed on Tuesday after it failed to secure financing to meet a short-term cash squeeze and said it would cancel all flights immediately. According to Cyprus airports...
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EU removed measures from golden visa report
The EU has removed the toughest measures and recommendations from a report on golden visas that was published in January, non-profit media organization Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project...
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Parents at odds with student body over new planned protest
The secondary-schools parents association on Tuesday expressed their disagreement with a protest pupils have planned for Thursday. Student group Psem called on all students to join a protest outside...
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