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Akel support crucial for success of talks
Thursday’s unofficial invitation for China to attend the conference on Cyprus scheduled for January 12 is yet another indication of Akel’s willingness to put its back into supporting President Nicos...
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Petrides to hit back at opposition parties over reform bills
Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides is to hold a news conference on Monday to explain the implications of the rejection of the civil service reform bills by the opposition parties in...
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China warns Trump against ignoring its Taiwan interests (Updated)
China expressed “serious concern” on Monday after US President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of “one China”,...
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Peace march from north to south to promote solution
Organisations from both sides of the green line are planning a peace march for Wednesday demanding a solution and reunification. The bicommunal peace initiative, United Cyprus, and other organisations...
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Former BoC official pressed over knowledge of 2012 capital shortfall
The Bank of Cyprus board had every reason to believe the sale of its insurance companies would go through in June 2012, and that its capital shortfall would thus not exceed the estimated amount, then...
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Anastasiades tells overseas ‘patriots’ to stay out of Cyprus problem
President Nicos Anastasiades censured a Greek professor who said annexation of the north by Turkey would not necessarily be a bad thing, telling him that it was not his home that was under occupation....
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Backlog of citizenship applications clears
Half of the 5,000 outstanding applications for citizenship and naturalisation have been processed in the last two months, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. Many of these cases have been...
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Meeting held in good atmosphere
Some pending issues are closing, but disagreements also remain in the negotiations, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday following a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. The two...
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British foreign secretary pressured north over Low’s murder suspects, says May
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson raised the issue of northern Cyprus’ refusal to hand over to the Republic the two suspects wanted for the murder of a British tourist in Ayia Napa during his...
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‘Time for a new beginning,’ say peace marchers
President Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader on Wednesday pledged to do their best to reunify the island in addresses to hundreds of people who braved the cold to take part in a peace march...
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Apollon named in report about questionable player ownership practice
Limassol football club Apollon appears to be involved in third-party ownership (TPO) of players, a practice banned by the sport’s governing body Fifa, according to Football Leaks. The report said...
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Rare photo collection acquired, ‘most important archive on 19th century Cyprus’
The Museum of the Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Centre of Visual Arts and Research, presented on Thursday its latest acquisition, the personal photographic archive of the French archaeologist and...
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Mogherini and Juncker to attend Geneva conference, Tusk, Merkel also hope to go
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will attend the January 12 multilateral conference on Cyprus, reports said on Thursday. They will...
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EU membership the best guarantee for Cyprus
The best guarantee for Cyprus was its European Union membership, the government said on Friday, following a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades with European Commission President Jean Claude...
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New headache as employers balk at NHS contributions
As procedures are underway for the gradual implementation of the National Health Scheme (NHS), professional groups have expressed their concerns for terms of the proposed legislation they deem as...
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Ermou: going back in time for third year
Ermou Street in the old part of Nicosia will travel back in time on Sunday as it will be transformed for the third year in the row into a market resembling the early 20th century. The event – Ermou...
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Spehar hopeful leaders’ determination will lead to success in Geneva
Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar has expressed the hope that the leaders’ determination to achieve their shared goal of a comprehensive settlement, will lead to...
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Gift of Love calls for volunteers
A volunteer initiative which will see hundreds of needy children in Paphos receive a gift this Christmas has hit their target and urgently require volunteers to help sort through boxes, according to...
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Britons in Spain fret over health care, may come home after Brexit
By Sonya Dowsett British pensioner Judy Swatridge’s spine is held together by titanium pins and plates since breaking her back over 10 years ago. She needs regular check-ups and takes prescription...
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Chief election official issues call to voters, turnout improves (Update 4)
Chief Returns Officer Constantinos Nicolaides said on Sunday afternoon that by 3pm around 44 per cent of voters islandwide had turned out for the municipal elections. Following a really low turnout in...
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