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Rainfall not enough yet to offset drought
DESPITE the increased rainfall over the past week, the flow to dams is still low and reserves still stand at only 20 per cent capacity on average, the acting director of the water development...
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Negotiating team meets in Troodos
President Nicos Anastasiades had a meeting with his negotiating team at the presidential residence on Troodos on Wednesday. On Friday, the President is scheduled to travel to Athens for a meeting with...
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Polls highlight extent of opposite views on guarantees, settlers and troops
The majority of Greek Cypriots would prefer a settlement that would lead to unitary state rather than a federation but also feel that their lives would change for the better once a solution is found, a...
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Getting ready for a unique experience
Plans are under way for a rich and diverse opening ceremony on January 28 as Paphos has assumed the title of the European Capital of Culture 2017. Hundreds of professionals from around the island,...
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Ryanair declines to say if axing Paphos-Athens route but don’t try booking...
Paphians have expressed concerns over what appears to be the discontinuation of low budget Ryanair’s flight between Paphos and Athens as of March. Despite the fact the airline has not made any official...
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Anastasiades to brief the public before Geneva talks
President Nicos Anastasiades will be briefing the public on the latest developments in the peace process before he flies out to Switzerland for crunch reunification talks, the government spokesman said...
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Obama orders Russia expulsions, sanctions for interference in 2016 election
President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington believes were involved in hacking US political groups in...
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Lack of legal expertise could impede energy projects
The Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company (CHC) risks remaining without expert legal advice for the foreseeable future, impeding its ability to negotiate major energy-related projects that are on the horizon....
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Paraplegics slam technocrats for indifference and funding cuts
THE Cyprus paraplegic organisation on Friday criticised the labour ministry of indifference towards people with disabilities and slashing a state grant used to hire social workers and therapists. For...
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Fireworks spectacular as Australia welcomes 2017
Spectacular fireworks illuminated Sydney Harbour Bridge to celebrate the arrival of 2017 in Australia. Cities in the Pacific island nations of Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to welcome the...
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Hopes for 2017: a united Cyprus
The goal for 2017 is to bequeath our children a reunited country, where Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots can live in peace and stability and feel not only safe but proud, President Nicos...
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Manhunt underway after 39 killed in Istanbul nightclub gun attack (Update 3)
A gunman opened fire on New Year revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene....
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The Divided Island
The Cyprus Mail, with its expert writers and extensive archive material, has compiled this special background briefing on efforts to reunify the island since 1974. There are profiles of the main...
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Anastasiades: limited guarantees not ruled out if ‘reasonable expiry date...
The Greek Cypriot side is preparing intensively for the Geneva conference on Cyprus, scheduled to start on January 9, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Monday. The preparation covers...
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Akel and CyBC make up after row
State broadcaster (CyBC) boss Thanasis Tsokos and Akel spokesman Stefanos Stefanou met in order to resolve the mini-crisis that erupted last week, after the party took offence at the broadcaster’s move...
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Sansal assaulted on arrival in Turkey (Video)
Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Sansal who was deported from the north after being arrested for comments he made in a video posted on social media criticising certain religious circles in Turkey and...
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Beefed-up security no cause for alarm, Nicolaou says
Armed police spotted patrolling areas where large crowds gather should not cause alarm but actually strengthen the public’s sense of security, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Tuesday. According...
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Leaders to hold first 2017 meeting on Wednesday, diplomatic activity escalates
The chief negotiators of the two communities on Tuesday discussed territory, property and EU affairs as part of intensified talks ahead of a crunch summit in Geneva next week. Andreas Mavroyiannis and...
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Semi-state pay freeze to end Wednesday
THE government and trade unions are on Wednesday set to sign a deal on pay rises for people employed in semi-governmental organisations (SGOs) and local government, ending a long-standing stay on wage...
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Murder in Deryneia (Update)
A foreign national was killed in Deryneia and three others were injured, one of them critically following a knife attack in the early hours of Wednesday. According to police at about 2.15am eight...
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