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Working group wraps up first day in Mont Pelerin
Α working group at the level of deputies, established by the Conference on Cyprus which convened in Geneva last week, wrapped up its first day on Wednesday night in Mont-Pelerin Switzerland where they...
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Geneva talks failed to boost TV ratings as people turn to online news sources
DESPITE the hype, last week’s intercommunal talks in Geneva, followed by the international conference on Cyprus, failed to produce dramatic shifts in TV viewer ratings, according to data cited by daily...
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Greece, Cyprus ‘united like never before’
Unity between Greece and Cyprus is as solid as never before, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday during a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart in Nicosia. “Never before Greece and...
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UN says working group successfully completed its mandate a day early (Updated)
The working group which began three days of meeting in Mont Pelerin in Switzerland to discuss security and guarantees finished on Thursday, a day early, having completed its task, the UN said. Shortly...
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Hasikos: I will stamp out sham marriages
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos pledged on Thursday that he would take on the responsibility of bringing the number of sham marriages under control and did not blame the municipalities where it was...
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No timeframe for resumption of Cyprus conference
There is no timeframe for the resumption of the conference on Cyprus at the political level, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency a day after...
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Pupil protest turns ugly (updated)
Pupils hurled missiles at police officers and journalists outside parliament where they assembled to protest against new regulations. Despite appeals from their union, pupils threw stones, flares,...
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Anastasiades’ main concern is Cyprus solution, not presidential elections
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday his main concern was resolving the island’s division and not next year’s presidential elections. “Others may care,” the president said of the elections. “I...
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Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare, using his first hours in the White House to...
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Four new ambulance stations up and running
THE four new ambulance stations that are up and running as of this week, will contribute to keeping response time at around ten minutes in urban areas and 20 in rural areas, the head of the health...
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Government warns media over anti-Russian comments
The government has dismissed recent media reports claiming that Russia was working against a settlement, with President Nicos Anastasiades sending a message to media outlets to refrain from making...
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Women’s march against Trump swamps Washington streets, subway (Updated)
Large crowds of women, many wearing bright pink knit hats, poured into downtown Washington by bus, train and car on Saturday for a march in opposition to US President Donald Trump only a day after the...
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Suicide linked to plight of trapped property owners
The suicide earlier this month of Philip Davies, one of the many Britons who found themselves in a mess they never signed up for when they agreed to buy a home in Cyprus, appears to have drawn a line...
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Heavy rain another hurdle for Paradise homeowners
By Bejay Browne HEAVY rainfall in recent weeks on an unfinished estate in Marathounda in Paphos is adding extra burdens on homeowners who for years have battled other structural and legal issues...
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The long road to cancer care
By Andria Kades As if cancer treatment wasn’t enough of a traumatic ordeal, those patients living towards the west of Cyprus – Limassol, Paphos, Peyia and Polis Chrysochous – have the additional...
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Russia warns against imposed solution
Russia is ready to support a solution agreed by Greek and Turkish Cypriots, its ambassador to Cyprus said, and the United Nations Security Council could provide the guarantees for a peaceful...
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Opposition launch attack on Disy leader after patriotism jibes
Leader of ruling Disy, Averof Neophytou, came under attack from opposition parties on Sunday after he censured them for attempting to give others “lessons in patriotism”. On Saturday, Neophytou...
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House president wants to use derelict theatre for parliament expansion
House President Demetris Syllouris said on Monday he would start discussions on the need for larger premises for the House of Representatives, including extending its present site to incorporate the...
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Bishop brainwashed my son, mother tells court
The mother of a monk who is suing Bishop Athanasios of Limassol told Limassol court on Monday that her son was brainwashed and recruited by ‘confessors’ working with the bishop. Maria Theodoulou is the...
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Total to delay Block 11 drilling
French oil major Total has alerted the government that its planned drilling for hydrocarbons in Cyprus’ economic waters will be pushed back to the summer. According to daily Politis, the company has...
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