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Eide meeting two leaders
UN special adviser Espen Barth Eide will be meeting the two leaders in the next couple of days in a bid to find ways to restart reunification talks, stalled over a controversial parliamentary decision...
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Malta supports a military-free Cyprus
The Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat on Thursday expressed support for efforts to give the new generation of Cypriots a land that is free of foreign military presence. He was speaking after...
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Eleftheria Square construction ‘on course’ [with video]
Construction of the Eleftheria Square project is moving along satisfactorily and the goal is for the bridge to be opened to the public by the summer, though the Nicosia municipality acknowledges the...
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Zenon Search and Rescue Coordination Centre unveiled
Cyprus will maintain its upgraded role in the eastern Mediterranean region, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday, adding that a solution to the Cyprus problem would further enhance the...
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Four scenarios for health scheme, minister says
THE health ministry has identified four scenarios concerning the financing of the planned national health scheme (Gesy), minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Thursday. Of the options under...
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Eide believes impasse can be overcome but trust at low point
UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said he has seen nothing from the leaders that would suggest it would be impossible to overcome the current impasse in the talks but warned that outside influences...
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Nurses to get higher entry-level wages, unions’ in-fighting (Update)
HEALTH Minister Giorgos Pamborides announced on Friday that the government has granted state nurses their long-standing demand for higher entry-level wages to match their university level...
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Cobalt to fill Ryanair’s Paphos-Athens gap
COBALT will commence flights between Paphos and Athens at the end of this month, according to tourism professionals. Head of the Paphos hoteliers, Euripides Loizides, welcomed the move and said that...
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Eide looking at ways to overcome Enosis vote blockage
Reunification talks are not expected to resume immediately though steps to overcome the cause of the interruption will be taken in the next days, UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Saturday....
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Health plea to put the public first
A pressure group is trying to hammer home a simple message: healthcare should be about the public not pay By Evie Andreou The urgent health needs of the public have been sidelined because implementing...
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Neophytou: we don’t take instructions from the Turkish side
The Greek Cypriot side will not accept instructions from Turkey, ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Sunday, repeating that the reason for the deadlock in the talks was due to the upcoming...
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Massive Peyia project raises concerns
By Bejay Browne A MASSIVE development proposed for a hillside above Peyia in Paphos will irreversibly devastate the natural environment, put pressure on infrastructure and create new homes where...
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Cyprus ranks high on freedom of political rights and civil liberties
Cyprus ranked 19th out of 195 countries for its high level of political rights and civil liberties in 2016, higher than France and the US, which came in at 27th and 28th place respectively. The island...
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North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea near Japan
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest early on Monday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after it promised retaliation over U.S.-South Korea military...
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Eide confident leaders can reignite talks but warns of time constraints...
UN Special Advisor Espen Barth Eide is confident that the leaders will find a way to return to the negotiating table, he said in an interview with Politis and Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris...
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Pay demands snowball in wake of nurses’ deal
The deal between the government and the state hospitals’ nursing unions has sparked unrest among various other healthcare professional groups, who now demand to be treated equally, it emerged on...
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Betting giant Opap refuses to hand over its books
Attorney-general Costas Clerides has ordered a police investigation into betting giant Opap after it refused to hand over its accounts to the state treasurer without her signing a confidentiality...
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Colourful, controversial Fanieros dies aged 73
One of Cyprus’ most controversial yet colourful figures, Larnaca businessman Antonis Fanieros died on Monday from cancer. He was 73. A fixture in the island’s public life, Mr Antonis as he was widely...
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Grand development plans for Larnaca
Larnaca is going to acquire two new hotels this year, with a further eight for which plans have been approved, likely to open within the next three years. A Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence...
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Leaders committed to making the process work, UNSG Spokesperson says
UN Secretary General’s deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said both leaders in Cyprus were committed to making the reunification process work. Speaking during the regular press briefing at the UN...
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