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Orphaned by war, wild donkeys make a comeback in Cyprus
By Marie Pavlou and Marinos Meletiou Left behind by technology and cast aside during war, feral donkeys are munching their way to a revival on a remote peninsula in northeastCyprus – and they are...
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Quake kills two on Italian island, brothers saved (Update 3)
An earthquake hit the tourist-packed holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, killing two people, injuring dozens and trapping three young brothers who survived for up to 16 hours before being...
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HIV on the rise, LGBT community says health services lacking
A STEEP rise in HIV infections across Cyprus is an indication of the state’s failure to tackle the problem, Accept LGBT head Costas Gavrielides said on Tuesday. Commenting on figures released which...
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Compensating provident funds increases systemic risk, Fiscal Council says
The Fiscal Council said the government decision to increase the compensation to provident funds that lost money in the 2013 banking crisis may be a precedent that could encourage other groups to make...
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LPG 40 per cent higher than EU average
A consumer group charged on Tuesday there was collusion in setting the price of motor gas, demanding to know how it had been set. The union of consumers and quality of life suggested that the price of...
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State legal backing for UCy on admissions policy
The University of Cyprus (UCy) on Tuesday welcomed the fact that the legal services have judged as legitimate the procedures and rules of the university allowing applications from undergraduate-level...
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British couple raffling Cyprus villa, some of proceeds to go to charity...
A British couple from Somerset in England is offering their Paphos villa as a prize in a raffle with 10 per cent of hoped-for receipts going to three different charities in the UK. Villa owner Joseph...
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Boosting winter tourism a ‘major goal’, minister says
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Wednesday that increasing winter tourism to the island was a major goal. Demetiades was speaking during a visit to Paphos airport. His ministry, he said,...
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Probe into Turkish Cypriot property fraud
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday an intensive effort was underway to locate and stamp out mismanagement relating to Turkish Cypriot properties, as Paphos Mayor Phedonas...
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Phedonos names people involved in T/C property affair (updated)
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said Thursday he will be talking to police, a day after he went public with the names of people, including a prominent businessman and a former minister, who allegedly...
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Agriculture ministry denies allowing Kykkos to grab natural park
The agriculture ministry has refuted Solidarity Movement reports that it is sitting idle while Kykkos Monastery plans to build on land designated as a nature park and part of the European long-distance...
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Group wants protection for whistleblower mayor
The friends of the police have demanded protective measures for Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos, saying he could be in danger after his latest revelations relating to the mismanagement of Turkish...
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Bases destroy trapper irrigation pipes
The British bases (SBA) said Friday they have destroyed two kilometres of irrigation pipes on Cape Pyla used to water acacia bushes planted with the sole purpose of trapping birds. The operation, which...
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Georgiades rejects bank workers’ provident funds demands
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades told bank workers’ union Etyk on Friday not to expect compensation over and above what they have already been promised for losses incurred by their provident funds in...
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Phedonos goes ahead with police testimony in property row (Update)
PAPHOS Mayor Phedonas Phedonos called everyone’s bluff on Friday afternoon and submitted information to the police about at least 30 cases of mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot property. Speaking to...
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Hurricane Harvey slows after battering Texas coast (Updated)
By Brian Thevenot The most powerful hurricane to hit the US state of Texas in more than 50 years moved slowly inland on Saturday, dumping torrential rain expected to cause catastrophic flooding after...
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Former ministers lash out at Paphos mayor over property claims
Former interior minister Socratis Hasikos accused the mayor of Paphos on Saturday of being a publicity seeker with nothing new to say after he named individuals and businesses who have allegedly been...
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Resurrecting water, wine and a way of life
By Agnieszka Rakoczy “Anastisei means to resurrect, just like my name,” jokes Daniel Anastasis taking another dangerous turn on a narrow dirt strip winding through ancient vineyards that cover the...
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Merkel: no regrets over refugee policy despite political cost
By Erik Kirschbaum German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to open the country’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees and added she will not be deterred...
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Saving our seeds for the future
By Annette Chrysostomou There are currently thousands of seed banks around the world. and their contents – millions of seeds – are most likely of vital importance to our species and the health of the...
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