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Cyprus says Unficyp cuts unlikely to affect mandate (Updated)
Assurances have been received at the highest levels that the proposed reduction in Unifcyp personnel will not affect its operational capacity, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The cuts would...
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Rare Griffon vulture found dead, shot at
Although it was shot at, authorities on Tuesday were carrying out tests to determine the exact cause of death of one of the few Griffon vultures on the island whose carcass was found at Zapalo beach in...
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State must step in to stop looting near ancient site, Kouklia leader says
By Bejay Browne THE community leader of Kouklia village in Paphos is appealing to the government to step in to halt the ongoing practice of illegal excavations and theft of antiquities in the area....
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Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Israel back natgas pipeline to Europe (updated)
Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Israel agreed on Tuesday to back the construction of a gas pipeline from newly discovered fields in the eastern Mediterranean to Europe. The project, known as East Med,...
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‘Audit office never swept issues under the carpet’ (updated)
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ claim that the Audit Service under his predecessor Chrystalla Georghadji sometimes swept issues under the carpet is untrue, the former chief auditor said on...
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President to ‘appeal to electorate at large’ in final showdown
President Nicos Anastasiades will not seek to cut a deal with traditional kingmakers Diko in the run-off presidential election should its leader Nicolas Papadopoulos fail to get through the first round...
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Paphos readies for presidential inauguration of projects
President Nicos Anastasiades will inaugurate five urban regeneration projects in Paphos this weekend, according to Paphos municipality. A spokesman said that Anastasiades would visit Paphos on Sunday...
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Restructure your loans or face foreclosure, ombudsman says
Borrowers with non-performing loans (NPLs) should rush to have them restructured as soon as possible to avoid drastic measures, financial ombudsman Pavlos Ioannou said on Tuesday night, noting that...
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Greece, Turkey seek closer ties with Erdogan visit, but no quick fixes
By Renee Maltezou and Orhan Coskun Turkish President Tayip Erdogan will make a historic visit to Greece this week, a sign that relations between the two countries are improving, although a long list of...
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Bar association backs AG’s appeal over Loizidou emails (Updated)
The bar association said on Wednesday that the attorney-general was right to appeal for an end to a public debate over the state attorney whose leaked emails suggested she may have been overly...
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Paphos passport bribe arrests the tip of iceberg says mayor
The arrests of an interior ministry employee tasked with repossessing illegally gained Turkish Cypriot properties and two men involved in arranging a passport for a Russian woman are only the tip of...
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Outburst after town bans performance of ‘gay’ play
State theatre organisation Thoc said on Wednesday it may take legal action against Sotira local authority for banning a performance of the play, Cock, because residents objected to its perceived gay...
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Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
President Donald Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday and recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture further drives a wedge...
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Rehabilitating a largely forgotten cheese
The state technical university (Tepak) is collaborating with two municipalities and a private company to find out all about a largely forgotten local cheese called Halitzia. The project, which aims at...
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Moody’s says BoC-Pepper deal a ‘credit positive’
Bank of Cyprus’s decision to enter an agreement with Australia’s delinquent loans specialist Pepper Group Ltd is a credit positive for the lender, Moody’s Investors Service said. The ability of...
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Auditor-general accuses predecessor of tax cover-up
Former Auditor-General Chrystalla Georghadji ordered that a former MP not be reported to the tax department after he was found to have not filed tax returns, her successor Odysseas Michaelides told...
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Outgoing Eurogroup head says bail-in was only solution
As the situation shaped out in March 2013, the bail-in of depositors was the only remaining viable solution to save the banking system in Cyprus, outgoing Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said...
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Greece and Turkey hold fast on Cyprus
Outwardly at least, the leaders of Greece and Turkey on Thursday held on to their respective positions on Cyprus, a major dispute between the two neighbouring nations. The decades-long division of the...
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UCy autism researcher secures European funding
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus (UCy), Dr Michael Lombardo, has secured €1.5 million in European funding for his research on autism. According to an announcement...
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No mistreatment but poor conditions for those detained in British bases –...
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on Friday issued its first-ever report on conditions of detention and the treatment of people held by the SBA Police and British...
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