Large schools are ‘nests for delinquency’
Large schools are ‘nests for delinquency’, parents’ association chairman Yiannos Ioannou said on Wednesday, as he called for the size of schools in Cyprus to be reduced.
Speaking to the ...
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Turkish vice president in Cyprus launches north’s ‘development plan’
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Wednesday launched a new “five-year development plan” for the north, alongside Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel.
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Greece’s Gerapetritis calls UN’s Guterres over Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters.
Greece’s foreign ministry said the discussion had ...
Civil servants relieved as free non-Gesy healthcare restored
Civil servants’ trade union Pasydy on Wednesday expressed relief after the government agreed to put forward a bill to restore their full access to free healthcare outside Gesy.
Following a ...
84,000 cars in Cyprus may be affected by airbag recalls
As many as 84,000 cars in Cyprus may be affected by forthcoming recalls the government is set to announce over faulty airbags, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday.
Speaking to ...
Christodoulides to give second ‘State of the Republic’ address
President Nikos Christodoulides is on Wednesday night expected to give his second annual “State of the Republic” address, outlining his government’s plans for the year ahead.
In the speech, ...
President to meet Tatar ahead of DiCarlo’s arrival
President Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar again ahead of the arrival of United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo.
Tatar’s special representative Gunes ...
Paphos airport safe, govt insists, amid Israeli flight suspension
Paphos airport is safe, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou insisted on Tuesday, after Israeli airlines suspended their operations in and out of Paphos, Cyprus’ second airport.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Former Chelsea owner Abramovich ‘dodged tax with Cyprus-based operations’
Russian billionaire and former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich avoided paying tax on his fleet of yachts through a scheme based in Cyprus, according to reports released on Tuesday.
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Paphos banana farmers anxious over water supply
Banana farmers in the Paphos district are anxious over the district’s water supply and the impact it may have on their bananas after the draining of the Mavrokolympos reservoir ...
Negotiators’ meeting over crossing points set for Thursday
Negotiators from Cyprus’ two sides will meet on Thursday to discuss the opening of new crossing points, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar confirmed on Tuesday.
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Paphos crematorium faces new delays, completion expected next year
The construction of a new crematorium in Paphos may not be complete until next year, according to reports on Monday.
News website Reporter wrote that while the initial plan was ...
North ‘govt’ to start ‘serious work’ to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said his ‘government’ is to begin “serious work” to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote in the north’s elections.
Speaking during ...
North ‘finance minister’ defends official use of stolen vehicles
The north’s ‘finance minister’ Ozdemir Berova on Monday defended his ‘ministry’s’ use of stolen vehicles for official purposes.
Speaking in ‘parliament’, he said that while 61 vehicles imported from ...
Al Jazeera hearing focuses on technicalities
Monday’s court hearing regarding the three people facing criminal charges over a report by news company Al Jazeera into the alleged illegal naturalisations of people as citizens of the ...
First Cypriot natural gas extraction in 2027, Papanastasiou says
Cypriot natural gas will be extracted from under the sea for the first time in 2027, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday.
Speaking to Politis radio, he said he expects ...
State to make €37m from casinos this year
The government is forecast to make a total of €37 million from tax revenues related to the country’s only licenced casino, the gaming and casino supervision commission said on Monday.
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Turkey calls on Cyprus to think of other EU members over energy dialogue
Turkish ambassador to the European Union Faruk Kaymakci on Sunday called for Cyprus to think of other European Union member states and allow the EU-Turkey high-level energy dialogue to restart.
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Akel leader Stefanou sets out opposition to Nato
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday expressed his opposition to what he described as the government’s efforts to “integrate Cyprus into Nato”.
Speaking at his party’s youth wing ...
North ‘finance ministry’ ‘using stolen cars for official purposes’
The north’s ‘finance ministry’ is using stolen cars for official purposes, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday.
In a post on ...
Demonstration held in Nicosia for Greek train crash
A demonstration was held in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria square on Sunday over the train crash which killed 57 people between the Greek villages of Tempi and Evangelismos on the mainline ...
Rizokarpaso residents protest for new Apostolos Andreas road
Residents of Rizokarpaso on Sunday staged a protest to demand that the road linking the village to the Apostolos Andeas monastery be completely rebuilt.
A couple of hundred people blocked ...
Ceremony held to commemorate anniversary of Grivas’ death
A ceremony was heled in Limassol on Sunday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the death of George Grivas, the leader of Eoka between 1955 and 1959 and the founder of Eoka ...
Tree planted in London as memorial to Cypriot earthquake dead
A tree was planted in London on Saturday as a memorial to the 24 Cypriot children and 11 Cypriot adults who died when the hotel in which they were staying in Turkey ...