The Greek parliament and Cypriot House of Representatives have published the 9th volume of the Cyprus File, the investigation into the events behind the 1974 coup and subsequent invasion. The latest edition includes testimonial material collected by the Investigative Committee of the Hellenic Parliament from 1986-1988 to collect and evaluate evidence on the Greek military coup
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Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has fired back at criticism from presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis over the government laying barbed wire across the buffer zone to prevent illegal migrants. On Friday, Mavroyiannis, backed by main opposition AKEL, lashed out against the presence of barbed wire along the buffer zone, dubbing it a violation of international laws
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Team Cyprus has won its second medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with a Bronze in gymnastics. Cyprus secured the bronze medal in the Men’s All-Around Final in Artistic Gymnastics, with the Gymnast Marios Georgiou coming third behind England, winning Gold and Silver. Georgiou, with an excellent performance mainly in the last two events,
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Cyprus is getting no respite from high temperatures, as the Met Office issued its ninth yellow warning for extremely hot weather, making it the longest heatwave of the summer. A heatwave that has gripped Cyprus since 24 July is expected to continue for most of this week, with above-average temperatures sizzling at 40 degrees Celsius
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Owners of hospitality and nightclub venues at resorts are pleased to see their establishments working at full capacity as the tourism season hits its peak, reaching pre-COVID levels. In comments to news site Stockwatch, Phanos Leventis, the Leisure and Entertainment Establishment Owners Association chair, said the sector expects to be further boosted in August, traditionally
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St John’s School student Oliver Robinson is on the verge of fulfilling his childhood dream after signing his first professional football contract with Cyprus Division 1 champion Apollon FC. The 17-year-old, based in Cyprus with his Akrotiri Primary School teacher parents, has been with the current title holders since 2019, playing for the Limassol team’s
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Cyprus tourist numbers have rebounded this summer following two years of much-needed revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. But one key nationality is effectively missing: Russian visitors, as the once lucrative market has been hit by European Union sanctions imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine. “This year, we expected 800,000 Russian tourists,” said Haris Loizides, head
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You can tell the summer is in full swing because it’s the time when Turkey likes to play the game of brinkmanship in the East Med. Ankara has a new drillship it wants to show off – the fourth, coincidentally, it has acquired since Cyprus started searching for hydrocarbons around 2007. Before Nicosia took the
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One would think that with the abundance of free natural resources, mainly from the sun, Cyprus would have invested heavily, over the years, not only in tapping solar energy but also in developing new technologies. We are laggards in both and come up with stop-gap measures only when problems arise, such as the spiralling cost
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A green light was given by the Environmental Authority for the location of a new Jumbo store at the ex-Mazda showroom at Latsia, Nicosia, which will create problems. The problem for the access to Nicosia from other towns via the motorway is real, with almost daily long queues of vehicles slowing down and waiting during
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