Newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides Thursday held his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to try and break the ice on frozen reunification talks. Christodoulides told reporters that Thursday’s meeting
A homophobic attack on an event organised by ACCEPT-LGBTI Cyprus and the student union of the Technological university has caused an uproar among the academic community and politicians. The event, held at
People looking to travel to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus have been warned about the risks by the UK Foreign Office. Despite most trips being trouble-free, the Foreign Office has reminded visitors that the authorities in
The Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK), advising the government on urban planning, has urged authorities to check for unsafe buildings as the fear of a strong earthquake hitting the island grows. In
The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend a series of measures previously introduced to alleviate pressure on households from the hike in fuel prices and electricity. As the government’s acting spokesperson Niovi
A Paphos court will decide on 21 March whether a 75-year-old British man accused of murdering his seriously ill wife had his legal rights disregarded by police. David Hunter is facing murder
Paphos concrete manufacturers and quarrying companies demonstrated with their heavy vehicles outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on Wednesday in protest of ‘empty’ government promises. Some 60 concrete cement trucks were parked
New US ambassador pledges to bolster blossoming defence and security ties with Nicosia as bilateral relations gain new momentum. President Nicos Anastasiades received Tuesday at the Presidential Palace the credentials of the
A photograph of an elderly woman left naked and uncovered on her bed in a ward at Limassol General Hospital has caused an uproar on social media and among patients’ rights activists.
Following DISY’s failure in the presidential elections, the leadership race for the island’s largest party has narrowed to its youngest members in the hierarchy, Annita Demetriou and Demetris Demetriou. The development came
