Cyprus praises Iraq kidnap victim

Cyprus Foreign Minister George Iacovou praised a fellow national Monday for “heroically” surviving his captors in Iraq for 130 days. Garabed Jikerdjian, 40, an Armenian who holds both Cypriot and Lebanese nationality,

UN mine removal to continue next week

The EU-funded Mine Action Centre Cyprus (MACC) will remove mines located in the UN buffer zone area adjacent to Nicosia’s Ayios Dometios area next Tuesday. The work is part of ongoing mine

Bird flu another excuse for Cypriots to fight

The outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Turkey has given Cypriot politicians across the divide another another opportunity to show their brotherly love. Government spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said “contacts are being held

Straw could cancel Cyprus visit

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw could pull out of his planned visit to Cyprus over a row with the government about where he plans to meet the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali

Cyprus bans duck-hunting

The Cyprus government has decided to ban the hunting of ducks as a further measure to prevent avian influenza (bird flu), following a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources