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