Despite the peace roadblock faced by the two communities on the divided island, young Cypriots from both sides of the Green Line are still looking for ways to get together through sport. A rare bicommunal tennis tournament between young male and female players from both sides of the divide took place at Larnaca’s Herodotou Tennis
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Centre-right-backed Nikos Christodoulides maintains a commanding lead in the 2023 Presidential Elections in February, despite his rivals gaining some ground. According to the latest opinion poll commissioned by OMEGA TV, Christodoulides still garners a third of the votes (31%), paving the way for the second round. Christodoulides is the favourite to win the run-off by
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Former Justice Minister and prominent lawyer Dr Kypros Chrysostomides has died, aged 80, after a battle with cancer. Born in Paphos in 1942, Chrysostomides had a long political career, serving as an MP, government spokesperson and justice minister. He studied law at the University of Athens, then continued at the Luxembourg Law School, obtaining a
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New US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, has assured she will put her full weight behind reigniting UN-facilitated peace talks and enhancing Washington-Nicosia relations. The former envoy to Belarus made the comments during the confirmation hearing for her nomination by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, chaired by Robert Menendez. Fisher said: “This Committee knows
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A Limassol high school teacher, accused of sexually abusing nine of his underaged female students, will stand trial before a criminal court. The 59-year-old male teacher had been remanded in custody for eight days twice following court hearings conducted in November behind closed doors due to the young age of the victims. Following the expiry
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Cyprus is viewed as a model country by the EU on the issue of returning irregular migrants, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. He said that is why Nicosia is hosting the second meeting of the European Commission’s High-Level Network on Returns. “Cyprus was assessed, among the 27 member countries, as the model country in the
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Eurobank is on its way to becoming Hellenic Bank’s largest shareholder after announcing an initial deal to buy 13.41% of Wargaming’s 20.61% holding for €70 mln. Greece’s Eurobank Cyprus subsidiary announced the deal, which will see it take command of 26% of the island’s second-largest lender, as the new shares will add to its 12.6%
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More expensive building materials has put a price crunch on owners planning to invest in renovating their home. In October, according to the Cyprus Statistical Services, the price index of construction materials registered an increase of 14.26% annually. In the first 10 months of the year (January – October), the increase recorded by the index
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Four accused of selling Cypriot passports to dubious investors for cash were called to plead the five charges against them before the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday, with the process for three delayed. Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis denied the charges, while the hearing for the other three key players allegedly involved in the now defunct ‘golden
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High fuel costs have subsided as pump prices at petrol stations have dropped by three to four cents per litre. Confirming the drop, Star Oil’s CEO George Petrou said that all petrol stations on the island would reduce prices following a reverse in international fuel prices. The latest reduction will bring prices to their lowest
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