Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou is under investigation on suspicion of embezzling EU funds, reports said on Tuesday, although the MEP himself said he is unaware of any such probe. Contacted by newspaper Phileleftheros, Panayiotou – aged 25 – said he had no “official information” that he’s the subject of an investigation. He said he was […]
The mayor of Lefkara threatened on Tuesday to take matters into his own hands in relation to dilapidated and empty Turkish Cypriot properties located in his community, accusing the government of indifference and inaction. In parliament, Sofocles Sofocleous pointed the finger at the government, saying he has been alerting successive interior ministers to the issue […]
Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday expressed their distaste at the first high criminal court in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman’s decision to free six former public officials who were on trial for their role in the collapse of the city’s Isias hotel, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots. The reactions were led by Turkish […]
President Nikos Christodoulides is to announce “two unilateral measures” for “the benefit of Turkish Cypriots”, according to reports on Tuesday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that he has asked Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman to give his blessing to the measures, one of which concerns the health sector, and the other concerns the economy. It […]
An alternative music event is arriving in the capital this week as the Home for Cooperation hosts a special listening experience. Divine Meetings is a rare music encounter born entirely in the moment. This means the performance is not a rehearsed concert, has no script or plan, just a spontaneous creation based on listening and […]
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is a doubt for Wednesday’s Champions League home match against Cyprus’ Pafos due to illness, but the club have been boosted by the return of Estevao and Malo Gusto, manager Liam Rosenior said on Tuesday. Estevao and Gusto both sat out Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over Brentford at Stamford Bridge […]
The government plans to submit bills to parliament to reform the pension system by June, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Tuesday. He was speaking to the day’s session of the House labour committee and called on it to “find common ground and promote either legislative proposals or bills which aim to help people”. When […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland. While other European leaders have tried to keep a measured tone to prevent the trans-Atlantic […]
Russia’s Far East was buried under metres of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan’s northwest. The cold snap disrupted transport across the region, closing roads in China, stranding air travellers in Japan and leaving parts of […]
Prices for fresh vegetables, sugar and fish rose sharply in December compared with November, according to the latest consumer price index released by the consumer protection service on Tuesday, even as most basic goods became cheaper and overall inflation remained negligible. Out of 45 categories of basic products, 17 recorded month-on-month increases, 26 saw decreases […]
