Nicosia condemned on Saturday Turkish attempts to promote the breakaway regime, in violation of international legality, noting that the Organisation of Turkic States (OTC) is once again being used by Ankara as a means to promote the illegal regime. A press release by the foreign affairs ministry said that the Republic of Cyprus is taking all necessary […]
An open letter by UN Secretary General personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin was seen as an encouraging message by Nicosia on Sunday, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis. In a written statement Letymbiotis noted that “we share with Ms Holguin and the UN Secretary General the same vision for a definitive solution that will make Cyprus […]
Our economy relies heavily on tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, most beaches are extremely close to main roads with heavy traffic at times. The “calming” improvement made by the traffic cameras installed on the seafront road in Limassol is astounding. The difference crossing as a pedestrian and traffic noise improvements are remarkable. Unfortunately, a small percentage of […]
A 36-year-old man is in critical condition on Sunday at Nicosia General, after crashing into an electricity pole in Sotira, Famagusta, police said. According to police, the man at around 5.30pm lost control of his vehicle in Sotira and hit the curb both on the left side of the road and right and crashed into […]
Politics is a rough old trade and never rougher than when the electorate Pvicts the British prime minister from his official residence at 10 Downing Street. The moment the leader of the opposition wins a general election, like the Labour Party won last Thursday, the outgoing prime minister has to quit Downing Street forthwith. Sometimes […]
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 1: Energy Minister George Papanastasiou recently pointed out Egypt’s pivotal role as a key partner for Cyprus during his interview with the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Sunday. This statement was made in the context of the EU-Egypt Investment Conference in Cairo, […]
IT TOOK seven years for former negotiator, presidential candidate and top diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis to muster the courage to break free from the hold Preznikone had on him and expose his former master’s lies about what happened at Crans Montana. For seven years, without a hint of shame, Mavroyiannis repeated and gave legitimacy to the […]
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has presented a six-point action plan to tackle illegal garbage dumping, noting that the problem is out of control. The minister is right, of course – but the problem has been out of control for years now, the government’s newfound sensitivity having more to do with the fact that illegal dumping […]
Turkey’s central bank is determined to combat soaring prices and will stick patiently to its tight policy stance, Governor Fatih Karahan told Reuters, as a series of aggressive rate hikes start to bring down sky-high inflation. “We will maintain tightness and wait for data and expectations to get in line with our disinflation path. We […]
UBS is seeing a shift in the way clients are interacting with their bankers powered by artificial intelligence, according to the head of the Swiss bank’s domestic business Sabine Keller-Busse. She likened the shift to the way in which patients go to the doctor’s with a picture of their ailment in mind, with clients using […]
Apple (AAPL.O) will get an observer role on OpenAI’s board as part of a landmark AI agreement announced last month, Bloomberg News reported this week. Phil Schiller, the head of Apple’s App Store and its former marketing chief, was chosen for the position, the report said. The board arrangement will take effect later this year, […]
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin is very unlikely to return to Cyprus, a source close to the process has said, suggesting that her mission is all but over. “Her mission will be left to peter out over the next couple of months, during which she could have some Cyprus-related contacts in foreign […]
United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said “we must think differently” to find a solution to the Cyprus problem in an open letter penned on Sunday ahead of the submission of her report to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the week. She said her time as envoy has “focused on a constant search for […]
