Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will visit Cyprus on St Patrick’s Day, it was revealed on Wednesday. The country’s public broadcaster RTE reported that O’Callaghan, who has served in the role since January last year and hails from the country’s capital, Dublin, will visit both Cyprus and Greece on the country’s national day, which is […]
Three of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament said they would attend a same-sex wedding if invited. Disy’s Loucas Fourlas, Diko’s Costas Mavrides, and independent Fidias Panayiotou all answered in the affirmative when asked by social media influencer Andreas Haris if they would attend, with Elam’s Geadis Geadi offering the opposite answer. Fourlas, when […]
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday called for the European Union to maintain a “forward-looking cooperation and a constructive dialogue” with the United States. “This longstanding partnership must be preserved and protected, especially in times of uncertainty. We seek to maintain a forward-looking cooperaton and a constructive dialogue with the United States, focusing on areas […]
The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler has been reported to the police over allegations that he coerced university officials to award degree certificates to his political allies under false pretences, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Kudret Ozersay said on Wednesday. He said in a video posted on social media that he had made the complaint, […]
The European Union “cannot remain mere observers” on the matter of Gaza, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “We must move in full coordination and on the basis of international law. We cannot remain mere observers,” he told the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee (Afet), before saying that Cyprus “has contributed substantially in the […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “seriously disturbed” by the lack of progress achieved on the Cyprus problem since last month’s tripartite meeting involving his envoy Maria Angela Holguin, President Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, according to reports on Wednesday evening. Turkish public broadcaster TRT reported that Guterres had “emphasised that the […]
The Athenian band Hermaphrodite’s Child returns to the island after popular demand, filling February’s evenings with more groovy music from past decades. Here’s when to catch them in Nicosia and Larnaca. “Remember the 50s-60s band that blew your socks off a couple of months ago? They’re back in Cyprus for two more shows and this […]
A bill to integrate gender equality into the executive, legislative and judicial elements in the public and broader public sector was discussed at the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday. “Women and men have different needs, and we should take into account the different impact of every policy or action and every bill on women […]
Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos was on Wednesday ordered by Archbishop Georgios to leave the bishopric flat and hand over the keys to the bishopric by 10am on Thursday. The order was made in a letter sent to Tychikos, which also informed him that the police will enter the flat and the bishop’s office “to record […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that Venezuela’s new leaders were moving toward closer ties with the United States, as he publicly faced lawmakers’ questions for the first time since the U.S. raid to seize President Nicolas Maduro this month. President Donald Trump’s administration is working with Delcy Rodriguez, a […]
