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Prospects for a comprehensive settlement between the communities on the island remain alive, as all Cypriots deserve a common future, UN secretary-general said in his report on Cyprus to the permanent members of the Security Council on Monday night. The much-anticipated report of the secretary-general on his good offices in Cyprus was delivered on Monday […]

The four bills proposing to introduce horizontal voting in elections – except for the presidential ballot – are expected to go before the plenum by early next month, MPs said on Monday. Horizontal, or cross-voting, permits a voter to select names from more than one party list. Ruling Disy has tabled a legislative proposal for […]

The car of a 36-year-old man reported as missing  since Saturday was located in Moni, in the Limassol district on Monday afternoon, police has said. Officers are on site trying to locate Stelios Georgiou, who has been missing from his residence in Nicosia since Saturday. His car was located at around 7 pm, parked at […]

The UN secretary-general issued his report on Cyprus to the permanent members of the Security Council on Monday night after delays because Antonio Guterres wanted to include the latest developments. The report was finally delivered on Monday evening Cyprus time, but no details were immediately available. The Guterres report comes against the backdrop of President […]

Harvard University is set to face trial on Monday over accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a closely watched lawsuit that could influence the use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions. The non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston pits the Ivy League school against Students for […]

A 52-year-old man, arrested in Cyprus last week as part of a major investigation by Belgian authorities into financial fraud and possible match-fixing, was released on Monday under terms after challenging his extradition to Belgium. He had been in custody since Wednesday when he was taken to court for his extradition hearing. The man is a […]

Some 1,800 tonnes of old tyres have been transferred from the Dali industrial area to Vassiliko cement works, a licensed management facility where the waste will be managed in an environmentally friendly way, the agriculture ministry announced on Monday. Following the successful completion of this first phase, the ministry added, the transportation and management of […]

Cyprus Airways on Monday announced it had become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that represents more than 280 airlines around the world. In July 2018, Cyprus Airways completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration, a pre-requisite for an IATA membership, after a rigorous audit programme that certified the company´s compliance […]

Authorities on Monday said that they could not say whether the meat of farm animals believed to have been slaughtered illegally had been sold, but insisted there was no cause for concern as there are no animal diseases making them unsuitable for slaughter. Police said they are investigating a 65-year-old-man and his two employees for […]

Authorities on Monday said that some farm animals believed to have been slaughtered illegally may have been sold but insisted there was no cause for concern as there are no animal diseases making them unsuitable for slaughter. Police said they are investigating a 65-year-old-man and his two employees for unauthorised slaughter of farm animals and […]

Women continue to be under-represented in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT), both at an educational and professional level, speakers at a workshop on women’s role at the digital age stressed on Monday. The workshop was organised by the Office of the Commissioner of Gender Equality and the National Mechanism for Women’s Rights. […]

 Saudi Arabia is preparing a report that would admit Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed as the result of an interrogation that went wrong, CNN reported on Monday, citing two unnamed sources. One source cautioned that the report was still being prepared and could change, CNN said. The other source said the report would likely […]

US President Donald Trump said on Monday “rogue killers” may have been behind the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered an internal investigation into the case. Trump said he had spoken with King Salman about Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi policies, and that he was sending Secretary of […]

The Football Association strongly condemned violent disturbances in Seville on Sunday, less than a day before England play Spain in the Nations League, and has vowed to sanction any supporter found to be responsible. Around 3,000 fans have travelled to the southern Spanish city for the match which is due to kick-off at 2045 CET […]

Non-performing exposures (NPEs) in the Cypriot banking system declined to 40.3 per cent of total loans in the end of June, marking a reduction of €3.28 billion compared with the end-of March 2018, and €10.7bn or 39.1 per cent since the end-of December 2014, the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) said on Monday. On a quarterly […]

  The Nicosia municipality began the installation of underground bins in the older part of town on Monday in an attempt to modernise waste systems and reduce long-term costs. Three underground refuse collectors, of a massive five cubic metre capacity each, are being installed in four locations in Nicosia’s old city. The four locations are […]

The despair which followed Italy’s defeat by Portugal a month ago has suddenly turned to unbridled optimism following Sunday’s 1-0 stoppage-time win away to Poland in the Nations League. Italian media agreed the performance was one of the best in the last few years as Roberto Mancini’s new-look side dominated the match in Chorzow and […]

A woman has probably been taken hostage in the western German city of Cologne, police said on Monday, urging people to stay away from the area around the city’s main train station. “We assume that a hostage has been taken, either at McDonald’s or at a nearby pharmacy,” a police spokeswoman said, adding: “A woman […]

For most of this year, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has run what has been viewed widely as one of the best races in the nation. But with less than a month to go to Election Day, there are doubts whether she can make it across the finish line. Her matchup with […]

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will visit Cyprus on Tuesday. A release by the Greek Embassy in Nicosia said Pavlopoulos was visiting at the invitation of House President Demetris Syllouris to take part in a joint meeting of members of the Greek Parliament and the Cyprus House of Representatives, entitled ‘Presidential Republic vs. Presidential Parliamentary Republic’, where […]

Turkey plans its exploratory drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean on October 29, it was reported on Monday. Ankara said last week it’s drilling vessel Fatih had already arrived onsite and that training would be conducted with drilling at the end of the month. Necdet Pamir, the Chairman of the Energy Commission of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) […]

Archbishop Chrysostomos, who was recently diagnosed with liver cancer has arrived in London where he will be having surgery on Tuesday. The archbishop had by Monday arrived in London, a spokesperson of the archbishopric told the Cyprus Mail, in preparation for a laparoscopic surgery to remove two tumours from the liver. The archbishop revealed in an interview […]

Concerned and outraged residents of Orounda are demanding an investigation into the operation of two illegal pig farms in the area whose managers keep breaking the law and pollute air and water, endangering the health of people, critics say. A group on Monday called for the implementation of the legislation in an announcement. Residents are […]

Cypriot teams participating in this year`s local Nasa Space Apps Challenge will have the unique opportunity to be mentored by Nasa`s Chief Scientist James Green. The competition is brought to Nicosia by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (Cseo). In statements to CNA, Cseo president George Danos said that “Nasa Space Apps is back in Cyprus and the Nasa chief scientist will mentor our teams in their projects. That is an […]

Oscar predictions are a mug’s game – but it’s mid-October, so of course they’re everywhere. At the moment, with a few big titles still to come, the 20 ‘Oscarologists’ at Gold Derby.com give three films the lead in the Best Picture race: Alfonso Cuaron’s memoir of a Mexican childhood, Roma – and two movies showing […]