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1. Samaras warns of Cyprus partition and calls for justice in emotional speech

Former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, speaking at a ''Woman of the Year'' event in Cyprus, delivered a powerful message on the Cyprus problem. ...

2. Cyprus to sell €1 billion bond after improved credit ratings

The Republic of Cyprus is expediting its return to the financial markets, seeking to leverage recent credit rating upgrades by Fitch and Standard & Poor's......

3. Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet amid Gantz's exit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet following the exit of centrist former general Benny Gantz from the government, an Israeli official said Monday. ...

4. Cyprus faces market uncertainties as exit plans delayed again

According to report by Panayiotis Rougalas in today's Oikonomiki, Cyprus faces a challenging time as it navigates plans to exit the financial markets. ...

5. Politico: Doubts arise over Putin's statements in Tucker Carlson interview

According to a report in Politico, there are doubts about the credibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent interview with Tucker Carlson....

6. Business booms and busts in Cyprus

Newly released data from Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union, provides insights into the business landscape in 2021. The rate of "enterprise births"...

7. Deloitte celebrates 65 years of success in Cyprus

This year marks 65 years of continuous successful presence for Deloitte in Cyprus. The company celebrated 65 years of ''making an impact that matters'' at an event held on 2 November, in the presence of all partners and staff. ...

8. Cyprus' independence in the face of threats

The independence of the Republic of Cyprus is a response to all those who are plotting the dissolution of our state entity, said the Minister of Defense, Michalis Georgallas, after the conclusion of the military parade for the anniversary of Cyprus Independence....

9. Trump ''freaks out'' in response to fraud ruling

Soon after New York Judge Arthur Engoron found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification on Tuesday, the disgraced former president freaked out about it in a lengthy all-caps rant on Truth Social that he appeared to have originally written yesterday....

10. Unmasking Jack Straw's biased agenda in Cyprus problem

In an article published in Politico, former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw suggested dividing Cyprus. He argues that Britain, which guarantees the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, cannot achieve a two-state solution on its own. ...

11. Jack Straw's call for two-state solution in Cyprus

Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has offered a proposal to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)....

12. Renowned musician's legacy lost in wildfires

The country house of the renowned musician Stelios Argyris was reduced to ashes in a devastating fire that struck Apesia. As per Christina Argyris, his daughter, the flames engulfed her father's precious sound work, leaving only the scores of his masterpieces in her possession, with no sound tapes remaining....

13. Church of Cyprus goes digital: Conciliation application now online

Starting May 1, 2023, the Church of Cyprus has announced that the mandatory application for attempted conciliation, required to proceed to Family Court Divorce proceedings,...

14. The EU will retaliate if Turkey's unilateral actions in Cyprus continue

A local source in Brussels said that if Turkey continues to take unilateral actions against Cyprus in violation of existing UN Security Council resolutions, there will be a reaction, noting that Nicosia "has no better ally than Brussels." ...

15. Russian-born lawyer in Cyprus throws hat in ring

Local media this week got wind of a possible presidential run by a Limassol-based corporate lawyer, who was born in Russia before the dissolution of the Soviet Union and believes Cyprus should be a neutral state...

16. Russia appoints new ambassador to Cyprus

Murat Zyazikov, former President of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, has been appointed as the new Russian Ambassador to Cyprus, according to a decree by the Russian President published on the official website of the Kremlin....

17. Bicommunal peace event to take place on September 1st

Political parties, trade unions and organizations from both sides of the divide in Cyprus stressed on Monday their determination to continue their struggle for the reunification of the country....

18. European plan to donate fighter jets to Ukraine collapses

A proposed deal to allow Ukrainian pilots to fly fighter jets donated by European Union countries has fallen apart....

19. Supreme Court settles golden passports legal saga

The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus says a Parliament attempt last year to restrict the attorney general's role in a golden passport probe outcome was unconstitutional, after lawmakers had raised conflicts of interest for the state's chief law enforcer and his deputy...

20. Legal battle heats up in golden passports

The top two chief law enforcers in the Republic of Cyprus are taking the parliament to court over a resolution, in which members called on the two officials to recuse themselves in the golden passport probe after raising conflict of interest issues...

21. Lockdown begins amid legal challenges

The Republic of Cyprus entered a two-week lockdown on Monday, the start of the Holy Week for the Greek Orthodox community, with critics crying foul over some measures including proof of vaccination...

22. Director wants passport probe clear his name

A civil servant, whose name was dropped by the former House speaker during a secret video recording by Al Jazeera, says he did not get involved with golden passports during his tenure as director of the interior ministry, vowing to take legal action if an investigative committee failed to clear his name...

23. Oktay: Forget any bargaining over Varosha

24. Parliament votes state budget down

Parliament on Thursday voted the 2021 state budget down with 29 votes against and 24 in favour....

25. MPs reject dissolution of parliament amid passports scandal

After officially electing AKEL MP Adamos Adamou as the new House President following the resignation of Demetris Syllouris amid intense backlash against his involvement in the recent golden passports scandal, MPs on Thursday debated on whether parliament should be dissolved making way for early elections, with the proposal eventually rejected with 26 votes in favour and 30 against....

26. Opposition turns up pressure over passports

Parliament in Cyprus is expected to debate proposals over the passport scandal, including whether a new law can force the government to hand over files to the auditor general as well as a freeze on pending applications allegedly being squeezed through before the disgraced scheme is set to go on hiatus...

27. Cooperative Anathema: Dissolution or sale

28. Tsipras says constitutional revision reflects will for reforms

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday called for changes to the country's Constitution that included, among others, changes to the way the president is elected, expanding the use of referendums and limiting the parliamentary terms of lawmakers, during a debate on the constitutional revision....

29. Grexit plan was no bluff, French ex-president tells Kathimerini

30. Teachers march nine thousand-strong

Thousands of demonstrators descended on Presidential Palace Avenue on Tuesday, protesting a Cabinet decision to trim down the number of class-exempt teaching hours in state schools...