Author: George Psyllides THE GOVERNMENT and ruling AKEL yesterday appeared satisfied by DIKO's decision to stay in the government coalition. "We welcome the decision of the Democratic Party's central committee decision to continue its participation in the government," government spokesman Stefanos Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author:  Alexia Saoulli TV PRESENTER Elena Skordelli, her brother Tasos Krasopoulis and Andreas Gregoriou will remain in custody pending their trial for the murder of media boss Andis Hadjicostis. The decision was announced to a packed courtroom yesterday morning by Nicosia District Judge Charalambos Charalambous Full story

Author:  Stefanos Evripidou NATIONAL CARRIER Cyprus Airways (CY) has instructed its lawyers to appeal a court ruling that ordered the airline to pay the remainder of a pilot’s wage cut, which came as part of the restructuring plan adopted in 2005. The decision threatens to add further woes to the airline, in that it now faces the possibility of the rest of its pilot ... Full story

Today's Zaman CYPRUS COMMENT: The Orams decision and the economy Financial Mirror, Cyprus By its own choice, the EU's own acqui communataire is suspended and inoperative in north Cyprus . And the Turkish side is in no mood to implement a decision from a Europe perceived to be increasingly pro-Greek Full story

Time to put national interests first Cyprus Mail, Cyprus According to the mayor, Paphos dams currently have more than 34 million cubic metres of water, compared to a total of 55 million cubic metres in all the other dams of Cyprus combined, a figure he feels justifies his decision to open the taps to his ... Full story