Jean Christou

Reactions on Wednesday to the tripartite meeting between the two Cyprus leaders and the UN secretary-general in New York in the early hours was cautiously optimistic but not without the ...

Environmentalists on Wednesday demanded that authorities stop turning a deaf ear to concerns over moves to create a new quarry in the area of Androlikou in Paphos, which has already ...

Cyprus’ transition from the linear to circular economy is a key tool to ensure economic growth and keep pace with environmental protection and social justice, Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said ...

The significance of the Pediaios river in Nicosia as an important ecosystem and indicator of the capital’s environmental health was highlighted by Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou on Tuesday. The ...

Multiple scenarios were expected to remain open during the informal tripartite dinner between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the two Cypriot leaders in New York in the early hours of ...

A contract for a project worth almost €34 million has been signed between the government and a private consortium for the expansion of facilities at Pentakomo in Limassol that will increase ...

The contract for the Cyprus-Greece ferry service has been renewed for another three years, the deputy ministry of shipping announced on Friday following another successful summer run. The government also ...

The destruction of the cultural heritage in the north of the island was under discussion on Friday during the visit to the island of the Greek Minister of Culture Lina ...

Students are likely to face an uphill battle to secure accommodation, especially in Limassol, for the coming academic year due to the proliferation of short-term rentals particularly in coastal areas, ...

A total of 6,800 who were residing illegally in Cyprus have been deported or repatriated so far in 2024 as part of efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin, ...

Two remanded after massive drugs haul seized Limassol court on Friday remanded two men aged 38 and 21 for seven days after 70kg of drugs was allegedly found in the former’s ...

The European Commission has given assurances that it will use “all the diplomatic means at its disposal” in order to protect the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) after reports this week ...

The Greens on Thursday called on the government to do more to prosecute those dealing in Greek Cypriot properties in the north, releasing a long list of suspects and suspected ...

Around 600 new housing units are to be constructed in Limassol in the next six years for rent or purchase as part of the state’s affordable housing policy, the Cyprus ...

Implementation of local government reforms in the Paphos district has not gotten off to a great start, the president of the Union of Paphos Communities said on Friday. Michalis Nikandros ...

Another 50th anniversary being marked this year is that of the shooting of the American ambassador Rodger Davies while he was inside the US embassy in Nicosia, for which no ...

Environmental groups on Friday raised “serious concerns” about “multiple pressures and threats” being faced at Lady’s Mile Beach in Akrotiri Peninsula that are “putting in danger this area of ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday announced the creation of a National Food Safety Authority as a means to protect public health. “The creation of a single National Food Safety ...

Cyprus spent a total of €44.4 million on hosting Ukrainian refugees in 2022 and 2023 after Russia invaded their country in February 2022. The figure was released Monday as part of an answer to ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday urged that Greek Cypriots “dare to take the next step” in the Cyprus issue in a parliamentary speech to mark the July 1974 coup and ...

A 63-year-old man suspected of being involved in the case of cheating and extorting money from citizens who invested in the Metamax pyramid scheme, presented himself on Monday morning to ...

A British teen who served with Unficyp in 1974 and was killed on July 21, a day after the Turkish invasion, is to be honoured at a ceremony in the UK on ...

The July 1974 coup and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus were tragic in themselves but what’s even more tragic is that 50 years later, the prospects for a solution are at ...

Parliament is looking to change a 2019 law amendment that excluded taxi drivers with a criminal record from holding a licence, which MPs say needs to be modified to take account ...