Defence ministry receives new Airbus H145M helicopters
The new Airbus H145M helicopters that were brought to Cyprus will upgrade the National Guard’s operational capability, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday, at a ceremony to ...
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Cyprus leading small states of Europe games medal race
Cyprus on Friday is ranking first in the medal standings at the Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE), taking place in Andorra, with 85 medals, 26 of which are gold.
On ...
Mediterranean MPs urge stronger EU action for a sustainable agriculture
A joint declaration urging stronger EU action on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture was adopted on Friday at the conference of the heads of agriculture committees from the national parliaments of ...
Quit smoking clinic at Nicosia hospital offers ‘practical support’
A clinic to help patients give up smoking is operating at the Nicosia general hospital, constituting a practical and effective means of support for those wishing to kick the habit, ...
‘Weather to remain unstable until Monday’, says Met service
The weather will remain unstable until Monday with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the mountains and inland, Meteorological Service officer Mattheos Papadakis said on Friday.
Papadakis said temperatures would be ...
Cyprus’ ratification of BBNJ agreement submitted to UN
Cyprus has officially submitted to the UN the instrument of ratification for the Biological Diversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement, the foreign ministry announced on Friday.
The BBNJ agreement is the ...
Turkish Cypriot negotiator does not budge in meeting with Holguin
An extensive discussion into how the negotiators see the Cyprus problem evolving was held at a meeting on Friday with the UN chief’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin.
The ...
Gesy marks six years with over a million beneficiaries and 42 million doctor visits
In its six years of operation, Cyprus’ national health system, Gesy, has registered over a million beneficiaries and logged more than 21 million visits to general practitioners and roughly the same ...
Archbishop expects ousted Bishop Tychikos to sign declaration of faith
Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios has called on former Bishop of Paphos, Tychikos, to sign a declaration of faith renouncing those who have distanced themselves from the Church.
Speaking after a ...
Holguin pressing on with meetings in Cyprus
Maria Angela Holguin, the UN chief’s personal envoy on Cyprus, is continuing her contacts in Cyprus and has already met the negotiating teams.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Paphos mayor gets a glimpse of Cyprus Mail newsroom
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos took an impromptu detour on Wednesday, when he visited offices housed in the same building as the Cyprus Mail.
Having featured in Cyprus Mail news stories ...
Accident closes Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway
An accident on Wednesday morning closed the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway, near the Livadia bridge.
Police said three cars were involved in the accident and two people were injured and taken ...
Parked car up in flames in Nicosia
A car went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia.
Police said they were notified of the fire at 3am and the fire department ...
Holguin aims for results by end of July, UN says
The aim of the UN chief’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela is to achieve results by the end of July, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Speaking ...
Syria and Cyprus’ peace-making role discussed with French envoy
The situation in Syria and Cyprus’ role in promoting regional peace were discussed on Tuesday between Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides and France’s special envoy for Syria Jean-François ...
Cyprus top medallist in Andorra’s GSSE games
Cyprus is ranking first in the medal standings at the Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE), taking place in Andorra, with 22 medals, eight of which are gold.
The Cyprus ...
Fake goods seized during operation in Paphos
The police seized a large quantity of items in the Paphos district on Tuesday, identified as fakes.
The operation was carried out to combat the illegal trafficking of goods that ...
Cyprus, Greece step up fight against money laundering with new MoU
In a new push against financial crime, Cyprus and Greece signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, providing for the exchange of information in matters of money laundering and financing ...
Up to 1,300 faulty Takata airbags replaced per month, says Honda Cyprus
Galatariotis Motors and Honda Cyprus replace up to 1300 faulty Takata airbags a month, in the framework of vehicle recalls, the company said on Tuesday.
It added that the number of ...
EAC sends €20 vouchers for LED bulbs to vulnerable consumers
The Electricity Authority (EAC) has sent out vouchers worth €20 each to vulnerable consumers for the purchase of energy-efficient LED bulbs, to replace their old ones, with the aim of reducing ...
Three remanded for aiding illegal immigration
Three people, aged 33, 27, and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday following their arrest on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into aiding illegal entry and facilitating the stay ...
Green taxes still under discussion with EU, says Letymbiotis
Two green taxes remain under discussion with the EU, both in terms of content and compensatory measures, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
He added that the final proposal ...
Joining Schengen will be good for Cyprus’ security, says president
Cyprus’ proposed accession to the Schengen area will first and foremost enhance the country’s security, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday.
Allaying Turkish Cypriot and some Greek Cypriot concerns ...
Holguin’s meetings in Turkey ‘decisive’, says Christodoulides
President Nikos Christodoulides was definite on Monday that he would be meeting UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin again and that all her meetings, especially those in Turkey, would be decisive ...