Nicosia-Kyrenia motorway partially closed until end of month
The motorway which connects Nicosia and Kyrenia will remain closed between the Kioneli roundabout and the new junction linking it to the northern Nicosia ring road until the end of ...
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Paphos café damaged by fire
A café in Paphos suffered “material damage” as a result of a fire which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning, the police said.
The police said the ...
Dust levels expected to subside by evening
The level of dust in the air in Cyprus is expected to subside by Saturday evening, the met office said on Saturday morning.
After a red weather warning was issued ...
Today’s weather: Dust remains, snow possible in Troodos
Heightened levels of dust will remain in the air throughout Saturday, though dust levels are expected to gradually recede during the afternoon and evening.
Meanwhile, snow may fall in the ...
Turkey to allocate €486m in funds for northern Cyprus
The Turkish government is to provide 25 billion TL (€486m) worth of funds to northern Cyprus as part of the latest annual financial protocol it is to sign with the Turkish ...
Prison full, Fitiris says
Cyprus’ prison and other holding facilities are full, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Friday, though he did stress that the government is “trying to find solutions”.
“The prisons are ...
The Turks are specialists in exaggeration, says Fitiris after rocks thrown
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday moved to play down the seriousness of the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots earlier in the week, ...
Turkey condemns Eoka anniversary rock throwing
High-ranking figures from Turkey condemned the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots on the anniversary of the creation of Eoka, describing the incident as ...
UN steps up patrols in area where rock-throwing incident took place
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has stepped up patrols around the buffer zone near the Ledra Palace hotel after rocks were thrown across the buffer zone at ...
Erhurman warns against being ‘trapped by history’ in response to Eoka anniversary
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday warned against people becoming “trapped by history” as he responded to statements made by President Nikos Christodoulides the previous day on the anniversary ...
Nineteen Cypriot-flagged ships remain near Strait of Hormuz
A total of 19 Cypriot-flagged ships remain near the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping deputy ministry said on Thursday.
“There are currently 19 ships under the Cypriot flag in the Arabian Gulf ...
No vote on phone-tapping bill until after election
There will be no vote in parliament on laws to change the framework regarding the authorities’ access to people’s private communications until after May’s parliamentary election, Akel MP ...
North’s cost-of-living allowance decree taken to court
Turkish Cypriot trade unions and opposition political party the CTP on Thursday took to court the north’s ruling coalition’s decree halting the payment of the cost-of-living allowance to ...
Akel leader calls for reopening of spy van investigation
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Thursday called for the investigation to be reopened into the “spy van affair”, during which it came to light that a company was offering private ...
Amount of water in Cyprus’ reservoirs nears 100m cubic metres
The amount of water in Cyprus’ reservoirs is nearing a total of 100 million cubic metres, with greater than expected levels of rainfall continuing into the spring.
As of Thursday morning, ...
British base as ‘protected as it can be’
The British bases in Cyprus could “easily be targeted again” as the war in the Middle East continues, the British forces’ Cyprus commander major general Tom Bewick has said.
“One ...
MPs approve reduction in fuel consumption tax
Parliament on Thursday approved the government’s plans to temporarily reduce the fuel consumption tax in light of rising prices amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
The rate ...
Rocks thrown at Turkish Cypriots on Eoka anniversary
Rocks were thrown across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia on Wednesday, with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman keen to point out that the incident took place on ...
Cuts to VAT on fuel illegal under EU law, commission says
Cuts to value added tax (VAT) on fuel would not comply with European Union law, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as governments across Europe attempt to combat spiking fuel ...
Agriculture Minister Panayiotou censured in House report on deadly wildfire
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was censured in a parliamentary report into the management of the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last summer, with the ...
MPs to revisit phone-tapping bill as clock counts down ahead of election
The House legal committee will convene again on Thursday to discuss plans to change the framework regarding the authorities’ access to people’s private communications, with many MPs remaining dissatisfied ...
President blames ‘some’ Turkish Cypriots for Eid pilgrimage disruption
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that “some Turkish Cypriots” had sought to prevent the traditional Eid al-Fitr pilgrimage to the Hala Sultan Tekkesi in Larnaca from taking place.
“Apparently, ...
Intelligence chief calls Bahraini royal guard head to discuss Middle East war
Cyprus intelligence service chief Tasos Tzionis held a telephone conversation with the head of the Bahraini royal guard, Bahraini media reported on Wednesday, with the pair discussing the ongoing war ...
New government cost-of-living measures ‘worth €100m’
The package of eight measures announced by the government to combat rising costs amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is worth €100 million, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...