Green line sales up 13 per cent on last year
The total amount of sales conducted across Cyprus’ divide within the scope of the Green Line regulation increased by almost 13 per cent in the first six months of 2023, compared with ...
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Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ arrested in fake prescriptions scandal
Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber was arrested on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription scandal”.
Siber, a qualified doctor, was arrested alongside a ...
200-strong Turkish Cypriot delegation visits Azerbaijan
A 200-strong Turkish Cypriot delegation arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday, led by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
Tatar has been joined in Azerbaijan by his wife Sibel, ‘prime minister’ Unal ...
24 flights scheduled from Israel to Cyprus on Thursday (Updated)
A total of 24 flights are scheduled to land in Cyprus from Israel on Thursday as people flee the ongoing conflict in the country.
Of the flights, 23 are set to land ...
Ioannou pushes for deputy ministry of migration (Updated)
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed the House interior committee of his plans to create a Deputy Ministry of Migration and Asylum on Thursday.
He said the creation of such a ...
Law commissioner ‘welcomes’ cabinet code of ethics approval
Law commissioner Luisa Christodoulidou Zannettou said on Thursday she “welcomes” the cabinet’s decision to approve the code of ethics for government members.
Zannettou had drawn up the code of ...
Paphos fishermen oppose movement of artificial reef
Fishermen in Paphos have expressed their opposition to the proposed moving of the Geroskipou artificial reef to the Moulia rocks.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday, Leonidas ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the feeling of uncertainty weighed heavily at Larnaca airport as Israelis fled for safety in Cyprus or desperately tried to return to reunite with their families ...
Man arrested with nine kilograms of cannabis
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after police performed a raid on a warehouse in the city, finding almost nine kilograms of cannabis.
Police discovered eight packages ...
European court rejects Cyprus’ application to word mark ‘Grilloumi’
The European General Court on Wednesday rejected Cyprus’ application to word mark the word “Grilloumi”, describing the case as “unfounded”.
The court found that there was no risk of confusion ...
Cyprus tourism seeing ‘some cancellations’ due to Israel conflict
Cypriot tourism is recording some cancellations due to the ongoing conflict in Israel, according to the tourism deputy minister Kostas Koumis, but not many.
Koumis was speaking at the opening ...
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same, President says
“Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same”, said President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday.
He added that “this principle is what has guided me ever since … in my efforts to ...
Israelis ‘have made many investments’ in Paphos
Israelis “have made many investments in the Paphos district”, according to George Mais, chairman of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce.
Speaking on Wednesday, he said these investments have been directed ...
North’s ‘PM’: I know the north’s population, but I cannot say
Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, said on Tuesday evening that he knows the north’s population, but that he cannot say.
“We know the population,” he said, speaking ...
Sener Levent acquitted in ‘insulting’ Erdogan case
Turkish Cypriot journalist and editor Sener Levent was acquitted in northern Nicosia on Wednesday of “insulting a foreign statesman” and “driving a wedge between the TRNC and Turkey”.
The case ...
MPs discuss designating sexual harassment in police and fire services a separate offence
The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of designating sexual harassment in the police force and fire brigade a disciplinary offence.
The aim, they said, is to ...
Public urged to take part in fixing island’s roads
The public should “play a role and take part” in drawing attention to problems on Cyprus’ road network, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday.
Vafeades was speaking to the ...
TC opposition party refutes claim of support for presidential system
Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP has rejected claims made by the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli of support across the north’s political spectrum for a transition to a ...
Pyla agreement wins universal praise
The government has “succeeded in turning a crisis into an opportunity,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday as the mutual understanding found over the construction of a road between ...
Two more remanded for crossing to north with false insurance (updated)
Two more people were remanded in custody on Tuesday after being arrested on Monday night for attempting to cross to the north by car with false insurance documents.
The pair, ...
Government activates ‘Estia’ plan to receive those fleeing Israeli conflict (Updated)
The government on Tuesday activated the national ‘Estia’ action plan for the reception of people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Israel.
The plan entails Cyprus acting as a hub for ...
Man in north dies of West Nile virus
An 82-year-old man in the north died of the West Nile virus last week, according to the ‘health ministry’.
The man was one of three confirmed cases of the disease ...
Construction to begin on Pyla-Arsos road after ‘mutual understanding’ found (Update 2)
Construction on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos is set to begin later this month after a “mutual understanding” was found to solve the buffer zone dispute ...
‘Tender to be held’ for Varosha hotels (Updated)
An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...