Men who drunkenly attacked taxi to pay damages
The three 24-year-old men who attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were ordered to pay damages ...
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Govt to provide grant for new solar powered hot water systems
The government on Monday announced plans to provide grants to people wishing to install solar powered hot water systems in their homes.
The grants will be provided by the renewable ...
Families of Cypriot earthquake dead head to Turkey for latest phase of trial
The families of the 35 Turkish Cypriots who were killed when the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed during earthquakes in February last year departed for Adiyaman ...
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Concrete makers’ association faces mass resignation as strike talks deadlock
The concrete makers’ association faced a wave of resignations on Monday and may even be forced to dissolve, its chairman Costas Kythreotis said.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he ...
Hands off 1 and 2 cent coins say Cypriots
A majority of Cypriots are against the abolition of the 1 and 2 cent coins, according to figures released on Monday as part of the European Union’s ‘Eurobarometer’ surveys.
In total, 52 ...
Cypriot artefacts found in UK to be returned
A collection of ancient Cypriot artefacts which were found in the United Kingdom are to be returned to the island after they were handed over to the Cypriot high commission ...
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Concrete strike to continue into Monday
Concrete manufacturers and traders are to continue their strike on Monday after workers and their employers failed to reach an agreement over the regulation of overtime pay.
Both trade unions ...
EU commissioner Kadis stresses importance of role on first day in office
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis stressed the importance of his role on his first day in office on Sunday.
Kadis, a Cypriot national, told newspaper Phileleftheros he ...
Cyprus ‘awaiting further actions from UN’ over enlarged meeting
Cyprus is “awaiting further actions from the United Nations” with regard to the planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the early part of next year, deputy government spokesman ...
Three men who attacked taxi handed one-day remand
The three 24-year-old menwho attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were remanded in custody for a ...
Kombos thanks ‘true friend of Cyprus’ Borrell as tenure ends
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday described the European Union’s outgoing High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell as a “true friend of Cyprus”, as his tenure in Brussels ...
‘We should be building hospitals, not palaces’
Three and a half years since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood inside the former Dianellos cigarette factory which has functioned as the Turkish Cypriot legislature since 1974 and promised a ...
Man who fell out of moving vehicle remains in critical condition
The 24-year-old man who fell out of a moving vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning remains in a critical condition after having undergone surgery, the police said on ...
Damianos ‘optimistic’ for solution to doctors’ bonus dispute
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said he is “optimistic” that an ongoing dispute between doctors and the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be resolved within the week.
He ...
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Panayiotou sets concrete strike deal deadline of midday on Sunday
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Saturday set a hard deadline of midday on Sunday for trade unions and employers’ groups to decide whether they will accept his proposal to bring ...
Theopemptou calls for assisted dying to be legalised in Cyprus
Green Party MP Charalambos Theopemptou on Saturday called for assisted dying to be legalised in Cyprus.
Reacting to the bill on the matter which is making its way through the ...
69 Cypriot artefacts to be returned from Austria
A total of 69 Cypriot artefacts which were in the possession of a private citizen in Austria are to be returned to Cyprus, it was announced on Saturday.
The artefacts were ...
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Two arrested after brawl outside nightclub, police fire warning shots
Two people were arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after a fight outside a nightclub in Larnaca.
Police were called to the scene at around 3am, with reports ...
Greek Cypriots’ crossings down by 4%, Turkish Cypriots’ up by 17%
The number of crossings made between the Republic and the north by Greek Cypriots fell by almost 4.5 per cent in the first nine months of the year compared to the ...
Amalthea humanitarian corridor ‘to be reactivated soon’
The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, will be reactivated soon, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday night.
Addressing an event in Limassol, he said the transfer ...
Debate over Nato membership ‘premature’, Kombos says
Public debate over whether Cyprus should join Nato is “premature”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday night.
“At present, the government is “working to increase our compatibility with Nato ...
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits off coast of Cyprus
An earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale hit off the coast of Cyprus on Friday evening.
According to Turkey’s disaster and emergency management directorate (Afad), the earthquake occurred ...
North education recognition ‘must be resolved’ before Europe-wide meeting in Paphos
The issue of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) “must be resolved” before a scheduled ...
Govt plans for Larnaca marina ‘puts development in danger’, mayor says
The government’s plan for a private company to operate the Larnaca port and marina on a temporary basis until a new investor is found to upgrade its infrastructure “puts ...