Cyprus

Two cases against bishop of Tamasos Isaias have been formally registered with the Nicosia district court, nearly two weeks after the Law Office submitted them to the judiciary. A trial ...

In its first six months of operation, the gov.cy digital assistant has provided answers to more than 115,000 questions, the research and innovation ministry said on Thursday. By utilising artificial ...

Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Thursday sounded the alarm over staff shortages, saying that her department lacked the necessary human resources to deal with complaints quickly. “Only one ...

The police have arrested a fourth person, aged 14, in connection with the mugging of tourists in Paphos on June 29, it was announced on Thursday. On June 29, a 21-year-old and 17-year-old ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has urged MEP Fidias Panayiotou to not yield to threats and go ahead and publish their two-hour interview, media in the north reported on Thursday. ...

The police are expected to speak to the underaged siblings of the 22-month-old child that was admitted to hospital with second degree burns after being left in a bathtub with ...

An explosion occurred at 3.20am on Thursday in Ayios Tychonas, Limassol, outside the front entrance of offices belonging to a construction company. The scene has been cordoned off and the ...

The National Council is convening on Thursday ahead of the expanded conference on the Cyprus problem, to be held in New York on July 16 and 17, under UN auspices. During the ...

Mainly fine weather with clouds in the afternoon over the mountains and maximum temperatures of 37C can be expected on Thursday. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle to ...

The restored church of St George of the Latins in Famagusta was handed over on Wednesday by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, while in Larnaca Tuzla mosque was also ...

The department of taxation’s online systems are set for a temporary shutdown in the coming days as part of a planned technology upgrade. In an official statement, officials confirmed ...

Parliament is facing legal and political turbulence after it emerged that the budgets for Cyprus’ five new district local government organisations were filed late, sparking warnings of possible unlawful spending. ...

Responding to criticism over the alleged removal of cats from its coastal front and prohibiting dogs from walking on the pedestrian path with a sign, the municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia said ...

A new bill to tackle delays and gaps in filling first-appointment vacancies in Cyprus’ public service could be tabled in Parliament this autumn, senior official at the department of public ...

The first part of testimony from the final prosecution witness on Wednesday shed fresh light on Cyprus’ controversial ‘golden passports’ scandal, linked to an undercover Al Jazeera investigation. Former House ...

Cyprus has formally approved the creation of a national mechanism for the control of foreign direct investments (FDI), following a cabinet decision on Wednesday. The move aims to strengthen the ...

Cabinet has approved a raft of draft laws aiming to modernise both audit and law offices, in a move described as a key pledge of President Nikos Christodoulides’ government. Justice ...

The Earth observation satellite data acquisition station antenna recently arrived at Limassol, the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence said in a statement. The Earth observation antenna is an advanced system used ...

Recent excavations carried out at the Pyla-Kokkinokremos archaeological site have revealed new details on the architectural organisation, material culture and everyday life in the Late Bronze Age (1550-1200 BC) settlement. ...

The United Nations’ efforts to revive stalled talks on Cyprus have gathered pace, with the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy holding a string of high-level meetings across Europe. Maria Angela ...

Following critical statements by the municipalities of Strovolos and Lakatamia, the government has rejected accusations of unfairly allocating funds from its €1 billion development scheme, denying claims of favouritism toward Nicosia’...

Some of the best meals begin without a plan; just a feeling that it’s time to eat. That’s how my partner and I found ourselves on Pavlou Valsamaki ...

The government has criticised MEP Fidias Panayiotou for giving an interview to the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, saying the move risks helping the narrative of the authorities in the ...

The parents of the 22-month-old child that was admitted to hospital with second degree burns after being left in a bathtub with scalding water, on Wednesday were remanded in custody ...