Unficyp closely watching Turkish works in Dherynia
The UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) is closely monitoring works in Dherynia, which are being conducted by the ‘authorities’ in the north near the buffer zone, UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique said ...
Audit office demands thousands in overpayments to president when spokesman
President Nikos Christodoulides should return to the state over €18,000 he should not have received in paid leave, and come clean as to how much of the almost €40,000 he used in ...
Christmas packages for needy students
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis will be delivering Christmas love packages to low-income students of Nicosia primary schools on Friday.
The announcement, released on Thursday by the Nicosia municipality, added that ...
Greek Cypriots arrested in Erdogan protest
Almost two dozen Greek Cypriot students from the nationalist far-right student organisation Drasis-Kes were arrested in Athens on Thursday, after protesting outside the Turkish embassy, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ...
Government announces ‘Christmas gift’ for welfare recipients
The social welfare deputy ministry announced on Wednesday a “Christmas gift” to be handed out to welfare recipients.
Those entitled to the “gift” are people in receipt of the minimum ...
Two housefires break out in Paphos
Two unrelated housefires broke out in the Paphos district on Thursday.
The first broke out at 3:46am at a guesthouse in Paphos. Two fire engines from the Paphos fire station ...
Environmental organisations call on government to ‘rise to occasion’ on Akamas (Updated)
By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou
Contractors have been ordered to halt all construction work within the Akamas national forest until December 18, while a group of experts review whether the ...
Elderly hunter found dead by rescue dogs
An elderly man rescued by the fire services K-9 unit was pronounced dead at the hospital, after he went missing on a hunting trip in the Stavrovouni area, the fires ...
Man wanted in Germany arrested
Paphos police arrested a 67-year-old man wanted by authorities in Germany on fraud and embezzlement charges, authorities said on Thursday.
The man was arrested as soon as he arrived in ...
Stabbing suspect arrested
Police in Paphos arrested a 20-year-old on Wednesday night allegedly involved in a stabbing incident.
According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou, at around 10.15pm on Wednesday, information was received ...
Buses back to normal by early next week says minister (Updated)
Buses will be running back to normal by Monday or Wednesday the latest, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday, while students complained that the government has failed to properly ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Cypriot children displayed below average competencies in the 2022 report of the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).
Meanwhile, the government gave its consent for the individual ...
Central government debt down 5% since June
The central government’s debt fell by 5.6 per cent between June and September to €22.5 billion.
The figure amounts to a €1.33bn reduction over the course of the three-month period in ...
North ‘ministry’ fumes over doctored video of ‘minister’
The north’s ‘interior ministry’ on Thursday reacted angrily to a doctored video of ‘minister’ Dursun Oguz which had circulated on social media in recent days.
The video in question ...
What’s on this weekend
The second weekend of December is upon us already here with just three more Sundays to go until Christmas. Plenty of festive events will bring the season’s spirits this ...
Paphos man arrested for throwing stones at courthouse windows
A 29-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday night, suspected of throwing stones at the windows of the town’s courthouse, among other buildings.
The man was apprehended at ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday announced that the International Matchmaking Event it recently held at a major energy conference was a resounding success.
The matchmaking ...
Erdogan to call for energy cooperation with Cyprus in Greek talks (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides will speak with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis on Thursday, following the latter’s meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday.
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Trouble brewing at the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra amid fears state funding will be cut off
The house education and culture committee on Wednesday hit all the wrong notes as the symphony orchestra (Cyso) charged political interference in its work, amid risks it will lose its ...
Cyprus pitches humanitarian corridor in meeting with UK defence minister
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with British Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps on Wednesday, during the latter’s visit to Cyprus.
Kombos described the meeting as “productive”, adding ...
Cyprus failed to carry out screenings for billions in foreign investment, report reveals
Although Cyprus holds billions of the EU’s foreign direct investments (FDI), it has failed to carry out any screening mechanisms over the funds it received between 2020 and 2022, according to ...
Government denies dodgy dealings for special advisers
The government denied accusations on Wednesday that it was engaged in behind-the-scenes dealings to try circumvent upcoming regulations over the appointment of special advisers.
The job of special advisers to ...
Judge clashes with state prosecutor in Thanasis case
Every passing day that the case of former guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou remains open is a blow to Cyprus’ justice system, the judge hearing the case said on Wednesday, as she ...
President meets with US experts as new sanctions slapped on Cyprus-registered firms
President Nikos Christodoulides has already met with the US team of sanctions experts, as they continue to hold meetings with authorities in Cyprus over sanctions evasions and the findings which ...