Cyprus

MPs on Tuesday were considering the approval of a €345,000 supplementary budget to compensate an American citizen of Turkish Cypriot origin for loss of use of his property where a petrol ...

Attracting productive direct investments in our country is of paramount importance for the Government, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said in his address at the 11th Invest Cyprus International Investments Awards ...

The death of six-year-old girl, who was critically injured during a jet-ski accident at Lady’s Mile over the weekend, was attributed to a severe head injury, state pathologists said ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, has said that the aim of the meeting he will have with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on July 11, in New York, is to create ...

Government will announce a package of measures on foreclosures to ensure the credibility of the country and to protect its vulnerable residents, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He said ...

Authorities in the north have called for the establishment of an Azerbaijani ‘embassy’ in an effort to establish diplomatic relations, Turkish Cypriot media said on Tuesday. The chairman of the “...

Heavy clouds of smoke covered the Aglandjia area in northeast Nicosia due to a fire in the north, the fire service said on Tuesday. The smoke that is visible near ...

Important step forward would be agreement on a UN envoy The leaders of the two sides should promote more contact and cooperation as well as the opening of more crossing ...

Polis Chrysochous and Tylliria communities said on Tuesday they want the Kokkina area crossing point reopened as speculation grew over the opening of additional crossing points. In a letter to ...

The Department of Environment is investigating a suspected scam where contaminated vegetable compost (fertilizer) may have been supplied to farmers, officials said on Tuesday. The suspected fraud and potential embezzlement ...

The new look to the top tier of justice on the island – after 60 years of operation a restructure will see three new courts operating – was branded as “historic” by the ...

The Limassol tourism organisation (Etal) has created a new nature trail in the east of the district, which goes by the name Gyrismata, with the aim of attracting more tourists ...

Digitisation long overdue for Cyprus justice system Proper reforms are needed to ensure justice is properly served in Cyprus, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said on Tuesday, ahead of ...

The environment department on Tuesday said it has requested additional information about the environmental impact of a private solar thermal power plant project in Alambra and Ayia Varvara after the ...

Trade union Isotita confirmed on Tuesday that some police officers who were given guns for their own personal protection while off duty have since been asked to hand them in. ...

Lawmakers have postponed discussion of a bill regulating the issuing of title deeds to people living in refugee housing estates until September following a clash between MPs and the interior ...

Applications for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) can now be filed online, the government said on Tuesday. Deputy minister for social welfare Marilena Evangelou was speaking at the House labour committee. ...

Small shopkeepers’ association Povek has issued a list of demands to the government, covering issues including working hours and sick pay. The group called for shop hours to be regulated ...

The Tax Department said on Tuesday that an amending law providing for income tax exemptions for non-residents of Cyprus has come into effect, and that the relevant tax form would ...

Shoppers need to be vigilant as the sales season has begun in Cyprus in order to avoid overpaying or paying more than expected for items they wish to buy, the ...

Fuel prices are set to decrease by three cents per litre in the coming days, an energy ministry official said on Tuesday. “It’s expected that in the next few ...

People considering a visit to the village of Fikardou can now check it out beforehand from their comfort of their own homes after a group from the Cyprus University of ...

Annual Windcraft Music Festival has put the sleepy village of Katydata on the map. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to its founder A year before its 10th anniversary, Windcraft Music Fest returns ...

The funeral of 20-year-old Cypriot soldier Giorgos Hadjionna took place on Tuesday morning at the Ayia Sofia church in Strovolos. At the funeral, his brother Charalambos made a speech in ...