Cyprus

Paphos marked Greece’s March 25th Independence Day with grandeur, as students, war veterans, National Guard units and members of various organisations took part in a celebratory parade along Griva ...

Five people were freed from their vehicles by the fire department following separate traffic collisions in Nicosia and Limassol.According to fire department spokesman Andreas Kettis, the Nicosia fire station ...

With Cyprus marking March 25, a national and religious holiday, the police have stepped up security measures across all districts, prioritising public safety during the day’s events.Authorities are urging ...

A 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Larnaca in the early hours of Tuesday. According to Larnaca Police spokesperson Spyros Chrysostomou, the ...

“Every day, millions of women fight a silent battle,” say organisers of an upcoming art exhibition that seeks to raise awareness about endometriosis. “A battle with their bodies, with pain, ...

The sponsor of a bill aiming to end the practice of cutting off solar panels urged government agencies on Monday to come back with their written remarks by the end ...

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou expressed satisfaction for the fact that Cyprus’ requests have been incorporated into the European Commission’s vision for agriculture and food ...

Residents of the Tersefanou municipal district faced an unexpected disruption to their water supply on Monday due to an emergency failure in the local network. The Larnaca district municipality has ...

UN Secretary General’s Special Repesentative in Cyprus Colin Stewart briefed on Monday the diplomatic corps on the recent Geneva meeting on the Cyprus issue, a post by the UN ...

Government confirmed on Monday that Cyprus’ long-awaited driver rehabilitation school is finally becoming a reality, with plans to open in Nicosia and Limassol this September. Seven years after the House ...

A major housing project planned in Engomi, backed by the Kykkos monastery, on Monday sparked strong opposition from the Green Party. The movement argues that the development threatens one of ...

Workers from the rubbish collection crews of Kokkinochoria will protest outside the interior ministry next Wednesday, it was reported on Monday. Workers will express their “indignation and bitterness” over the ...

The justice ministry on Monday dismissed claims that a proposed law on public gatherings and parades would turn Cyprus into a “police state,” calling such statements unfounded and misleading. In ...

Daleela will commence this year’s Cyprus-Greece ferry service on Saturday, May 31.It will operate between Limassol and Piraeus until September 2, with a total of 22 routes. Deputy Minister of Shipping ...

A grouping of organisations on Monday called for the ‘decolonisation’ of the British bases in Cyprus on the back of reports that Akrotiri was used in the recent US-led air ...

Following protests and a ‘supreme court’ appeal by the teachers’ unions Ktoeos and Ktoes, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has announced that the regulation allowing headscarves in schools has ...

MPs on Monday wrapped up discussion of a government bill that would end the hiring freeze on vacancies for full-time jobs in the broader public sector – a policy instituted in 2013 ...

An autopsy on the body of a woman found dead by her daughter on Saturday night indicates electrocution. The 60-year-old was found by her daughter in the bathroom of her ...

They go from Kolossi to Aphrodite’s Rock, the House of Dionysus to The Tombs of the Kings. There are oohs and ahhs. A few quick snaps for the relatives – ...

After a sharply criticised protest on Sunday the hunters’ association (KEKK) said they were satisfied after their meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday afternoon. KEKK-head Nicholas Prodromou said ...

If you have any sort of social media presence, you have been bombarded with comments and posts about the gripping Netflix drama Adolescence, the story of 13-year-old Jamie, a British ...

Dozens of patients suffering from diabetes found themselves unable to access their medications due to a double failure of the health services’ online system which continues to be unreliable for ...

Larnaca port dockers went on a 24-hour warning strike on Monday to protest over the unloading procedures at the port. The workers blocked the entrance and exit of the port ...

Eighty-one tuberculosis cases were reported in Cyprus in 2023 with an incidence rate of 8.8 per 100,000 population. In the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, the health ministry was raising awareness ...