Cyprus

Applications for matters of water supply will now be processed only online, the Famagusta district local government organisation (EOA), announced on Wednesday. In its announcement, EOA said the move comes ...

A blaze in Vasa Koilani, in Limassol, was brought under control by the fire service said on Wednesday, after an all-night battle. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis told the CyBC ...

An unusually strong wind field prevails on Wednesday, with unpredictable gusts up to 7 Beaufort, and isolated storms with hail expected. The meteorology department issued a yellow weather warning in place ...

The rise of rural tourism boosted local economies and preserved cultural heritage in Cyprus’ countryside as overnight stays in agrotourism units followed other key indicators in the sector last year ...

State agencies and officials on Tuesday welcomed in principle proposed legislation that would bar shutting down solar panels, but the fly in the ointment was that affected households and businesses ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Tuesday night reacted to the results of the two-day enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, with many choosing to characterise those results as a “positive step”. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday evening departed from Geneva and headed for Brussels, where a European Council summit is set to take place on Thursday. On Wednesday, he is expected ...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s degree was on Tuesday revoked by Istanbul University over a report which found that the university in northern Cyprus at which he began his studies ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced that a total of four new crossing points will open between Cyprus’ two sides as a result of the enlarged meeting on ...

A tram system could be key to easing the worsening traffic congestion in Limassol, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the municipality of ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called for legislation that would guarantee compensatory benefits to the residents of communities located near the highly polluting Dhekelia power station. MPs also said the law should ...

The three-member committee appointed to examine the recalls process for cars imported from the EU and third countries will hear its first testimonies next week, it announced on Tuesday. The ...

Digital Tree, Cyprus’ leading digital media and technology group, proudly announces its partnership as the Digital Media Sponsor of the OPAP Limassol Marathon, the country’s largest sporting event. Through ...

The Cyprus State Scholarships Foundation (Ikyk) announced on Tuesday applications for scholarships for the 2024-2025 year have opened. Interested students can now submit their applications for state scholarships to pursue ...

Regulations governing the concession of Turkish Cypriot properties by the guardian and their management by refugees will be submitted to the plenum on March 27, officials on the House refugees committee ...

Antonis Antoniou, who worked as an Operations Manager for the Giovani Group and was as such indicted for his role in the alleged illegal naturalisations brought to light by news ...

The Appeals Court has thrown out an appeal against a court decision to annul a police decision banning an officer from running in the 2021 parliamentary elections, it announced on Tuesday. ...

By Morgan West Cyprus spends almost two billion hours online each year! Every 12 months, the average resident logs 1,460 hours on the net. Some more, some less. Very few of the ...

We talked to delivery drivers on the streets of Nicosia, asking about the difficulties and challenges of the job.

After basking in exceptionally high temperatures for the last few days, Cyprus will see a huge drop on Thursday with the met office predicting a 12C plunge. “The temperature will ...

In the wake of the fatal shipwreck off Cape Greco, the government was on Tuesday blasted for failing to address the underlying issues of the ongoing migration crisis. At least ...

A Russian fugitive who had been detained in Cyprus for three years before being extradited to Russia to be tried for large-scale fraud was awarded damages by the European Court ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday “where there’s a will, there’s a way” as the expanded informal five-party meeting got underway at the UN building in Geneva. The ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar spoke on Tuesday about the need for cooperation and dialogue “between two states” prior to his bilateral meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the ...