Cyprus

A fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators (TSO) took place late last week following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ...

Disy-backed Averof Neophytou was the only one of the three main presidential candidates who failed to respond to a series of environmental related questions, including his climate crisis policies. The ...

Turkish Cypriots civil engineers and architects will be going on strike outside the ‘parliament’ on Tuesday, following a proposal from ‘MPs’ to abolish the necessary approvals from the professionals on ...

Monday’s hearing in the ‘golden passports’ trial took another twist, with one of the defence attorneys effectively calling for a mistrial ruling, while the judge hinted that the court ...

The meteorological service issued a new yellow warning for rain and thunderstorms for Monday night. The warning is in force from 6pm to 6am on Tuesday. Rainfall is likely to ...

Less than a week before the presidential elections, the Akel and Disy camps on Monday turned up the rhetoric dial, seeking to rally their respective fan bases by highlighting what ...

The foreign ministry on Monday welcomed the decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year. It said the security council will continue ...

A 45-year-old man, suspected of premeditated murder after he was involved in a fatal hit and run, was on Monday referred to a direct trial before the Paphos criminal court. ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Monday admitted mistakes in the management of the citizenship-by -investment scheme, but said that by late 2020 – when the programme was nixed – many flaws had been ...

Counterfeit euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation in Cyprus reached 451 in 2022, marking an increase of 113.7 per cent compared to the previous year, according to an announcement made by the Central Bank ...

The investigation into government corruption claims made in Makarios Droushiotis’ book Mafia State will be published upon its completion, the anti-corruption authority said on Monday. The head of the newly ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou and Greek Minister for Climate Change and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides on Monday signed an agreement for further cooperation between the two countries’ fire services. The ...

Efforts to build a taverna on the grounds of Larnaca’s Hala Sultan Tekke mosque ignited a backlash from animal welfare activists and the Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation, Evkaf. ...

Almost half of Cypriot adults have smoked in the last month a survey of the public showed, the head of the national addiction authority, Dr Christos Minas said on Monday. ...

Strovolos has been graced with a second dog park, aimed at smaller breeds, as the municipality said the public had demanded more spaces for our furry friends. The mayor inaugurated ...

The investigation into the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou is at its final stages, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Monday. Upon its completion, the file will be submitted ...

Hundreds of animals are being poisoned on a daily basis and the stray dog crisis is worse than ever, according to the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

Prison director Anna Aristotelous and her senior officer Athena Demetriou are filing criminal charges against police officer Michalis Katsounotos who, they claim, attempted to secure damaging footage of them after ...

The tech industry in Cyprus is booming, with many passionate individuals working hard to make it thrive. In this context, the new season of workshops from TechIsland is due to ...

Cyprus is joint third within the EU for the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy at 89 per cent, far beyond the EU’s average of 69 per cent. ...

For 80 years, a single woman lived in a remote inn high up in the Troodos mountains. Her parents passed away, her siblings left for the city, and yet Sofia carried ...

The single-seed hawthorn (known on the island as Kochinomosfilia) has been named Cyprus’ tree of the year for 2023, the forestry department announced on Monday. This species of the tree, with ...

A 28-year-old man is alleged to have attacked two men carrying out works at an apartment complex in Paphos, with one of the victims falling from the scaffolding. Paphos police ...

People that test positive for Covid-19 and are in isolation are allowed to go vote at presidential elections if they wear a mask, the health ministry said on Monday. According ...