Cyprus

House President, Annita Demetriou rejected Turkish allegations that the invasion of Cyprus in 1974 was carried out by Turkey with a view to protect Turkish Cypriots living on the island. According ...

The University of Cyprus on Monday announced the launch of a new postgraduate programme in behavioural economics, which is designed to prepare students for career options requiring analysis of human ...

The “very serious restrictions” imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic may have had unintended consequences which explain the unusually high rate of respiratory illnesses in children this winter, according to a ...

The government on Monday slammed the door shut on a slew of legislative proposals aimed at regulating home repossessions, while revealing that its own ‘mortgage-to-rent’ scheme may not get the ...

The opening of more checkpoints could be discussed as part of creating new momentum on Cyprus talks, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou said on Monday after President Nikos Christodoulides met ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday ruled out that separate processes would take place in May 2024 for the municipal and European Parliament elections, after earlier expressing concerns about holding the ...

David Hunter told his psychiatrist he knew killing his wife was “horrible and wrong” but he would do it again so he wouldn’t see her suffer, Paphos criminal court ...

After almost two decades of the Annan Plan referendum on the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that the Greek Cypriot side was rewarded for rejecting the plan, ...

A protest which blocked off entry and departure of ships from Larnaca port on Monday morning caused a stern reaction from Kition Ocean Holdings, which warned it was considering taking ...

Another season of Music in the Mountains is bringing musicians and guests to Cyprus’ rural mountains villages. In May, three live music evenings will feature more of the island’s ...

Famagusta district court on Monday remanded a 45-year-old man for eight days in connection with illegally smuggling migrants to Cyprus. At around 3.40AM on Sunday, maritime police intercepted a small ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to chair another meeting over the sanctions on Tuesday, broadening attendees to include professional bodies and regulators. Set to take begin at 10.30am at the ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou heralded this week’s fire safety awareness campaign under the slogan “our dreams must not become ashes”. The fire services also welcomed the move, which marks 22 ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday that the 18,000 people dealing with dementia in Cyprus will now receive further treatment with the help of the Ithaki support association. The minister ...

First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou, presented on Monday their common initiative to convert the Presidential Palace into a Zero Waste to Landfill building. The initiative ...

A cybersecurity plan set to operate 24 hours a day has been drawn up by the deputy ministry of research, innovation, and digital policy and the digital security authority, Deputy Minister ...

Twenty-three people of Cypriot origin are currently stranded in Sudan, and authorities are working on how to extract them from the war-torn region, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Foreign ...

The list of consumer goods subject to reduced VAT – in some cases, zero per cent – should be ready within the next 14 days, the commerce minister said on Monday. Speaking to ...

Surrounded by the finest gems of nature, one local craftswoman tells NIKI CHARALAMBOUS of the decades of knowledge that go into her one of a kind pieces Although most of ...

House President Annita Demetriou met with her fellow EU counterparts in which they discussed and pressed the need for more active female engagement in leadership roles, particularly in foreign policy. ...

At the age of 72, one woman has cycled from Sweden to Cyprus. But now she needs to get home. ALIX NORMAN finds out what was behind the epic journey “Do ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos is set to leave for Luxembourg on Monday to take part in the EU Council of Agriculture. According to a government statement, the minister’s meeting ...

The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council on Monday released a statement saying that the creation and implementation of a holistic plan that takes the entire country into account should be ...

A total of 350 products are set to be included on an electronic shopping basket app called “e-kalathi”, which will allow people to compare prices depending on retail outlet and supermarket ...