Cyprus

Prison staff who are members of the Pasydy union on Tuesday threw their support behind suspended colleagues at the Nicosia central prison who were relieved of duties following the death ...

Stakeholders in the healthcare sector on Tuesday repeated concerns over the formation of an oligopoly but some also stressed that such fears – however valid – should not go to the other ...

Legislators on Tuesday called out a number of municipalities for intending to charge homeowners a fee for installing solar panels, and demanded the immediate scrapping of the fee. In parliament, ...

A body in an advanced state of decomposition found on October 13 near Limassol general hospital was identified on Monday, according to media reports. Offsitenews reported that the body reportedly belongs ...

Police arrested a 23-year-old man at Larnaca airport on Tuesday afternoon for possession of 13kg of cannabis. “At around 2pm on Tuesday, November 1, members of Ykan in cooperation with customs ...

Medicine shortages have been the biggest problem for patients during the first nine months of the year, head of the patients’ association (Osak) Marios Kouloumas said on Tuesday. According to ...

Can the worlds of rock and opera be united? Evening concerts coming soon to Limassol, Paphos and Nicosia would say so with the presentation of the world’s greatest opera ...

The risk of tsunami occurring in the Mediterranean is real, the geological survey department said on Tuesday, ahead of World Tsunami Awareness Day on Saturday. The department said Cyprus’ shores ...

Restoration and improvement works on Piale Pasha’s building facades have begun, Larnaca municipality announced on Tuesday. The municipality said the scheduled facelift will improve residents’ quality of life and ...

Cyprus fully respects the privacy of communications, the attorney-general said on Tuesday, a day ahead of a scheduled meeting with a visiting delegation of the European Parliament committee investigating the ...

The inpatient wing at Polis Chrysochous hospital will reopen on January 15, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting in Polis with head of the ...

After a career in finance failed to allow him meet his dreams, one Cypriot turned to modelling and acting. NIKI CHARALAMBOUS meets him Many see Andreas Chrysanthou’s career as ...

Baggage handlers at Larnaca airport held an impromptu two-hour strike on Tuesday morning after 156 staffers were handed redundancy letters. The workers carried out a spontaneous work stoppage from 10am until 12 ...

Auditor general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Tuesday, accusing it of trying to enact a multi-insurance Gesy through the back door. In a tweet, the audit ...

Heavy rain and bouts of hail are affecting parts of Limassol and Troodos, as a police announcement on Tuesday afternoon warned drivers of dangerous conditions. Police added that the Troodos-Karvounas, ...

Following the violent scenes that marred the football match between Apollon and Apoel at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol on Sunday night, director of Olympia Sports Organisation (GSO) Giorgos Zachariades ...

An Australian singer-songwriter hopes he can work the charm in Liverpool next year hears PAUL LAMBIS At just 24, Australian singer-songwriter Andrew Lambrou has built a following of millions with his ...

Local charity Cans for Kids is offering opportunities in environmental awareness and philanthropic volunteering through their project Working for Environmental Community Action Now, or WE CAN. The move has support ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas villages will be set up in Derynia, Polis Chrysochous, Fikardou, Agros, Kyperounta, Kalopanayiotis and Kalavasos throughout the festive period, the deputy ministry ...

President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou has ruled out speculation about the possibility of her replacing Disy leader Averof Neophytou as the party’s presidential candidate. Speculation had ...

As Cyprus enters its mushroom picking season, the forestry department is calling on the public not to use rakes as this violates the law surrounding foraging. It can be sentenced ...

People living abroad with a right to vote in Cyprus must register by December 27, an announcement from the interior ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, people eligible to ...

The Paphos tourism development organisation (Etap) in collaboration with the Pomos community council and the support of volunteers on Monday completed a clean-up of the harbour of Pomos, and its ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos II remains in critical condition, his doctors said on Tuesday, as he continues to battle intestinal cancer. His doctors, Joseph Kashios, Dimitris Papamichael, Petros Agathaggelou and Michalis Protopapas, ...