Cyprus

In response to what it called a desperate situation, Akel on Wednesday launched a Housing for All campaign that includes the creation of a unified housing agency. “Our aim through ...

Vets on Wednesday appealed to the health ministry for hospital-grade FIP vaccines for cats amid an upsurge of the fatal disease caused by feline coronavirus. The state veterinary services said ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Wednesday said the auditor general had mounted a sexist attack against her for six years. “Today was the pinnacle of a sexist behaviour ongoing for six ...

Five schools will become model green schools thanks to an investment programme focusing on sustainable energy in education, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. Through a total investment of €2 million, ...

Cyprus is to have an emergency warning system capable of sending alerts to mobile phone users by 2024, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. The minister stressed the need and ...

It’s a long way to New Zealand from Cyprus but one diaspora group there keeps cultural ties strong finds PAUL LAMBIS Since its inception in 1938, the Cyprus Community of ...

British forces officials on Wednesday said they were looking forward to more opportunities to train alongside the National Guard, following a successful joint exercise the previous day. On Tuesday, explosive ...

Parliament is set to vote on a bill on Thursday that will amend civil servant working hours in an effort to alleviate traffic issues. The current hours of the public ...

State land was leased to private investors by the previous government for the creation of a golf course in Famagusta just a few days before the presidential elections as a “...

The recently reviewed state welfare scheme for people living in certain villages in the north is off to a good start, parliamentary representative for the Maronite community Yiannakis Moussas said ...

ECB executive committee member and chief economist Philip Lane met with Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou on Wednesday, after being invited by the latter to the island ...

Two of the three suspected diamond thieves have been identified as Georgian nationals and the Cyprus police are to request Interpol and Europol alerts, the force said on Wednesday. The ...

In Paphos, cultural centre Technopolis 20 is preparing for another month packed with music and theatre performances, starting with a tribute to American jazz pianist and composer Sonny Clark on Friday. ...

The teenager hospitalised in Athalassa psychiatric facility has been transferred to the designated unit for minors, state health services Okypy announced on Wednesday. Mental health professionals had lambasted the decision ...

The government was called to explain itself on Wednesday over why Cyprus did not submit a candidacy for the secretary-general position of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amid speculation that ...

A taxi driver has gained notoriety after a clip circulated on social media showing the black Mercedes cruising down a Paphos cycle lane. The black cab is seen inching towards ...

Student participation in a competition aiming to showcase Cyprus tradition “exceeded all expectations” with the eight winners receiving an increased prize totalling €180,000. Over 600 projects were submitted from almost 200 schools across ...

A US Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine arrived in Limassol this week with a US commander praising the move as promoting security and stability in the region. “The USS San Juan’...

Spring will bring slightly lower electricity bills for the month of April, with the EAC stating that they will be down by 6.6 per cent. The decrease is attributed and linked ...

L’Étape Cyprus by Tour de France will return for the second straight year on Sunday 12 November 2023. Following the successful 2022 event, where more than 350 cyclists from Cyprus and abroad participated ...

Data from the ministry of health’s monitoring unit show that C-sections in Cyprus reached 58.9 per cent of all births in 2021, with the EU average not exceeding 30 per cent. The ...

Young people in Cyprus are excelling at “doing business”, Junior Achievement said, noting that over 300 students participated in the recent 10th trade fair of the student enterprise programme. There, young ...

In beatboxer Beardyman, THEO PANAYIDES finds a neurodivergent, restless and impulsive musician using technology to augment his human reality Greenland, notoriously, is not very green – and it must be said, ...

Newly appointed Deputy Government Spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou will continue to exercise her duties, it was officially announced on Wednesday. There will be no differentiation in the exercise of her duties ...