Cyprus

The Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Film Festival (AEI Cyprus Film Festival) this year celebrates five years with a rich and diverse programme that includes screenings of 60 Cypriot and ...

Plans to open a new accident and emergency department specifically for children at the Makarios children’s hospital have been changed, as it was decided that it will now be ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 48-year-old man in Limassol after finding cannabis several cannabis plants at his house. Following a tip-off, members of the Ykan drug squad searched the man’...

The challenges and achievements within the legal profession took centre stage on Wednesday as head of the bar association Christos Clerides said that he was proud of the body’s ...

The efforts of the four independents to form an alliance and field a joint candidate in the February elections has fallen through, according to Achilleas Demetriades. The confirmation comes just ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday began discussing a bill looking to create a special jurisdiction within district courts for the quick processing of financial disputes. Edek leader Marinos ...

The audit office has accused the government of obstructing its efforts to investigate the Cyprus investment programme, stating that the interior ministry is withholding vital information. The audit office on ...

The mother and father of the national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou who was found dead in 2005 met with the attorney general on Wednesday – with both parties calling on anyone with information ...

The subcommittee of accreditation (SCA) urged the government to allocate additional funding to the ombudswoman as it upgraded the institution’s status as a national human rights authority. The relevant ...

At least ten multipurpose childcare centres will be created by the end of 2024 to provide affordable day care as part of the strategic development of the pre-primary education, Deputy Minister ...

The health ministry has announced the expansion of the vaccination centres’ operation hours from Wednesday, following requests by companies and individuals wishing to receive the anti-coronavirus jab. Under the new ...

Three men who had broken into a house and attacked a couple and their teenage daughter last week in Limassol, have been referred to the criminal court on Wednesday. Limassol ...

ExxonMobil director of frontier exploration Tristan Aspray on Wednesday called for the necessary level of support from Eastern Mediterranean countries in order to achieve an increase in natural gas production ...

The state health services (Okypy) has vowed significant spending on the national health service Gesy with a projected €250 million for 2022-2024, while also acknowledging complaints and the need to constantly ...

Any claims that the status of Taksim football pitch within the UN buffer zone will change is wrong and misleading, Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Wednesday following reports in ...

Voter registration can be done online as of today, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris and Deputy Minister of Research Kyriacos Kokkinos announced on Wednesday. Registration for the 2023 presidential elections will begin ...

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for human trafficking, police said on Wednesday. Appearing before the Larnaca Criminal Court, the man was found guilty of ...

The labour ministry on Wednesday announced the launch of free digital skills courses for people aged 55 and over. The courses are being offered in all districts as part of the ...

The public service commission has suspended director of Veterinary Services Christodoulos Pipis for three months. The reason is the instances of Brucellosis found in cattle in a Larnaca livestock farm, ...

In a historical novelist, PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman keen to present stories from a female perspective, especially those from patriarchal societies In gripping tales of feminine courage, strength and ...

Vandals have spray painted a stationary traffic camera in the capital amidst works to increase the traffic camera network. Photos of the vandalised traffic camera are circulating which show its ...

The education ministry did not fully comply with the provisions of laws on the granting and management of funds to school boards, according to the audit office’s latest report ...

Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III will be arriving on Wednesday to visit Archbishop Chrysostomos II, who has been fighting intestinal cancer. According to reports, the archbishop’s health has been ...

An alternative cycling tour will take place in Nicosia this Saturday, weather permitting, and it seeks to lead participants around the capital, exploring ways to make Nicosia more sustainable. Organised ...