Cyprus

The saga of the trial of former volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki comes to a close this Thursday when the judge will read out the sentencing, media reported on Monday. It ...

The Children’s Rights Commissioner condemned the state’s refusal to grant back payments of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) to children with disabilities, calling the practice “a choice with ...

There will be “no tolerance of delinquent behaviour by foreigners,” Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday after meeting the Alaminos community leader as part of an ongoing series ...

The arrest and continued detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north is a “vivid reminder of the ongoing violation of human rights in our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides told ...

Freedom, security and justice are not a given, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Monday, marking Armed Forces Day. The sentiment was echoed later by National Guard chief George Tsitsikostas ...

Lawyers representing the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a Limassol bridge in 2005, have received death threats since a report into how he died was released, ...

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will open a branch in Cyprus in October after receiving final approval from the Cypriot government, it announced on Monday, the first time ...

By: Christina Michailidis In Cyprus, the violin is more than an instrument, it is a voice in the island’s cultural history. An instrument that has marked life’s most ...

The north’s supreme court on Monday ruled that a second remand order against the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July – handed down by the civilian court ...

President Nikos Christodoulides visited the Paralimni gymnasium on Monday for “national reasons” and announced upgrades to the school worth €5.5 million as well as a new sports school in the region ...

Cyprus said on Monday it would push for Serbia-EU accession talks to begin, when it takes over the rotating presidency of the EU in January. The presidency would work to “...

Spending to tackle the risks of the climate crisis in Cyprus remains far below what is necessary, according to a statement released on Monday by Cyprus’ national Fiscal Council. The ...

Three 18-year-olds were arrested on Monday morning in the Strovolos area of Nicosia after harmful devices were found inside their vehicles, police said on Monday. The teens were stopped for ...

The north will be cut off from Turkish water for four days from Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station in the Kyrenia district village of Panagra, where ...

A 52-year-old man was arrested in Paralimni in connection with the illegal possession of property and burglary tools, police said on Monday. Police said he was located and detained shortly ...

A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days by the Limassol district court on Monday after a fire last week in the Troodos state forest. Police told the ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Paphos in connection with the theft of a rental vehicle, police said on Monday. The vehicle was reported missing on September 4 by ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged in writing for causing malicious damage to two vehicles in Paralimni, police said on Monday. He was later released and will be summoned ...

Two minors were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Spyros Kyprianou avenue and Spyros Sotirakis avenue in Paphos on Sunday. The crash involved a ...

By Michele Kambas Cyprus has approached the United Arab Emirates for possible cooperation on an EU-financed subsea power cable linking Europe to the eastern Mediterranean region, it said on Monday, ...

Primary schools reopened on Monday, marking the end of the summer holidays and the beginning of the new school year, with over 50,000 children enrolled at primary schools across the island ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday pledged his government’s commitment to constructing the Great Sea Interconnector, saying he was doing so for “the umpteenth time”. The project, if completed, will ...

Questions have been raised after one of the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody after having been arrested in the north in July was not provided with medicine “for ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel told members of his party the UBP who work in the north’s public sector to ensure that polling stations are staffed with supporters ...