Cyprus

Some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023, raising the government payroll. According to an earlier briefing to parliament by Justice ...

‘Mayoral’ elections in the north were overwhelmingly won by opposition parties, indicating Ankara’s losing touch with what Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, analysts said on Tuesday. The ...

Just before the year ends, Limassol’s bars and live music venues offer some groovy entertainment to keep the festive spirit going. More than just Christmas carols and tunes, however, ...

Three-quarters of Cypriots are unsatisfied with the justice system, while many retain reservations about the impartiality of judges, a new survey has shown. Conducted from December 9 to 14 by IMR and ...

Turkish Cypriot publisher and writer Sener Levent, editor-in-chief of newspaper Avrupa, has filed a lawsuit against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for alleged violation of his ...

Deputy prison director Athena Demetriou took on the role of acting director of the central prison as of Tuesday, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said. She said that Demetriou would continue ...

Unions will be consulted before the material to be taught in sex education classes is decided on, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. His statements were made in a ...

Tuesday was the last day for people to register on voter rolls for the 2023 presidential elections, although by midday only a fraction of those eligible had done so. Speaking on ...

One of Cyprus’ best known actresses has worked across mediums, with her latest project putting the spotlight on the women of the island finds PAUL LAMBIS Nedie Antoniades is a ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Tuesday said Cyprus’ economy growth rate in 2022 amounted to 6 per cent, adding that the current unemployment rate is now at the same level ...

Dikomo ‘mayor’ Yüksel Çelebi was shot by a ‘municipality’ employee and had to be taken to hospital, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. The armed attack followed a warning Ç...

The “indifference” shown by the public about taking part in elections for the new Archbishop are a matter for concern, the new prelate said on Tuesday although he added that ...

Two more private hospitals are set to start operating within the national health scheme Gesy in 2023, director of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday. Speaking to ...

New technical schools will be built in 2023, general secretary of the union of technical school teachers’ (Oeltek) Lenos Loizou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said ...

The average rainfall from the beginning of December to 8am on Tuesday amounted to just 32 per cent of the normal precipitation for the month, the met service said in a ...

The four-year-old girl who was transferred to Israel with Strep A infection remains in critical but stable condition, health ministry spokesperson Constantinos Athanasiou told Alpha News on Tuesday. The girl ...

Cyprus and India will sign bilateral memoranda of understanding and agreements in the fields of military cooperation, energy, and immigration, as part of a visit by the Indian Foreign Minister ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Tuesday rejected the appeal filed by Apollon over the decision to hold the derby against Ael behind closed doors following the incidents provoked by ...

The increase in rate of admissions for viral infections in public hospitals observed recently continues, spokesman for the state health services (Okypy), Charalambos Charilaou, told CNA on Tuesday. In particular ...

Limassol police on Monday night rescued a family from Nicosia who lost their way on a nature trail in Troodos in inclement weather. According to the police, the family, with ...

In today’s episode, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos gave an overview of several solutions to the island’s chronic traffic issues in the coming years, aimed at significant improvements or ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday are investigating a burglary and theft of items with a total value of €15,000 from a residence in Polis Chrysochous. According to the police on Saturday ...

Paphos police carried out a coordinated operation to tackle noise pollution, police announced on Tuesday. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, over the past four days, 19 entertainment venues were booked ...

Limassol police and the fire service responded to a car fire which broke out in the early morning hours on Tuesday. According to police statement, the fire was set to ...