Cyprus

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 ...

The supreme court has ordered the early release of a 29-year-old man convicted to four and a half years in jail for sexually abusing a minor, it emerged on Wednesday. ...

Around 30,000 children from mixed marriages in the north are trying to get Cypriot IDs and passports, opposition CTP ‘MP’ Urun Solyali said on Wednesday. Solyali has said that the state-controlled ...

The cabinet has approved the creation of a national autism committee, the deputy ministry for social welfare announced on Wednesday. A written statement explained that the decision was taken during ...

A man was arrested after a 16-year-old girl reported she was raped in an apartment in Paphos. The arrest concerns a 19-year-old soldier based in Cyprus with whom the minor ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday that Cyprus is making great strides towards reaching energy self-sufficiency and a competitive internal gas market. “At the same time, we are also ...

An 84-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Limassol criminal court on Wednesday for killing his 82-year-old wife Giorgoulla Charalambous on June 6 after an alleged disagreement. ...