Cyprus

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday lauded the launch of support measures for local authority reform in Cyprus. Speaking at a conference marking the launch, Nouris said the €840,000 Council of ...

Trade unions on Tuesday announced they will be taking measures on January 26 after another meeting with employers’ organisations and Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos over CoLA ended in an impasse. Unions ...

Last year the police investigated more than 550 cases of cybercrime, and participated in major international anti-cybercrime operations such as the SSNDOB in cooperation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...

A 26-year-old man became the third to be charged in writing on Tuesday over violent incidents during a football match last week. The case concerns a fight among football fans ...

The Disy party has always supported the church and will work alongside it for the common cause of thwarting Turkish designs on Cyprus, presidential candidate and party leader Averof Neophytou ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides sounded a note of optimism on Tuesday ahead of Friday’s meeting with trade unions of the Electricity Authority (EAC) who have threatened to strike unless ...

Polarisation can only do harm, independent presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening after addressing supporters in Paralimni. During the final district gathering of his supporters in Famagusta, Christodoulides ...

Chevron is expected to submit its development plan for the Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the coming days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday ...

Elections for the next bishop of Paphos will take place on February 19, when one of the three top candidates chosen by the public will be approved by the Holy Synod. ...

The first scientific conference on cancer took place recently with the participation of scientists from the biobank of the University of Cyprus. CyBioS Mini Symposium 2023 CancerNow: From Benchside to Clinical ...

Despite the heavy rains of the past few days, Limassol did not face the issues it had in previous years thanks to its new anti-flooding works, mayor and Limassol sewerage ...

Authorities in the north arrested two people as part of a large anti-drug operation on Tuesday. Quoting Turkish Cypriot media, the Cyprus News Agency reported that authorities arrested a 52-year-old ...

Cyprus is “one of the weakest links” in international efforts to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian nationals, while the island hosts dozens of active shell companies that can be ...

Seventy one per cent of the average amount of rainfall for January had fallen by Tuesday morning, with Athalassa in the capital recording the highest downpour of 22.4mm, the Met ...

Local start-ups are getting the opportunity to develop their original ideas through mentoring and training by participating in the second cycle of the Microsoft programme. Microsoft for start-ups Cyprus has ...

The share of renewable energy in Cyprus in the period of 2015 – 2021 has increased at a faster pace compared with the EU average according to the energy ministry. Data showed the ...

Klirou dam has been overflowing due to the recent excess rainfall, a fact that has delighted community leader Nikos Alexandrikis. “It’s incredibly important to see and for this happen ...

The Greens party reported on Monday that a large area in Lakatamia has become an illegal rubbish dump which poses health and safety risks to the community. The party explained ...

Three Cypriot athletes are set to take part in this year’s European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), which will take place in the northern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia ...

The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in November 2022 was much higher than other EU countries, a Eurostat report published on Tuesday showed. Excess mortality refers to the number of deaths ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery, police said. A report said that around 2.45pm the previous day, police received information that a ...

Over 200 children with serious orthopaedic problems will receive a free examination by doctors from the USA-based Shriners hospitals who are due to visit the island for the 40th time later ...

The new exit on the highway from Nicosia towards the old Nicosia-Limassol road and Dali industrial area will be closed next Saturday as work continues on the Nicosia ring road. ...

Calls were made on Tuesday for President Nicos Anastasiades to see Famagusta hospital turned a university hospital, a request residents say would benefit both the town and the country’s ...