Cyprus

The island’s political and business world put aside their differences on Tuesday in an outpouring of grief for Zeta Emilianidou, the highly respected labour minister and public official who ...

Controversial lawyer Andreas Pittadjis – whose famous line ‘this is Cyprus’ became a phrase used to laugh at scandals – was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association on Tuesday for demeaning the ...

Members of the House finance committee have voiced their concern at the government’s intention to open tenders for the construction of juvenile detention centres to private companies. MPs Christiana ...

Our region will experience climate change more intensely and sooner than other regions, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis reiterated on Tuesday as the island played host to a high-level international conference ...

The fire service chief has ordered an internal inquiry after a former firefighter who reportedly failed to return two metal badges that identify him as such that are part of ...

With temperatures rising and people heading to the beach and the pool, police on Tuesday issued advice on how to stay safe, especially for younger swimmers. In an announcement posted ...

Low pressure and unstable weather conditions are currently affecting the island and although Tuesday will be mainly fine, clouds that develop later in the day are expected to lead to ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Paphos for possession of drugs. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, officers patrolling a street in town on Monday night stopped the man’...

The Limassol pensioner who admitted to killing his 82-year-old wife on Monday morning and who was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday, carried out the murder for “futile ...

The passing of political stalwart Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Monday night was marked around the island on Tuesday with the president announcing that flags on government buildings will fly ...

The European Parliament cannot envisage a resumption of negotiations for the accession of Turkey into the EU without clear and significant progress in the field of rule of law and ...

In today’s episode, Zeta Emilianidou, the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, died on Monday at the age of 67. She had suffered a cerebral aneurysm three weeks ago and ...

Italian MP and rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, Piero Fassino, was informed about the illegal actions of the Turkish Cypriot ‘regime’ in Famagusta Monday afternoon, in ...

A robbery under threat of a knife was committed Monday night at a kiosk in Nicosia. According to the police statement at around 11pm an unknown person entered a kiosk ...

Liquid fuel prices in Cyprus increased by 33.63 per cent between January to May 2022, according to data by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) and subsequently processed by the Cyprus Consumers Association. ...

By Yiannis Seitanidis The sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which came into force on Friday afternoon with the publication of the relevant legal acts in the Official Journal of ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday stood his ground amid a barrage of criticism from opposition parties accusing the government of not doing enough to provide relief to people hit ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, who had suffered a cerebral aneurysm last month, has died, aged 68, a government announcement said late on Monday. The minister passed away at 8.30pm at the ...

The foreign ministry on Monday accused Turkey of distorting reality to create tensions in the region, after Ankara said the government’s efforts for new confidence building measures were insincere, ...

The European Union needs to show solidarity on the issue of irregular migration in a tangible way, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, adding that the latest proposal by ...

Parents’ names cannot be removed from Cypriot IDs unless those are also deleted from the state’s electronic register, which was “not desirable”, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday. ...

Turkish Cypriots on Monday protested the recently signed economic cooperation protocol with Turkey and price increases on petrol outside ‘parliament’ in the north. Demonstrators read a petition which the members ...

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou said Monday she was pleased a bill compensating depositors of legacy Laiki bank would soon head to the plenum for a vote. “It is with particular ...

Families with children receiving treatment near the Archbishop Makarios III hospital in Nicosia will be able to rest easy at the new Ronald McDonald House. The announcement came on Monday ...