Cyprus

The EU Agency for Asylum delivered 62 reception units on Friday to Cyprus’ asylum service, for the needs of the Pournara migrant reception centre. In a post on Faceboo, the agency ...

The use of freshwater resources in Cyprus is “unsustainable”, Eurostat said on Friday, in an article to mark World Water Day, celebrated on March 22. “With temperatures rising every year, droughts ...

The Nicosia District Court issued an eight-day remand order on Friday against a 32-year-old man, who was arrested for facilitating interrogations regarding ongoing cases of robbery and extortion of money ...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a habeas corpus ad subjiciendum demand for release filed by an international protection applicant, who had admitted various crimes, including murder, to the police. ...

The road transport department (TOM) has updated its Takata airbag recall list, as over a hundred cars under recall are now to be immobilised immediately, after information received from CIC ...

A group of Cypriots staged a protest in Nicosia on Friday afternoon against the escalating violence in Gaza and the violation of the agreed ceasefire by Israel forces. The protest ...

This year’s plan to subsidise holidays for people with disabilities was announced on Friday by the department for the social integration of the disabled. The scheme was approved by ...

Taxi drivers in the Limassol district will be on strike on Wednesday from 8am till 12 noon, the urban taxi federation decided on Friday, in a measure they hope will help ...

The EU should undertake a more active role in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday. The ...

Racial discrimination remains one of the most destructive social issues, Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides emphasised in her statement on Friday, March 21, marking the International Day for the Elimination of ...

Turkish Cypriots on Friday descended on the north’s ‘education ministry’ building to protest against the ‘government’s’ decision to amend regulations regarding schools’ dress codes to allow pupils to ...

In a major boost to Cyprus’ firefighting capabilities, the department of forests received 25 new fire trucks on Friday, reinforcing efforts to combat wildfires ahead of what is expected to be ...

Huawei has awarded scholarships to students from five universities on the island with the idea of boosting the development of ICT talent in Cyprus. The scholarships were awarded at a ...

Efforts to locate more survivors from the boat that capsized about 25 nautical miles off Cape Greco were terminated at 2pm on Friday. The search and rescue operation started on March 16, ...

A military officer accused of serious criminal offences, including revenge porn and extortion, sought to annul a search warrant for his home. The officer, a former lover of a married ...

The terms of reference for the three-member committee appointed to investigate the import of vehicles with potentially defective airbags from was published on Friday. The committee, which is chaired by ...

In a move to support students facing financial difficulties, the University of Cyprus’ student welfare association awarded 58 scholarships worth a total of €59,000. The scholarships were granted based on socio-economic criteria ...

Cypriot MPs “did not listen to the experts” over the matter of smart lights and countdown timers, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he ...

The Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, is making a slow but steady recovery along Cyprus’ shores, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. With an ...

Greenhouse gas concentrations over Cyprus have reached a historic high, reaching 430 parts per million (ppm) in January. “The sector with the largest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus is ...

Intercity bus drivers will go on a 24-hour strike on April 3, union SEK and PEO announced on Friday. The strike follows the labour ministry’s decision to halt the renewal ...

Nicosia District Court has remanded a 40-year-old man for seven days on suspicion of being involved in the sale of Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday. The man ...

British Airways has cancelled all its scheduled flights between Larnaca and London Heathrow for Friday and early Saturday, as the British airport remains closed following a major fire that caused ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday insisted that the smart bus stops being installed across Cyprus are not the wrong way round after Akel MP Costas Costa said their designs ...