Cyprus News

Cypriot farmers plan to protest against the proposal to further limit the use of hazardous pesticides across the European Union, saying this will bring “huge environmental consequences”. The demonstration will ...

Over €850 million in European and national funds will be allocated to support the rural areas of the island, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Friday. He was speaking at an ...

Cyprus ranks first in Europe as regards the cleanest swimming waters, according to the results of the European Commission’s latest report that were announced on Friday. According to the ...

Britain’s shadow foreign office minister and Labour MP Bambos Charalambous has been suspended after a complaint over his conduct, it emerged on Friday. Charalambous, raised in London to Cypriot ...

Justice Minister Anna Koukkides – Prokopiou informed her EU counterparts of the creation of an independent authority to monitor the implementation of EU sanctions in Cyprus, during the second day of ...

Artificial Intelligence is in our lives and we must exploit it in a positive manner, Dr Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bath, said on Friday. ...

Ypsonas mayor was at loggerheads with a tyre pyrolysis factory on Friday over the feared health risks it may bring to the area and its residents. The company has rubbished ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday decided to strengthen the committee of ethics and safeguarding in sports amidst a spike in match-fixing allegations. The members of the committee informed the president ...

A teenager was hospitalised on Friday after he was stabbed in the abdomen and neck by a peer in an internet café in Limassol. A 17-year-old boy pulled a knife ...

Lord David Hannay, a former UK envoy for the Cyprus issue ruffled some feathers at the Cyprus investment conference in London on Friday, referring to Cyprus as a place of ...

Reports that specialist doctors working under Gesy illegally charge their patients extra for earlier appointments prompted the medical association to call for an investigation on Friday. The health insurance organisation (...

Sek union on Friday urged President Nikos Christodoulides to improve labour relations across the job market, while expanding benefits such as the cost of living allowance (CoLA) and provident funds. ...

Coming up in Pissouri is an exhibition that puts the local production of wine in the spotlight. The Pissouri Community Council, in collaboration with the Cyprus Winemakers’ Association and the ...

The anti-poaching unit will be re-established following a relevant cabinet decision, it emerged on Friday. The move comes to satisfy a long-standing demand by animal activists who have been warning ...

A British foreign exchange company boss who used investors’ cash to fund his luxury lifestyle was sentenced in his absence to 14 years in jail on Friday over a 70 million pound ($88 ...

Cyprus cannot consider itself an energy hub despite its deposits of offshore hydrocarbons, and as long as the gas remains in the ground, it will never generate the wealth associated ...

Doctors at specific accidents and emergency departments work more hours than it is considered safe, the Pasyki public doctor’s union said on Friday. Physicians employed at the Paphos and ...

The challenges related to immigrant students will be addressed as of September, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday after she completed consultations with school headteachers. The round of discussions ...

Paraplegics in Cyprus on Friday called on MPs to make it easier to prosecute people who wrongly park in disabled spots. The Paraplegic Organisation of Cyprus sent a letter to ...

Over 100 traffic violations were recorded in Limassol during a 24-hour inspection campaign, police said on Friday, as 39 vehicles were impounded for further examination. A total of 39 motor vehicles – 26 cars and 13 ...

The legal service has become increasingly concerned over the growing number of domestic abuse victims who pull back from court trials leading to perpetrators walking away scot-free. A spokesperson from ...

A total of 29 electric vehicles will be bought for government officials and their use, as part of a new tender by the state, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. “...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the north on Tuesday, reports said on Friday, in his first visit to the area since his re-election a few weeks ago. According to ...

House President Annita Demetriou will travel to Ireland on Sunday where she will address the Irish parliament and meet the country’s leadership during the four-day visit. Demetriou was invited ...