Cyprus

Two sniffer dogs trained to find poison are already proving their worth Sofie and Dixie, two border collies specially trained to detect poison baits as part of an EU-funded programme ...

Leader of the far right Elam, Christos Christou will be the party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential elections, it announced on Sunday. He was named after a unanimous vote by ...

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz is expected in Cyprus in the next couple of days to watch the large bilateral military exercise on the island Agapinor, which started on Sunday. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is already in contact with the relevant ministers to find solutions to the problems faced by Cyprus hunters, those protesting outside the palace on Sunday were told. ...

Projects worth €370 million to revitalise the mountain areas were outlined on Sunday by Works Minister Yiannis Karousos, who said it was the aim of the Anastasiades’ government to give new ...

‘Standing up to bank employees union will take guts’ Negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement at Hellenic Bank, which were on hold for seven months, are set to ...

Criticising the “parties in power” and the “worn-out political system”, former rector of the University of Cyprus Constantinos Christofides on Sunday officially announced his candidacy for the presidential elections. “Now ...

The implicitly political Omonia saga reflects something greater than football: the splintering of the Left and the declining influence of Akel in Cyprus Four years ago to the day, on ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has tested positive for Covid, the second time since the start of the pandemic. In a post on Twitter, he said that he had no symptoms ...

Despite the President’s efforts to make progress on the Cyprus issue and return to peace talks, Turkey insists on the escalation of its provocative and aggressive behaviour, Interior Minister ...

The Cypriot crew member on one of the two Greek-flagged tankers seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces in the Gulf is in good health, the foreign ministry said on Sunday ...

Three people have been arrested over attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a car and damaging it in the process, police announced on Sunday. The three people, aged 23, 28 and 33, ...

‘Promises come and go and nothing happens. And our authorities carry on doing it’ When it comes to gas development Cyprus definitely talks the talk – but can it walk the ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides clinched the silver medal in the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship which wrapped up on Sunday in Mexico. The silver medallist in the 2012 Olympics entered the ...

The first cruise ship to use Ayia Napa marina dropped anchor there on Sunday morning, the ministry of transport announced. “The decision of the ministry of transport to create an ...

Three years after its introduction, the national health scheme Gesy has dispelled the clouds of doubt that surrounded its launch, former health minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. “Now Gesy ...

The police and fire service have launched an investigation after a vehicle caught fire on Sunday morning. According to a police spokesman, the fire broke out at 3.30am on a ...

Traffic in Nicosia will continue to be disrupted on Sunday as roadworks continue on central avenues. The department of public works said the works began on Saturday night and are ...

A young woman who fell from the sea caves in Cape Greco was rescued on Saturday by the emergency services. According to an announcement, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was ...

All-encompassing protocol seen by Turkish Cypriots as formalising annexation By Esra Aygin A controversial financial aid protocol signed recently between the northern part of Cyprus and Ankara has enraged large ...

The fight against corruption requires effective monitoring by the supervisory authorities, parliaments and the media, as well as cooperation between them, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Saturday. He was speaking ...

Shoplifters are getting creative, the latest gadget in their disposal being a special bag that bypasses shops’ anti-theft scanners, police warned on Saturday as they published the photographs of suspects ...

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It is regrettable that Turkey remains a ‘pampered child’ for some despite its continued provocations, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday, expressing the wish that the current situation in Ukraine ...