Cyprus

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 ...

The government and opposition parties appeared to have made some progress on Monday regarding legislation to be forwarded to the European Commission and which, if given the nod, would unlock ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday discussed the legal service’s opinion on the halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) with cheesemakers, who have been reluctant to follow the specifications on ...

Cyprus will engage with other countries in the region to set up a mechanism to provide timely firefighting assistance, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday. Ahead of an anticipated ...

An Italian MP met officials in Nicosia on Monday as he prepares a report about Turkey’s occupation of Varosha for the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). ...

Secondary schools in Larnaca are overcrowded as authorities delay building new premises and making repairs to existing buildings, the federation of parents’ associations of Larnaca secondary and technical schools said ...

The Ministry of health, took part in a workshop at the University of Nicosia as part of its drive to develop a national strategy for improving the lives of the ...