Government drops consultations with Hermes due to ‘toxic climate’
The government said on Tuesday it would cease talks with the Hermes consortium over expansion works at the two airports due to the toxic climate in the country caused by ...
Events to bring communities of the island together
Somewhere in Nicosia’s old quarters and forests, a group of locals are planning to host a series of events to bring the communities of the two sides of the ...
Last day to register to vote in presidential election set for December 27
The last day to register to vote in the 2023 presidential elections is December 27, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday.
For the elections on February 5, 2023, all individuals who will be over ...
After two difficult years, Cyprus ‘tourism on the mend’
All signs are pointing towards a return to normality within the tourism industry, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe), Haris Loizides said on Tuesday, marked internationally as World Tourism ...
‘Relationship with Russia has changed but hopefully not forever’
Cyprus’ relationship with Russia has changed but hopefully not forever, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told Bloomberg – adding that that the island has aligned itself fully with the West.
Kasoulides was ...
Turkey has been given alibi to ignore ECHR decisions says Famagusta mayor
The Council of Europe’s ruling to end supervision of a Greek Cypriot refugee’s individual application against Turkey gives Turkey an alibi to not abide by ECHR decisions, Famagusta ...
Man arrested for spying in north jailed for 30 days
Imprisoned in the north over the use of walkie talkies and taking photographs of a military area, Andreas Soudjis will be released on October 7, a military court decided on Tuesday.
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Tepak boosts grant for rent for some out of town students
Over 250 students at Limassol’s state university of technology (Tepak) will receive up to €2,500 each to help cover rent this academic year, the university announced on Tuesday.
Saying that housing ...
House president attends Abe funeral
House President Annita Demetriou conveyed Cyprus’ condolences to the Japanese government on Tuesday at the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Demetriou attended the state funeral at the Nippon ...
‘In no other country would he still be in politics’
Nobel prize laureate Christopher Pissarides has strongly criticised presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides and called on him to step down following a series of recent leaks – with further damaging allegations emerging ...
Protest against new ‘government’ complex in the north
Scuffles broke out in the north on Tuesday afternoon to protest the construction of a new ‘government’ complex worth over a hundred million euro by Turkey in the middle of ...
Cyprus and EU tourism bouncing back after pandemic
The EU tourism industry, and that of Cypurs, is bouncing strongly back from the Covid-19 pandemic, with data for 2022 closely mirroring that for 2019, a report released by Eurostat on Tuesday ...
New assistant chief of police appointed
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Tuesday appointed Ioannis Georgiou as the new assistant Chief of Police.
During the appointment ceremony, Dracou congratulated Georgiou for his new role and expressed confidence ...
App launched to allow public to report problems on the road
An app to alert the authorities of problems in the road, called Fix Cyprus, was launched on Tuesday by the Cyprus Centre for Research and Excellence (Kios) in the presence ...
Business owners say electricity cost unbearable
Business owners on Tuesday called on the government to take swift action to remedy the energy cost crisis, deploring the high fines imposed by the EU and passed on to ...
A story of conflict
Buffer Fringe Festival turns the whole of Nicosia into an artistic ground says ELENI PHILIPPOU
Nicosia’s checkpoints and division cut through the capital in more ways than one. Can ...
Mavroyiannis says support needed so hospitals can become autonomous
Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis said supporting, strengthening and ensuring that public hospitals have real autonomy are all necessary for their correct functioning.
Speaking after a visit to Paphos general hospital, ...
Lone Star will not submit new bid for Bank of Cyprus (updated)
Private equity firm Lone Star, in a statement issued on Tuesday to the London Stock Exchange, said that it is not intending to submit a revised offer for the acquisition ...
Man fined €70,000 for illegal importation of tobacco
A man caught transporting a large quantity of tobacco products has been fined €70,000 by the customs department.
According to police statement the man intended to import 436 cartons of cigarettes and 121.5 ...
Agriculture ministry to donate saplings across public sector
The agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that they will be donating saplings from the forestry department to other public sector authorities as part of an initiative to deal with the ...
Harvard Club Cyprus pays its respects to Andrew Rosenbaum
“The Harvard Club of Cyprus would like to extend our sincere condolences on the unfortunate death of our colleague and former Board member Andrew Rosenbaum.
Andrew was a graduate of ...
Environmental NGOs raise alarm over illegal bird killings
Environmental NGOs BirdLife and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) raised the alarm on the “repeated and illegal bird killings taking place around Lake Soros in Meneou.”
In a joint ...
UCY film aims to explore impact of pandemic on student life
The University of Cyprus (UCY) has made public a film titled “Universities: Back to normal?” which explores the impacts of Covid-19 on the field of higher education, taking in its ...
Minister of interior to raise issue of migration with UN
Minister of Interior Nikos Nouris is departing for the United States on Tuesday, where he will participate in a series of meetings informing UN officials and others about the challenges ...