Cyprus

Shocking lack of access to and information about abortion and contraception In late June, millions of American women saw their constitutional right to abortion removed overnight after the Supreme Court ...

Paphos municipality will start cracking down on business owners using public or private outdoor areas for trade that cause noise pollution to surrounding residential buildings. According to a relevant announcement, ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) general secretary Marios Tsiakkis admitted that gaping differences remain between employers’ organisations and trade unions when it comes to the minimum wage, which ...

A meeting to evaluate the new data emerging, as well as how prepared Cyprus is to deal with monkey pox, has been organised for Monday, July 25, at 9 am at Nicosia ...

A one-day fair offers something from the island for everyone. And, discovers ELENI PHILIPPOU, more are set to follow Experiences and goodies straight from Cyprus’ villages are coming to its ...

Thousands of euros worth of jewellery and cash were allegedly robbed from a residence located in the area of Akoursos village in the Paphos district. According to a Paphos police ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriots join forces to issue a settlement plan focusing on day-to-day issues for citizens A group of Greek and Turkish Cypriots have just released what they call ...

Cyprus is taking part in a project aimed at mitigating soil erosion through sustainable land and water management. The project brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers and other professionals ...

The Cyprus Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) has released a statement, outlining its position regarding the Department of Environment’s new assessment of the revised regional plan for Akamas, which ...

A 12-year-old boy from Larnaca who has set up a lemonade stand outside his house for the summer will donate 20 per cent of his profits to charity. His initiative was ...

Despite flight cancellations and the loss of the Russian tourist market, hotels in Kissonerga have surpassed 90 per cent capacity, the community leader Giorgos Stylianou said Saturday. According to data of ...

A local initiative group has put forward its proposal for the creation of a national park that would act as a ‘green lung’ for the capital to replace the site ...

Extensive damage was caused to a holiday home and two immobilised vehicles after a fire broke out in the Nicosia district, the fire service said early on Saturday. The fire ...

Two Greek Cypriots will appear in court in the north on Monday after they were caught taking photos in a military zone in Mia Milia, it emerged on Saturday. The ...

Week nights in Nicosia have plenty to offer in the summer as annual festivals keep residents entertained with a rich cultural agenda. Faneromeni Arts Festival is back this summer and ...

Police have issued a warning to the public after finding counterfeit €500 bills circulating in the island. The national analysis centre of the police criminal investigation department informed the public that ...

Outdoor activities that could cause a fire should be avoided, police said on Saturday, as temperatures could rise above 40C. Due to soaring temperatures recorded during the summer, and given ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will return to his duties on Tuesday, following seven days of self-isolation after testing positive for coronavirus earlier this week. Anastasiades was diagnosed with coronavirus on Tuesday ...

Cabinet is likely to extend the deadline for tax returns by a month, tax commissioner Sotiris Markides has told the Cyprus News Agency. Individuals and the self-employed must file their ...

A musical duo have come together to make audiences laugh. They are going from strength to strength finds ALIX NORMAN ‘Some doctors like you flat on your back, When they ...

A Cyprus Scops owl has made herself comfortable in an artificial nest, one of about 1,000 owl nesting boxes that have been put up in various locations across the island as ...

The CyBC broadcast the first televised debate of presidential candidates on Thursday night. The guests were Disy leader Averof Neophytou, independent candidate backed by Akel, Andreas Mavroyiannis, and independent candidate ...

Milk producers and cheese makers signed a much-awaited agreement on PDO-certified halloumi, putting an official end to a longstanding row over Cyprus’ famous cheese. The mutually accepted framework, cobbled together ...

It is not very often that we get to hear vibrant Afro-Brazilian sounds live on the island. In fact, there is only one band in the country that plays the ...