Cyprus

President Nicos Anastasiades had called a meeting of the national council at the presidential palace on Thursday, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Friday. He said the advisory body would ...

Proposed planning zones in the revised Akamas plan are endangering the survival of species such as the green turtle and the long-legged buzzard, two environmental NGOs warned on Friday. Members ...

Justice Minister Stephie Drakou hailed the “excellent relations” shared between Cyprus and the UK in comments made at a charity event in the British bases to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’...

The Limassol branch of Peo trade union confederation said on Friday that its student housing project has been completed and will welcome 28 students in 18 apartments for the 2022-2023 academic year. ...

Proposals submitted by Cyprus and adopted by EU transport ministers will help cushion the blow from a transition to sustainable aviation fuels that could potentially cost the island a 20 per ...

Another round of price rises on car fuel hit the market on Friday with the average price for unleaded 95 now at €1.81 per litre, with those in the industry warning of ...

A 17-year-old was arrested on Friday morning after a car belonging to a 35-year-old women was set on fire. According to a police statement, the blaze started in the early ...

There are currently 35 coronavirus patients in state hospitals, but in a significant improvement in the island’s epidemiological indicators, there is no longer anyone being treated for Covid in an ...

In today’s episode, a Syrian man – one of 44 irregular migrants aboard two inflatable boats that had set off from Turkey – drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of possession of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs after stopping a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old woman late on Thursday. A ...

A 54-year-old man, a permanent resident of Paphos, has been jailed for one month for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a traffic accident. A Paphos police spokesman ...

Ahead of the weekend, the met office forecast is for mainly fine weather with occasional increased cloud in the mountains and temperatures close to the seasonal average. In its early ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board on Wednesday evening concluded its article four consultation for Cyprus, which included an assessment of the country’s economic and financial developments. According ...

Business deposit rates fell further in April, turning negative for the first time in the history of the banking system, according to a report by the Central Bank released on ...

Another spate of mass shootings in the US has brought the gun culture debate into focus once more, with concerns locally as Cyprus appeared seventh in the world for firearms ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday greenlit the state’s first supplementary budget for fiscal year 2022, amid criticism that the government keeps wasting taxpayer money on mass rapid tests for ...

The goings on at the Radio-Television Authority (RTA) came under renewed scrutiny on Thursday, amid allegations of bribes and general disregard for procedures. It was the second week in a ...

The financial ombudsman has advised banks and credit-acquiring companies to refrain from foreclosing on mortgaged properties before the definitive conclusion of procedures within the Estia housing loan subsidy scheme, otherwise ...

The House health committee on Thursday piled pressure on the health insurance organisation (HIO) to address patients’ concerns over pharmaceuticals offered through the general health scheme (Gesy). At the focus ...

A proposal to extend current sea sport permits until October 2024 came before the House interior committee on Thursday amid a protracted row on the issue in Paralimni that has pitted ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has confirmed reports that a resident of Germany has acknowledged as his own, four children from three different women, all who happen to be asylum seekers ...

Two men aged 24 and 21 were sentenced to two and a half years in prison by the Larnaca court on Thursday for people smuggling. The two men were first arrested last ...

A group called Russians in Cyprus Against war (RAW) are organising a demonstration in Limassol demanding that political prisoners in Russia be released. The rally will take place at 5pm ...