Cyprus

The complete restoration of the desalination unit in Kouklia, with a capacity of 15,000 thousand cubic metres per day, is expected within August, Andreas Gregoriou, director general of the ministry of ...

MPs on Thursday agreed to let the government keep covering the deficits of the state health services organisation (Okypy) until the end of next year, apparently satisfied with the organisation’...

Greek activists planning to take part in an international solidarity march for Gaza were held by Egyptian authorities for several hours at Cairo airport before being released, a member of ...

The newly launched e-Kalathi application, designed to help consumers compare prices on basic goods, has received mixed reviews from both consumer advocates and supermarket representatives. While its potential is acknowledged, ...

A host of problems, such as large water losses, ageing networks, a failure to utilise recycled water, unequal pricing policies and the energy dependence of desalination plants, were raised at ...

From June 1 to September 30, the use of any tool, device, or equipment that may cause heat, flame, or sparks within a state forest or in a 2km perimeter around the ...

Turkish Cypriot teachers’ legal challenge to have the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs at public schools declared unlawful was on Thursday suspended indefinitely ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “heartfelt condolences” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the crash of an airliner in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad. “I express ...

President of the technical chamber Etek on Thursday said that the energy minister’s concerns about the opening up of the electricity market were reasonable and justified. In a written ...

This summer, Cyprus will host one of the four groups in the final phase of Fiba EuroBasket 2025, marking the largest sporting event the country has ever undertaken. The tournament, running ...

A fire that broke out at 11.16am on Thursday morning caused extensive damage to an apartment kitchen in Aglandjia. According to the fire department, no one was injured. The Acropolis ...

Enormous efforts are underway by health authorities in Paphos to bring the mosquito population under control, officials said on Thursday. The identification of breeding grounds and effective ways to combat ...

Police on Thursday reported that two dogs in Alamino in the Larnaca district had died on June 6 after ingesting poison baits found in the area, indicating that the animals were ...

The legal service on Thursday decided not to file any criminal charges over the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, his mother Andriana Nicolaou said. “Provocatively, for 20 ...

Copper Island, the international film company with roots in the US, UK, Europe and Australia, has officially launched its new post-production facility in Limassol’s old town, marking a strategic ...

Representatives of the Larnaca and Dromolaxia-Meneou municipalities met on Wednesday to discuss a study on compensatory measures related to Larnaca airport operations and formally requested a meeting with President Nikos ...

Shopkeepers and residents in Strovolos have created a resistance group to oppose plans for a roundabout and widening of a road in the Nicosia suburb, saying it will destroy trade ...

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in ...

The police fired warning shots on Thursday morning after an inflatable boat carrying around 20 people towards Cyprus’ east coast attempted to ram a police vessel after they attempted to intercept ...

A man has been handed a 173,876TL (€3,852) fine after feeding cigarettes to a wild donkey in Karpasia, the Turkish Cypriot police said. A video of the cigarettes being fed to ...

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Wednesday night reacted with fury to the Republic’s Education Minister Athena Michaelidou’s praise of Eoka, the paramilitary group formed with ...

Many of the 297 contract police officers who are to leave the force when their contracts expire will be “absorbed” back into the police through new hiring initiatives, the justice ministry ...

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the robbery of a bakery, the police said on Thursday. The police said the boy was questioned in the ...

The new post-production studio of international film company Copper Island officially opened its doors in Limassol on Wednesday night, with its inauguration ceremony attended by Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou. ...