Cyprus

Friday will be mainly clear with increased high clouds at intervals. Temperatures will rise to16C inland and on the coast, and 8C in the higher mountains. Winds will be ...

The Bank of Cyprus this week presented its revamped branch network model, inaugurating its newly renovated branch on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue in Nicosia. Retail Banking Director Theodosis Theodosiou explained ...

A bill for voluntary conscription of women into the national guard which is to be tabled in parliament after its approval by ministers, was criticised by women’s groups on ...

Omonia and Pafos FC played out a battling 1-1 draw at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Thursday night in their Europa Conference League knockout phase playoff first leg. The tie ...

Causing forest fires will now be punishable by severe out-of-court fines and court penalties, under legislation passed by the House on Thursday evening. By a wide majority, parliament passed a ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades will introduce Cyprus as a “hub for humanitarian aid and transportation in the broader region” at the international conference on European transport on Thursday. Vafeades highlighted ...

Police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with the suspected falsification of contracts for football players. The three suspects – aged 58, 57 and 44 – later appeared before Famagusta district court, which approved ...

State officials will receive a taxable one-time gratuity on retirement, instead of a pension and a one-off bonus payout as is the case now, under legislation submitted by the government ...

The government will next month invite tenders for the development of a new system monitoring retail fuel prices that will use artificial intelligence to track irregular market fluctuations, the energy ...

Cyprus fully supports the protection of Armenia’s’ sovereignty and its “European perspective”, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou said when welcoming the Armenian Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan in ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday announced the launch of open consultations with farmers regarding investment measures under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027. With a budget of €60 million, ...

The Nicosia criminal court decided on Thursday that Israeli land developer Simon Aykut, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, will remain in custody until March 26, ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Thursday urged pharmacies to carry out their duties properly, following the discovery of new irregularities in the filling of prescriptions. This reminder comes after ...

The debate over tighter regulations for electric scooters has intensified after new data revealed a significant number of violations and accidents involving the popular personal mobility devices. At a meeting ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Thursday said it is “not fair” to blame Turkey for the failure of talks to solve the Cyprus problem at Crans Montana in 2017, ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas will participate in the Munich Security Conference, which will take place from 14 to 16 February 2025. According to a press release from the ministry, the minister will meet ...

Allowing children of mothers who are registered as displaced persons to vote for MPs-in-exile from the Famagusta and Kyrenia districts may disrupt parliament’s balance, the interior ministry spokesman Menelaos ...

Driving instructors in Limassol staged a protest outside the District Road Transport Department on Thursday morning, calling for urgent action to address long delays in securing examination dates for new ...

A 20-year-old probationary police officer was arrested on Thursday, along with two other individuals, both 22 years old, regarding an ongoing drug case. They were brought before the Nicosia district court, ...

Pakistan “fully supports the cause of northern Cyprus”, the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday. “Turkey has always stood by the just cause of the people of ...

The transport ministry is examining the possibility of issuing a decree to regulate charges imposed by some companies linked to replacing defective Takata airbags. This was revealed by Energy Minister ...

The justice minister said on Thursday that three new assistant chiefs of police will be appointed by the police chief. “It is a pending issue that we will address as ...

A group of 27 cultural associations, mainly comprising Turkish nationals living in the north, on Thursday defended the Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ demand that more religion classes be taught in ...

A series of measures to strengthen fire protection to limit the spread of wildfires will be introduced together with mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis, the forestry department announced on Thursday. Both ...