Cyprus

A new web page to help the public with tax issues was launched by the government on Monday to improve user experience. The tax department and the deputy ministry of ...

The justice ministry said is taking active measures to address the overcrowding of prisons, an issue Cyprus has been slammed for in a Council of Europe report, it said on ...

Parts of two major highways will be closed on Monday evening for overnight roadworks, with police urging drivers to proceed with caution. Asphalt works will take place from 8pm this ...

The Road Transport Department (TOM) will undergo a total overhaul as part of measures to be implemented after a report prepared by the inquiry commission into the history of faulty ...

At €277 per person, Cyprus is amongst the three countries with the lowest spending on family benefits within the EU, data published by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday ...

A new law requiring countdown timers on traffic lights monitored by cameras is unconstitutional, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Monday. The law, passed by the House of Representatives on ...

A protest and hunger strike will take place on Tuesday at the Palestinian embassy, which on Monday called on the public to participate. In support of the people of Palestine, ...

The mismanagement of the military has been “disastrous” for Cyprus, which continues to stand against Turkey’s policy with “contradictory and vague declarations, and unfulfilled promises”, the Cyprus Centre for ...

The labour ministry on Monday stepped up efforts to find a compromise on the future of the Cost of Living allowance (Cola) as hotel unions continued to threaten to strike. ...

Statements made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Sunday were branded a “blatant offence to international and European law,” by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

The way a society takes care of the mentally ill is a measure of its culture, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Monday at a memorial service for those killed ...

In Meeting Sister, Turkish Cypriot novelist Metin Murat returns to the characters first met in his debut book, 2022’s The Cresent Moon Fox. But this time round the focus is ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday paid tribute to the 16 Greek soldiers killed during the invasion as a service was held at the Ayia Sophia church in Strovolos to repatriate their ...

With temperatures climbing above 40C, the forestry department on Monday issued a red alert for forest fires, urging the public to refrain from lighting fires. “The public is urged to ...

We had a good run. Homo sapiens have been around for roughly 300,000 years, evolving from rock-throwing cave dwellers to rocket-launching studio apartment renters. Could we have done better? Absolutely. Regardless, ...

Police are searching for a 41-year-old man in connection with a brawl that broke out on Saturday night in Kalo Chorio, Larnaca. An arrest warrant was issued on Monday as ...

The mother of the late national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou has published a statement on social media, claiming fresh scientific evidence points to strangulation as the cause of her son’s ...

The Nicosia municipal pool reopened its doors to the public on Monday, having been temporarily closed on Sunday afternoon after human waste was found in its larger pool. “The pool ...

Two small mobile desalination units are expected to start operating this week in Potima, aiming to solve long-standing water shortages in the Peyia area. The news comes as two additional ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicolas Ioannides will travel to Copenhagen on Monday, to participate in the informal meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers, which will take place on Tuesday. ...

The foreign ministry on Monday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the north a day earlier, calling it “illegal.” “[Erdogan’s visit] adds to the ongoing violations ...

Sek general secreatary Andreas Matsas on Monday issued a strong defence of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA), warning against what he called “a dangerous effort to demonise and dismantle” ...

A 74-year-old man’s car exploded at 12:30am in Larnaca on Monday morning with early investigations suggesting that it was caused maliciously. “The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive ...

Monday morning will see local fog and low clouds, with the sky clearing up in most areas of the island during the day, although there is still a chance of ...