Cyprus

Journalists on Tuesday condemned an assault and threats against a Larnaca reporter after she announced that her online portal would not cover the activities of far-right party Elam. Journalists’ union ...

Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday handed down a 16-year jail sentence to a 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his father, 64. In announcing the verdict, the court ...

Students’ happiness is a top priority at the new Larnaca-based American University, its president says A new private university in Larnaca is challenging traditional teaching methods, saying it wants to ...

The Paphos police domestic violence unit has received 114 complaints in four months, leading to 50 arrests and around 30 restraining orders, the district’s CID chief said on Tuesday. According to Michalis ...

The European Council “recalls its previous conclusions” and remains “fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions”, the 27 EU member states ...

Following Monday’s refusal by opposition parties Akel, Edek and Elam, on Tuesday, Diko, Dipa and the Greens declined to participate in the government, scuppering President Nicos Anastasiades’ bid to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has sent his warmest congratulations to Israel for forming a government, noting he looks forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership. The ...

Nearly 200 people were booked in Paphos over the weekend after a police campaign to prevent road accidents, burglaries and thefts, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that ...

A 24-year-old is under arrest after a woman filed a complaint to police in Paphos that she was raped by an unknown man, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. ...

UNSG’s special envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute will visit Cyprus on June 21 to hold contacts with the leaders of the two communities on the island, according a diplomatic ...

Paphos Municipality on Tuesday urged the public to use water sparingly because of a technical problem and warned there may be limited supply on Wednesday. The municipality said that because ...

An eight-year- old girl has been admitted to the children’s intensive care unit of Makarios Hospital in Nicosia with serious injuries after a traffic collision in Tseri on Monday ...

An 81-year-old man has died of his injuries after he was hit by his own car. The victim was named as Andreas Theophanous, 81, from Potami. The accident occurred on the ...

Lebanon’s currency crashed on Sunday reaching a new low against the dollar, as the country’s financial meltdown continues: Food is unaffordable, hospital are closed, petrol is unavailable, the ...

An administrative court decision on Monday to uphold the objections raised in 2014 against the procedures for preparing Cyprus’ application to the EU to register Halloumi registration does not affect its ...

Another informal summit on the Cyprus problem any time soon is unlikely, government sources said on Monday. While the government expected that the Cyprus issue would be raised during separate ...

One death from coronavirus and 57 new cases were announced on Monday. The cases were found from 39,852 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.14 per cent. The death was a ...

Cyprus will boost French language teaching at its secondary schools and is also looking at introducing the French language exams Delf Scolaire, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou told France’s ambassador ...

The smart traffic lights installed at the Ayia Fyla roundabout in Limassol were put in operation on Monday noon, in a bid to tackle the traffic congestion in the area. ...

Cyprus has launched a dialogue concerning the possibility of introducing a minimum national salary, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday. She was speaking at a meeting of the European ...

In a further twist to the ‘golden passports’ affair, the Audit Office now plans to report the committee of inquiry – which just delivered its final report – to the European Commission. ...

The House selection committee meets tomorrow to assign MPs to the 16 House committees, amid speculation on whether smaller parties will be given a committee to chair, even though they do ...

Police, members of the coastguard and the rapid response unit (MMAD), donned their diving suits to clean up the seabed at two Protaras beaches. The rubbish collected was disposed of ...

Cyprus can boast having one of the most modern search and rescue coordination centres (Ksed) in Europe, effectively handling services that are critical for the Republic, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides ...