Cyprus

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Tuesday called on the state to expropriate Turkish Cypriot buildings that are in bad shape, in a move that would revitalise the old part of ...

House energy committee chairman and Disy MP Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis on Tuesday lambasted President Nikos Christodoulides’ “highly illegal” intervention over the matter of forthcoming rises in electricity bills, describing it as ...

A 47-year-old man died after falling 23 metres from an under-construction building in Limassol on Tuesday, police said. The man, named as Georgian national Gela Katsidis, was working on the building’...

A Greek Cypriot man has been arrested in the north after allegedly having stolen a bicycle in the Republic, taken it to the north, and then traded it for a ...

Turkey’s environment ministry is to put out a tender to create a three-dimensional “digital twin” of the north, with the aim of the model being used to facilitate the ...

Preserving dry stone walls in buildings is an opportunity to promote Cyprus as a model of sustainable development, strengthen the local economy through the creation of new jobs and keep ...

The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) on Tuesday called for improved quality of health services and personalised care following the holding of its AGM. While positive developments had been ...

A 26-year-old Greek Cypriot was arrested at Paphos Airport on Tuesday after customs officers discovered 119 boxes of cigarettes in his luggage during a routine check. He was due to travel ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday said the Turkish Cypriot authorities would begin to issue arrest warrants for people they accuse of using Turkish Cypriot property in ...

The private electricity industry on Tuesday censured the energy minister for remarks which, in its opinion, undermine confidence in the coming opening up of the electricity market. The Electricity Market ...

I’d been to Kolla before, so I knew what to expect. Or at least I thought I did. This time, it was Sunday evening at the start of summer ...

Three cases of theft of personal property were reported during the three-day Katakylosmos celebrations on a busy beach in Protaras, police said on Tuesday. The three incidents were reported across ...

The value of archived materials in deepening the understanding of the 1955 to 1959 Eoka struggle was outlined by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Tuesday, marking its 70th anniversary. “The state archives, ...

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay compensation for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited for loss of use of property. The ...

The ghost rider who entered the Limassol-Nicosia highway in the wrong direction on Sunday, terrifying drivers, had not been arrested as of Tuesday. “There has not been an arrest on ...

The trial of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, continued with the testimony ...

Featuring a musical performance by Lady Gaga, a surprise drop by Adam Sandler and a soaring stock, Netflix wrapped up this year’s TUDUM show – the streaming behemoth’s annual ...

A commando squadron officer was found guilty on Tuesday for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022. Yiannios was ...

Critically low rainfall and increasing temperatures have led British base experts to warn the public about fire risks heading into the summer season. Since the beginning of May, Defence Fire ...

The National Solidarity Fund’s committee agreed on Friday on the structure of a scheme to compensate losses for former Laiki bank depositors, with Sykala – the Laiki Bank Depositors Association – ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Cyprus on Sunday on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada (June 15-17). “The visit to Cyprus is seen as a message ...

Archbishop Georgios should have recused himself in the case of ousted bishop of Paphos Tychikos, the latter’s supporters said on Tuesday. The initiative group in favour of Tychikos said ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape sectors from healthcare to digital entertainment, the European Union has responded with the most comprehensive legal framework to date: the Artificial Intelligence Act. ...

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) on Tuesday announced the renewal of their civil servants and hourly staff’s collective labour agreements. “The conclusion of the collective agreements was carried out ...