Cyprus

Denying allegations of possible conflict of interest, Yiorgos Aresti, who headed the committee of inquiry on the collapse of the co-op, said on Monday he had no reason or intention ...

A new campaign is underway to press the government to scrap a 12 per cent ‘penalty’ on the pensions of those who retire at 63 and not 65. This follows a meeting at ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said he had no intention of dismissing negotiating team member Tassos Tzionis after he criticised the way the government was handling the Cyprus problem. A ...

President Nikos Anastasiades on Monday visited Eleftheria square as part of a tour of new development projects, accompanied by mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis. “I feel particularly proud that Nicosia is changing, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades weighed in on the placement of barbed wire along parts of the buffer zone on Monday, saying that it is a necessary barrier to Turkey’s strategy. ...

The relocation of liquid fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and asphalt tanks from the coastal front of Larnaca is expected to be completed in early August, mayor Andreas Vyras said ...

The pandemic has reminded everyone there is no room for any sense of superiority, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. ...

Normalisation of EU-Turkey relations will remain extremely challenging in the absence of a solution to the Cyprus issue, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in his report on Ankara’s ...

Roadworks will begin on a part of the Limassol-Nicosia highway on Tuesday, lasting until March 31, the transport ministry announced on Monday. The works will start at 8am and end at 6...

Cyprus has topped the charts in Europe as regards testing for the coronavirus and is fifth in terms of administering vaccinations against the virus, the health ministry said on Monday. ...

The United Cyprus Hunters Movement launched their parliamentary election campaign with a bit of a twist this weekend, by handing out hundreds of potted basil plants across the Republic. The ...

Larnaca restaurant owners are lobbying for more state assistance to help them through the pandemic, particularly to cover rents. District secretary for Larnaca of Pasika, the pancyprian association of owners ...

A new Covid-19 ward at Paphos general hospital opened its doors on Monday morning, ready to accommodate the first patients, according to the state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou. ...

Used by ancient Greeks, Cyprus Institute and UCL academics issue new paper Researchers from the Cyprus Institute and University College London have released a new paper which contains a crucial ...

High concentrations of dust were seen in some areas of Cyprus on Monday, the labour inspection department warned in the morning. Elevated dust levels were recorded in Limassol, where the ...

Cyprus said on Monday it has downgraded Denmark and Norway and upgraded Ireland in its classification of countries based on their epidemiological condition, effective from Thursday, March 25. The classification affects ...

Dali primary school teachers began a two-hour work stoppage on Monday morning to demand an immediate relocation of the two asphalt plants in the area. Pupils and their parents were ...

Cyprus is one of the five EU countries where less than 20 per of the land is covered by forest, the latest Eurostat figures show. In 2020, only around 1 per cent of ...

A man driving at nearly double the speed limit was slapped with four penalty points and a fine of €500 by the Paralimni district court on Monday. Police arrested him in ...

Police booked 220 individuals and two businesses for flouting coronavirus protocols in a day, from 6am on Sunday until 6am on Monday. During this time, 11,816 checks were carried out, 2,879 in Nicosia, 2,265 ...

For one local photographer, what can be seen in the great outdoors makes life worth living, although he fears the change inflicted on it by hordes of visitors With increasing ...

One person died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health announced 336 new cases. The new cases were among 47,306, meaning a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent was recorded. The ...

Cyprus will be on its own at the upcoming Council meeting THE eagerly-awaited European Council of March 25-26, which the Cyprus government had hoped would take punitive measures against Turkey ...

Police launched an investigation on Sunday after a video posted on social media showed people inside a Limassol taverna dancing. The video posted on Instagram shows several people dancing, in ...