Cyprus

The association for social reform (Opek) on Tuesday decried an “orchestrated effort of disinformation and distortion” in criticism of the Imagine programme’s organisation of events involving Greek Cypriot children ...

Tatar has reiterated on Tuesday his dedication to the two-state solution for Cyprus during a recent meeting with Turkish House vice president of the foreign affairs committee, Mustafa Canbey, and ...

Cyprus is set to receive a €144 million boost for the construction of a new archaeological museum in Nicosia heard on Tuesday. The funding agreements will be signed on February 27, during ...

Both the prosecution and the defence in the case surrounding Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s studies in Cyprus made statements on Tuesday, with the prosecution asserting that the university in ...

Hellas Sat announced on Tuesday that it has been granted a licence to establish and operate a digital terrestrial television (DTT) network in Cyprus, marking a major step forward in ...

People living near the Dhekelia power station should be exempt from pollution fees on their electricity bills, MPs proposed on Tuesday. Residents of Ormideia and Xylofagou villages again gathered at ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Ongun Talat on Tuesday described the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel as a “sultan”, after the latter failed to show up to ‘parliament’ ...

The anti-corruption authority has examined seven complaints against district court judges but found the evidence provided was insufficient to demonstrate corruption, media reports said on Tuesday. According to Politis, the ...

Faulty electrical appliances have led to the death of seven people so far this year, in addition to five in 2023 and four in 2024, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday. ...

More than two dozen unaccompanied minors remain stranded at the Pournara reception centre despite all procedures for their transfer being completed, human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Tuesday. She ...

Three men were sentenced to 13 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday for importing large amounts of drugs. The men, aged 31, 45 and 46 were arrested by the drug squad (Ykan) in an ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) on Tuesday warned that faulty and poor quality electronic devices were widely available in the market. It said Cyprus faces significant challenges in addressing the ...

A total of 1,271 inmates were taken to state and private hospitals in 2024, the prisons department said on Tuesday, slamming press reports questioning the administration’s policy as “unfounded”. Replying to ...

The health ministry “recognises the seriousness” of eating disorders, minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. Addressing a workshop aimed at making progress towards the development of a government strategy to ...

The “biggest professional wrestling event in Cyprus history” is to go ahead in May, wrestling company Pro Wrestling Cyprus announced on Tuesday. The event is set to take place on ...

Cyprus has reaffirmed its commitment to Francophonie, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday as a month of French speaking events kicks off. The event holds special importance as Cyprus ...

Ten third country nationals were due to be repatriated on Tuesday afternoon after 14 others were returned on Saturday as part of a coordinated return flight arranged by Italian authorities, police ...

Facing charges of laundering the proceeds of crime and operating illegal gambling websites, chairman of Kythrea-based Turkish Cypriot football club Miracle Degirmenlik Hakan Torehan, appeared in court in Kyrenia on ...

The 2024-25 academic year marks the fourth edition of The Heritage New Writing Contest, a national creative writing competition run by The Heritage Private School, looking to find, celebrate and ...

The fire department has not settled on a single cause for the deadly fire that claimed the lives of a five-member family in Limassol on February 15, it said on Tuesday. ...

An ancient bible dating back to 1795 AD was handed to the antiquities department by the customs department on Tuesday following a ruling by Nicosia district court. The book was seized ...

Special education teacher by day, football referee by weekends and afternoons. This dual profession is not groundbreaking, but in Cyprus if you are a woman on the football field it ...

Two boys remained in hospital on Tuesday after they suffered serious burns the previous day in an explosion. The teenagers were burning items in a barrel, when they appear to ...

An interview with Mikhail Fisher, Head of Sales (commercial real estate) at INEX In recent years, INEX has been transforming commercial real estate in Cyprus, creating high-quality workspaces that meet ...