Cyprus

The ministry of education on Friday said an application had yet to be filed for the founding of a Jewish faith-based educational institution in Limassol. According to earlier reports sourced ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Friday announced that it has introduced a new operational model for its branch network. According to the bank, this aims to enhance customer service through ...

A Syrian boat captain was imprisoned for three years after he was found guilty by the Famagusta criminal court for causing the death by negligence of a three-year-old girl, also ...

The Cyprus Gymnastics Federation said it will investigate after Cypriot rhythmic gymnastics judge Evangelia Trikomiti was banned for four years for manipulating scores at the European Championships in May last ...

The auditor general’s office has blamed the contractor for the termination of the Paphos-Polis road, saying that state authorities were not responsible despite having added to the delay, it ...

The Olympic-size swimming pool in Yeroskipou will be restored, at a cost of €360,000, the Ierokipias municipality said on Friday. “The restoration includes the demolition and removal of all the metal ...

Firefighters extinguished two house fires that caused serious damage, although no casualties, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Friday. The first fire, reported on Thursday, concerned a house in ...

An underage teenager was found driving his parents’ car down a main road in Paphos on Thursday night, police said on Friday. During routine checks, traffic police officers spotted a ...

The House will review amendments to animal welfare legislation in the coming months, focusing on dog euthanasia policies and mandatory microchipping to improve pet and gun dog tracking. Plans will ...

Police on Friday are investigating an overnight shooting in Limassol’s Ayios Andreas area, at an investment company’s offices. According to police, seven shots were fired by a motorcycle ...

A project to install electric ground power units (GPUs) for aircraft at Larnaca and Paphos airports is among 39 projects to be funded by the European Union, it emerged on Friday. ...

An ongoing cold air mass and a northerly wind field continue to affect the island on Friday. The day will be partly cloudy with isolated rains and snowfall in the ...

The environment department has officially approved the expansion plans for both the Larnaca and Paphos international airports, it emerged on Thursday. The approval follows an agreement signed on December 23, 2024, extending ...

Cyprus has recorded a 275.5 per cent increase in bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacterales resistant to carbapenem antibiotics, placing it fourth among EU countries facing this growing healthcare threat. According to ...

The House plenary on Thursday evening passed a law imposing more severe criminal penalties on persons found guilty in a court of law of the offence of ‘usurping’ Greek Cypriot ...

The House on Thursday passed a law granting the commerce minister the authority to issue decrees setting a price cap on bottled water at designated points of sale. The government ...

A senior United Nations official will visit the island next week for separate talks with the two sides, President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed on Thursday. He was referring to Rosemary DiCarlo, ...

The transport ministry said on Thursday it’s awaiting a legal opinion from the attorney-general’s office as to whether the company Kition Ocean Holdings could potentially re-bid for a ...

MPs expressed general support on Thursday for a bill introducing automatic voter registration, though some raised concerns about allowing 17-year-olds to vote. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the House internal ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday he was satisfied with the Greek side’s response to a series of questions posed by the Cypriot side about the functioning of ...

The Cyprus issue will be on the agenda of the House of Representatives on February 27 under Chapter D, Speaker Annita Demetriou announced before setting the official schedule. She noted that ...

Following the heavy snowfall that led to school and road closures across Cyprus’ mountainous regions on Thursday, the forestry department has been at the forefront of efforts to ensure safe ...

Israeli land developer Simon Aykut, who was arrested in early June and is accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, ...

The transport ministry has never stopped working on the airbag recall issue, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday, adding that he was saddened by the fact that Yiannos Oxinos, ...