Cyprus

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Wednesday launched a new “five-year development plan” for the north, alongside Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel. ...

Eurostat data shows that online learning tool use in Cyprus decreased to 11 per cent in 2024, while the EU average increased to 33 per cent. Ranking second to last after Romania (10 per ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters. Greece’s foreign ministry said the discussion had ...

Civil servants’ trade union Pasydy on Wednesday expressed relief after the government agreed to put forward a bill to restore their full access to free healthcare outside Gesy. Following a ...

The long-awaited new fan card is finally set to be introduced within the next 15 days, pending budget approval from the central committee for changes and demands (Keaa) of the ministry ...

As many as 84,000 cars in Cyprus may be affected by forthcoming recalls the government is set to announce over faulty airbags, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

Police arrested a 26-year-old suspected of arson, rioting and theft in connection with attacks on the AEK Larnaca fan club on Tuesday. The young man is accused of taking part ...

A 25-year-old man’s car was destroyed in a fire during the early hours of Wednesday morning in a Limassol district village. The incident took place just after midnight. According ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is on Wednesday night expected to give his second annual “State of the Republic” address, outlining his government’s plans for the year ahead. In the speech, ...

Police arrested four suspects in Limassol on Tuesday in connection with theft and illegal drug possession. Authorities launched an investigation after a resident reported that, between January 21-28, thieves stole ...

Opposition party Akel on Wednesday demanded answers from the government regarding the extent and nature of Israeli security involvement in the island’s airports. “Why were flights diverted [from Paphos] ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar again ahead of the arrival of United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo. Tatar’s special representative Gunes ...

Wednesday will be mostly clear with temperatures rising to 20C inland and on the coast, and 9C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly north-to south-easterly, light to moderate, ...

Hellenic Bank is preparing to launch a new voluntary early retirement scheme aimed at reducing its workforce by a substantial number of employees, with completion targeted by the end of 2025, ...

Four environmental organisations slammed the forestry department on Tuesday for not sticking to the guidelines of a Special Ecological Assessment Report (SEA) covering works in the Akamas. Terra Cypria and ...

The Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, has stated that he is still awaiting a reply from President Nikos Christodoulides on the potential opening of a crossing point at Mia Milia. ...

A new working group has been formed by the Union of Cyprus municipalities (UCM) to collaborate with the ministry of agriculture on implementing the “Pay as you throw” waste management ...

The energy minister and the natural gas infrastructure company (Etyfa) met on Tuesday to review the state of play with the LNG project at Vasiliko and what the next steps ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday renewed calls on car dealerships to fully cooperate on the issue of faulty Takata airbags, stressing that the government will regardless press on with efforts to alert ...

The Cyprus Environmental Movement on Tuesday added its voice to calls to stop the destruction of the landmark teacher’s bank building in central Nicosia. The Teachers’ Savings Bank building ...

Both lanes of the Limassol to Nicosia highway were closed on Tuesday afternoon following a traffic accident. As a result, heavy traffic was reported moving towards Nicosia. Police urged drivers ...

Limassol police are looking for two people after an attempted robbery of a kiosk in Yermasogia in the early morning of Tuesday. Around 3am, two people entered the kiosk and ...

Τhe medieval fountain in the centre of the Paphos village of Choulou has been fully restored, mukhtar Marios Lazarou said on Tuesday. The fountain was restored by the antiquities department ...

The Nicosia district court has ruled that the government is not responsible for repaying the debts of the Kofinou abattoir, the legal service said on Tuesday. The decision, issued on ...