Cyprus

Thousands of children remain stateless in Cyprus, the commissioner for children’s rights said on Wednesday. The commissioner’s office publicised its findings and recommendations, including over the denial of ...

Paphos general hospital has undergone significant improvements in recent years, with over €21.8 million invested in both infrastructure and medical equipment, it was reported on Wednesday. The aim is to make ...

A meeting held on Wednesday in Limassol has sparked calls for legislative clarity from deputy mayors across Cyprus. Following their initial gathering earlier this week, approximately 50 deputy mayors have come ...

President Christodoulides hailed the visit of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu as “historic” during a meeting at the presidential palace on Wednesday. This marks the first official visit by ...

The Cypriot government has dismissed the board of governors of the English School following allegations that senior members pressured the headteacher to admit a student who failed entrance exams. The ...

Travellers heading to the United Kingdom will soon need a new electronic travel permit, as the British government rolls out the electronic travel authorisation (Eta) system. The high commission of ...

The United Kingdom’s Deputy Minister for Europe, Stephen Doughty, will meet with the two leaders in Cyprus on Friday, the Cyprus News Agency said on Wednesday. His schedule for ...

A country’s index of civilisation is found in the way its people treat animals, Disy MP Savia Orphanidou said on Wednesday after a House environment committee meeting that discussed ...

The number of women in managerial positions in Cyprus has risen by 10.5 per cent in the last decade, according to Eurostat data published on Wednesday. This marks the highest increase ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he will meet the United Kingdom’s minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty on Friday. Tatar said he will meet Doughty ...

The Cyprus radio and television authority on Wednesday warned media outlets on the island to use “correct Greek”. It said it had received complaints from readers and listeners of radio ...

One suspect was released without charge and the other three were bailed on Wednesday in the case of the fatal shooting of 16 donkeys in Karpasia. All four men were brought ...

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands on Wednesday visited the neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, an Unesco world heritage monument in Larnaca district, occupied from the 7th to ...

Continued concerns over prolonged delays in the justice system remain high, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday. Despite recent reforms, significant structural and procedural issues continue to slow down ...

We decided to visit a restaurant that has been a fixture in Nicosia’s dining scene since at least the 90s that is widely regarded as a pillar of Levantine ...

The cabinet has approved one million euros in financial aid to potato producers affected by last week’s freeze, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Wednesday. The 500 professional potato producers ...

Dust levels will increase during Wednesday, the Air Quality Monitoring Network of the labour department has announced. “The dust contains inhalable particles, that might have an impact on people’s ...

A civil servant, who had been off work for years due to health issues, returned to work on Wednesday and assaulted his supervisor. Paphos police are investigating malicious damage, assault ...

The trial of a 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north began on Wednesday, nine months after her initial arrest. The Nicosia ...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday gave testimony that his transfer from a university in the north to a university in Turkey was legal and that his studies in Cyprus ...

A revised bill on parental custody legislation was discussed at the House legal committee on Wednesday, with parents saying they are currently living a nightmare over the right to see ...

Yeroskipou’s derelict Olympic specification swimming pool, which cost €7 million and remains closed since May 2022, is in the process of getting a €360,000 revamp. The call for tenders closed on February 28 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday stressed the importance of taking foreign dignitaries to the buffer zone, as he took the Dutch King Willem-Alexander to the Green Line in Nicosia. “For ...

The Audit Service is working to clarify the circumstances that led to the mishandling of the state health plan for referring patients to specialist facilities abroad, spokeswoman Yiota Michael said ...