Cyprus

The justice minister said on Thursday that three new assistant chiefs of police will be appointed by the police chief. “It is a pending issue that we will address as ...

A group of 27 cultural associations, mainly comprising Turkish nationals living in the north, on Thursday defended the Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ demand that more religion classes be taught in ...

A series of measures to strengthen fire protection to limit the spread of wildfires will be introduced together with mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis, the forestry department announced on Thursday. Both ...

The two accused Avakoum monastery monks, Nektarios and Porfyrios, did not answer to the charges they are facing on Thursday and proceedings have been postponed anew till March 18. The monks ...

Cyprus has reinforced its maritime security by adding ten new patrol vessels to the marine and port police, a move hailed by President Nikos Christodoulides as a critical step in ...

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo on Thursday afternoon met Turkish deputy foreign minister and European Union affairs director Mehmet Kemal Bozay in Ankara. The meeting was the latest ...

President Nikos Christodoulides offered reassurances on Thursday that there was no threat to state security in the wake of an ongoing police investigation into a criminal group, known to have ...

Police were investigating an explosion that occurred in the early hours of Thursday at a woman’s home in Strovolos. The explosion at the 65-year-old’s home happened shortly before 1...

Morning clouds bringing showers in the lowlands and snow or sleet in the higher mountains, are expected on Thursday after which the weather will gradually clear. Temperatures will rise to 13...

The environment department has given approval for a €55 million project to convert an existing tourist apartment complex into a 480-bed, 4-star hotel in Polis Chrysochous, it emerged on Wednesday. In ...

Kissonerga on Wednesday asked that the mobile desalination plant which is planned to be placed near the village’s Potima beach be moved further from the coast than is presently ...

Cyprus’ police seized over 600 kilograms of cannabis in 2024, according to an announcement on Wednesday night. In a post on X, the social media platform better known as Twitter, the police ...

A solution to the Cyprus problem is now an “urgent necessity”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday. Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster ...

The European Commission on Wednesday sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus and seven other European Union member states over their failure to transpose into their national legal systems EU laws ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday congratulated Constantine Tassoulas on his election as president of Greece. “I express my warmest congratulations to Constantine Tassoulas on his election to the highest office,” ...

The parliament proposed to make hate speech towards disabled and elderly people an offence on Wednesday. The suggestion was proposed by independent MP Alexandra Attalides and Akel MP Giorgos Koukoumas, ...

The 75-year-old man who died in a car accident on Tuesday morning suffered a heart attack, police said on Wednesday evening. An autopsy was performed on Wednesday, showing that “his ...

Paramedics belonging to trade union Isotita will refuse to work overtime between February 17 and February 23, in protest at what they describe as the “continuous understaffing” of the ambulance service. The ...

Dipa member Marinos Mousiouttas called on Wednesday for the House legal affairs committee to limit MPs duty to three consecutive terms. Mousiouttas wants to set a maximum term limit for ...

Banks in Cyprus must implement increased due diligence measures when conducting background checks on politically exposed persons, a Central Bank of Cyprus representative said on Wednesday. Addressing the House ethics ...

The Cyprus police have officially handed a report to Uefa’s match observer detailing security concerns at the GSP Stadium, adding further uncertainty ahead of Thursday’s Uefa conference league ...

A hazardous waste removal operation from the Astrasol factory in Latsia was completed early Wednesday morning, authorities announced. A total of fourteen tonnes of toxic waste, gathered at the factory ...

Applicants for land through a state programme intended for low-income families were found to have relatives with immovable assets which should have been taken into consideration and the application dismissed, ...

When going out, I usually like to find a cosy taverna, somewhere by the sea or support a local business. However, we can’t always fulfil those criteria and it’...