Cyprus

Cyprus has made progress over issues surrounding violations in the management of urban wastewater, nature and waste, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday at the EU Council of Environment ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Brussels on Wednesday where he will participate in the European Council Summit on Thursday. He will also participate in the proceedings of the enlarged ...

The labour market in 2024 is “the best” of the last 15 years in terms of new job creation, the employment rate and salaries, the government claimed on Tuesday. Labour Minister Yiannis ...

More than four in five consumers don’t know the performance details of their internet service, and many remain unaware of their rights or how to file complaints, a survey ...

Efforts to tackle prison overpopulation are ongoing, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday at the opening of a new high-security wing at the Central Prisons. The project transformed an existing ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that talks to resolve the Cyprus problem “must continue within the United Nations’ framework”. Speaking ...

Strengthening the fire service is among the key priorities for the Christodoulides’ government, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Recognising the increasingly demanding role of firefighters amid growing challenges ...

Bags containing guns and drugs, among other items, were found in a wooded area near the Limassol suburb of Polemidia on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene after a ...

The European Commission will support the wine sector of Cyprus, permanent secretary of the agriculture ministry Andreas Gregoriou said on Tuesday. During a meeting of the EC’s High-Level Group ...

Singer Peter Andre “may” retire in Cyprus, he revealed on Tuesday. In British gossip magazine OK, he pointed out that the United Kingdom’s Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex ...

The poor road network of Paphos is preventing the city from living up to its full potential, Paphos Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros said on Tuesday. Speaking in the House on ...

Every morning, the eucalyptus trees along the Pediaios River greet me as I walk Nicosia’s linear park. The sound of birds chirping almost drowns out the traffic if I ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday told United Nations special representative Colin Stewart he is “ready” to discuss the opening of new crossing points with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. Government ...

Former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki on Tuesday asked judge Nicole Gregoriou to recuse herself from his forgery case, claiming she is biased. During the hearing at Nicosia District Court, Yiannaki ...

The cabinet is due to approve reform of the state audit office following extensive dialogue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking after receiving the annual report of the audit ...

Swedish businessman and philanthropist Sievert Larsson has awarded scholarships totalling €20,000 to students at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak). According to an announcement released on Tuesday, the scholarships, each worth €1,000, ...

Three people were handed life sentences on Tuesday for their parts in the murder of 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou. The trio, 30-year-old Omar Suleyman, 28-year-old Mohammad Al Agka, and 26-year-old Mohammad ...

The Turkish government on Tuesday announced that it had decreased the rate of import tax on goods entering the country from the north to 30 per cent – the same rate paid ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the death of a Russian national in Kyrenia, characterising the man’s death as “suspicious”. The man lived in Kyrenia ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor has requested the construction of a new modern hospital and not just a partial upgrade in a letter to President Nikos Christodoulides. “The municipality disagrees with the ...

The government “has no policy that comprehensively addresses the elderly’s issues”, Disy MP Rita Superman said on Tuesday. Speaking on the second day of the parliamentary debate on the ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and his British counterpart David Lammy had an “extremely productive” meeting in London on Tuesday, as they worked to strengthen bilateral relations. Speaking after the early-morning ...

A new record high number of passengers passing through the Republic of Cyprus’ airports has been set this year, with it projected that more than 12 million people will have taken ...

Health authorities on Tuesday assured that the risk to Cyprus regarding monkeypox (Mpox) remains low, following the report of the first monkeypox case of the year over the weekend. The ...