Cyprus

The public will inevitably be inconvenienced over the recall of vehicles with faulty Takata airbags, but this is the price of safety, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking ...

Police on Friday reported that after a coordinated operation between local immigration services and Frontex, seven people who had been residing illegally in the Republic were forcibly repatriated. The deportation, ...

Authorities on Friday are still investigating the origins of a fire which broke out in a Paphos desalination plant a week ago, completely destroying the facility. Removal of objects from ...

Paphos police arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday for a case of motorcycle theft in Kouklia, while a second person is also being sought. According to police, the Kouklia police ...

Friday will be mostly clear with some afternoon clouds and showers, mainly in mountain areas south of Troodos. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland, 20C on the coast, and 9C ...

Nearly 95 per cent of Cypriots use the internet at least once a week, with usage among young people aged 16 to 24 reaching an almost universal 99.9 per cent, according to data from ...

Two Hungarian nationals appeared on Thursday before a criminal court to hear charges relating to the illegal exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties in the north of the island. The two ...

Parliament on Thursday evening gave the nod to an increase in maternity benefits and other child-related allowances, with the stated aim of boosting birth rates in Cyprus. Under the amendments ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday decided to postpone a scheduled vote on new regulations governing the recall of car components, which would have set out what to do with ...

More than 10,000 people have already downloaded the Digital Citizen application since it went live last week and the number is expected to increase considerably, Deputy Digital Policy Minister Nicodemos Damianou ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) on Thursday called for “bold decisions and substantive measures across nearly all sectors of the economy to sustain the country’s developmental ...

The presidential palace will transform into a festive Christmas village on December 14-15, offering a weekend of holiday cheer and community engagement. The event will take place in the palace’...

A deadlocked vote in parliament on Thursday spelled the defeat of a bill that sought to impose a tax on the ‘windfall profits’ of banks, with the debate taking up ...

A number of Syrians living in Cyprus have already withdrawn their asylum applications and have renounced their subsidiary protection status, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday. Speaking on ...

Paphos is upgrading its road network with new surfaces to enhance road safety and to this end signed a two-year contract on Thursday worth €1,902,572. The contract was signed with Iacovou ...

Car owners should remain informed about their vehicles, whether they are being recalled or not, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday, adding that any delays would be addressed and ...

Cyprus’ mountains play a crucial role in the country’s environmental, economic and cultural sustainability, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stressed during an event marking the inauguration of new facilities at ...

Three suspects involved in a large quantity drug case, were brought before the Limassol criminal court on Thursday. The case involves two men aged 50 and 33 and a woman aged 32 who ...

Police have launched an investigation into former footballer Costas Malekkos’ remarks on a popular television show, including claims that “the man is in charge” and “can do whatever he wants.” ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday reiterated the government’s commitment to bolstering Cyprus’ construction and real estate sectors. Christodoulides’ comments were delivered during his speech at the annual general assembly ...

The House of Representatives unanimously accepted President Nikos Christodoulides’ referral regarding the second amendment to the Constitution, which enshrines the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Following ...

Cyprus is the only state outside Nato and its Partnership for Peace programme that has been included in the list of countries eligible to participate in US military training programmes ...

A touted “pay as you throw” waste management programme is close to implementation, perhaps as early as next year, according to Environment Department director Elena Stylianopoulou on Thursday. “Its main ...

Ex auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said he had appealed to the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday over being fired, just hours after he told state TV that he was ...