Cyprus

Battery recycling is one of the most critical aspects of environmental management, mainly because of the toxic substances they contain. In Cyprus, the NGO AFIS Cyprus manages the collecting, transporting ...

Aradippou and Kalo Chorio are to receive EU-funded viable mobility projects worth €4.3 million over the next 14 months. The contracts signed on Monday provide for roadworks, junctions, bus stations and parking ...

The two Avakoum monastery monks, Nektarios and Porfyrios, did not answer to the charges they are facing on Tuesday and proceedings have been postponed anew till February 13. The monks appeared ...

A 46-year-old woman, who was allegedly shot on Sunday afternoon by her husband in their home in Peyia, Paphos, has been extubated and her condition is described as serious but ...

Tuesday starts off partly cloudy, with isolated showers in the evening. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort over slight seas. Temperatures will ...

Capital markets will continue to be influenced by the demands of the digital transition, the rise of artificial intelligence, as well as new regulatory requirements, according to CySEC chairman George ...

A tender for a mobile water desalination unit in Paphos is expected to be announced soon, agriculture ministry director Andreas Gregoriou said on Monday. The announcement follows a catastrophic leak ...

Construction works on a large number of housing units will begin in 2025, director of the Land Development Organisation Eleni Symeonidou told the House finance committee on Monday, where MPs were ...

During the four years since the law came into force granting access to information held by public authorities, the Information Commissioner has received 78 complaints from members of the public, the ...

Fixing the fault at Mavrokolympos dam is “extremely difficult”, the Water Development Department said on Monday evening, explaining that the problem was at a point inaccessible while the reservoir was ...

Over €80 million in benefits have not been claimed from 2014 to date, commissioner for agricultural payments (Capo) Andreas Kyprianou told the House finance committee on Monday. Kyprianou added that 300 young farmers ...

Cyprus and the US can achieve a lot working closely together, President Nikos Christodoulides said, congratulating Doland Trump for his inauguration as 47th president of the United States. In a ...

Excess mortality across the EU decreased in November 2024, rising by 5.0 per cent above the baseline, down from 7.0 per cent in October. Cyprus recorded one of the highest rates at 18.0 per ...

The 348 students left out of state scholarships in 2023-2024 will receive the grants they are entitled to, head of the state scholarship institution (Ikyk) Giorgos Skalias said on Monday. Speaking ...

The 39-year-old man from Cameroon, who has been arrested in connection with the death of 24-year-old Pakistani national Shoaib Khan, has started to talk, sources told the Cyprus News Agency (...

Authorities on Monday confirmed that an inmate at the central prisons had been physically assaulted over the weekend, but said the person was now in good health and expected to ...

Between January 20 and 25 the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will install smart meters in selected areas of Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. The digital devices measure and record electricity, gas ...

A bill for fostering children is being submitted to the House of Representatives, with the best interests of children in mind, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Monday. The ...

More children are being admitted to Makarios III children’s hospital in Nicosia over the past few days, mainly due to flu A, with the hospital currently at 85 per cent ...

The European Commission has welcomed discussions between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar regarding the potential opening of new crossing points. Speaking from Brussels, Commission spokesperson Maciej ...

The dreams began in Paphos. At first, they were small: whispered moments of hope; tiny flames in the dark. Over the months they grew, kindled by compassion and the quiet ...

Doctors have expressed their strong opposition over the “wrong message” they say was sent regarding their pay during the recent discussion of an auditor-general’s report on the state health ...

The Department of Public Works has announced the start of roadworks at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in Nicosia on Wednesday. Works are expected to last until May 21. Construction will ...

A 21-year-old man was remanded for seven days by Limassol court on Monday in connections with an attack on a food delivery driver last Wednesday. Three minors aged 15, 16 and 17 were ...