Cyprus

The government is to make refugees who are granted asylum in Cyprus wait a full five years before allowing them access to the guaranteed minimum income, according to a bill ...

An extension of state support measures including a graded electricity subsidization and reduced VAT for food items, as well as compensation for the fire victims in Paphos, will be discussed ...

In the lead-up to the Olympic Games this summer in Paris, AG Leventis Gallery in Nicosia hosts an Olympic-themed exhibition. Running from June 29 to September 8, the exhibition is split into ...

Paphos police arrested a second person aged 38, for an investigated case of theft of two collector’s bottles of whiskey. A 33-year-old man has also been arrested for the same ...

House Speaker, Annita Demetriou and President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, reaffirmed the strong ties between Cyprus and Austria and expressed mutual desire to deepen collaboration between the ...

How does the Palestine Authority view the Amalthea corridor, which was the initiative of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides? From the beginning, we have been clear that we welcome any humanitarian ...

The farmers’ association on Tuesday warned of huge price hikes in fresh produce if no action is taken to help farmers cope with rising temperatures and protect crops and livestock ...

The strategic dialogue signed between Cyprus and the US is historic and marks a recognition of the role the Republic has in the wider region, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...

The met office issued a yellow warning for extreme temperatures on Wednesday. It will be valid from 11am until 5pm. According to the met office, inland maximum temperature is expected ...

Opposition Akel said Tuesday it demands a full accounting of what really lies behind the ‘strategic dialogue’ initiated between Cyprus and the United States and which was announced with much ...

The EU has lost a friend and Cyprus one of its finest conservationists, the representation of the EU Commission in Cyprus said on Tuesday, as it expressed its condolences over ...

Doctors at public hospitals decided Tuesday to call off a strike they had planned for this coming Thursday, saying they were willing to give their employer one last chance. Physicians ...

Two people are wanted in connection with an investigation on human smuggling, police said on Tuesday as it appealed to the public for information. A man who claims to be ...

Cyprus’ final decision over whether to stump up the required €100 million to partake in the Great Sea Interconnector is still pending, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. The government ...

A fourth of applications submitted to the Displaced Persons Care and Rehabilitation Service are rejected, while the criteria for providing housing assistance is outdated and in need of revision, the ...

Eight German energy companies are due to visit the island for a conference in July by initiative of the German ministry for economy and climate action (BMWK), it was announced ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) celebrated the graduation of its latest group of doctoral students in an event attended, among others, by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation, and ...

The Paphos district court issued a three-day remand on Tuesday for a 20-year-old man to assist with the investigation into a case involving conspiracy to commit a felony, residential burglary, ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday insisted Cyprus’ handling of the migrants currently stuck in the buffer zone “followed the correct procedures”, instead pointing the finger towards the United Nations ...

Three weeks after their contract termination with Kition Ocean Holdings 13 ex-employees of the company have received no written government commitment in terms of their work status, it emerged on Tuesday. ...

The temporary jetty constructed off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid sent from Cyprus has been towed away to the Israeli port of Ashdod for ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday expressed “great satisfaction” with the agreement to establish an ongoing strategic discourse between the Republic and the USA. Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou, speaking to ...

The Paphos district court on Tuesday issued an eight-day remand against a 52-year-old woman in connection with a €305,000 case involving the possession of stolen goods and money laundering. The woman, ...

After a marathon court session on Tuesday, Archimandrite Nektarios embroiled in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal was remanded in court for eight days. The hearing at Nicosia district court began ...