Cyprus

The Cyprus Animal Party has strongly opposed the proposal from the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere) to transform the Limassol Zoo into a ‘Limassol Animal Farm Park.’ ...

The G3 military rifle included in the recovered weapons and explosives found in an Oroklini cemetary did not originate from the national guard, media reported on Wednesday. Instead, it is ...

The mental health nursing staff branch of trade union Pasydy will participate in the public nurses’ one-hour work stoppage to protest understaffing on Thursday. The announcement came just hours after ...

Students in the capital have difficulty accessing free, cool drinking water, the federation of parents’ associations of primary schools in Nicosia said on Wednesday. The federation called for the re-launch ...

The issue of migration, as well as the Greece-Cyprus INTERREG Cross-Border Cooperation Programme, were at the forefront of Wednesday’s meeting between the Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, and the Greek ...

Cyprus stands out as a robust member of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) with ten active investigations in Cyprus and assistance in 58 cases involving other participating member states, ...

The 34-year-old truck driver involved in the accident which resulted in the death of 29-year-old Arun Kumar has been released pending his appearance in court, Larnaca police said on Wednesday. ...

Cabinet on Wednesday appointed two executive directors and one non-executive member to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Cyprus. Chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides, the council of ...

A child suffered vision loss after playing with a laser toy, prompting the state health services organisation (Okypy) on Wednesday to issue a warning over laser pointers and toys. The ...

The registration process for the 2024 class of National Guard conscripts “is proceeding smoothly”, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Wednesday. Conscripts started reporting to their army camps on Monday. The ...

Left-wing Akel on Wednesday voiced strong opposition to the government’s decision to proceed with a tender for an environmental impact assessment and ecological study for a potential new quarry ...

A man appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Wednesday, accused of stabbing a nightclub bouncer in the chest. Police officer Emrah Turgul explained in court that the stabbing took ...

A 14-year-old child has gone missing in the Nicosia district, police said on Wednesday. The child, a boy named Emiliyan Yordanov, went missing on Monday. Police have described him as ...

The two cabinet-appointed investigators received their formal orders of operation on Wednesday, as they began digging into the 19-year-old case of guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s murder. They have “three months ...

The total weight of goods transported by road within Cyprus in the fourth quarter of 2023 saw an 11.4 per cent increase, compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report ...

Elam leader Christos Christou on Wednesday insinuated that Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos “attends LGBT fiestas” during a televised interview with the pair. They were debating various matters on Sigma TV, ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the Polemidia municipality announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to jointly develop a photovoltaic (PV) park with a total capacity of approximately 9 ...

The Palestinian president’s office on Wednesday swiftly corrected an announcement after it had initially made reference to the “Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus”. The office had put out a ...

Cyprus’ chief scientist for the deputy ministry of research Demetris Skourides on Tuesday met Nasa scientist Alexandra Lockwood ahead of her presentation of the latest findings from the James Webb ...

Presenting his second solo exhibition at the Edit Gallery, Fikos will present new works as of Friday under the title Me and My Monkey. The exhibition runs until June 22 and ...

Despite a rise in fuel prices contributing to an uptick in inflation from 1.2 per cent in March to 2.4 per cent in April, due to geopolitical developments, food inflation has continued ...

Turkish Cypriot farmers on Wednesday smashed the gate of the north’s ‘transport ministry’ building, with the gate being the second in two days to be smashed in protest. Wednesday ...

Within the next two weeks answers will be given for several stalled infrastructure projects, Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, Vafeades first ...

None of the aid unloaded from the jetty constructed off the coast of Gaza has yet been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder ...