Cyprus

Few in Cyprus appear to know street names. We all tend to navigate by landmarks – some of which may not have existed in decades! In Nicosia, we still meet friends ...

Employees at the state broadcaster (CyBC) will go on a one-hour strike during the main news bulletin next Friday, amid an ongoing row over retirement benefits. According to a union ...

A total of 145 persons have been repatriated or deported during the last week, in the context of voluntary and mandatory repatriations of third-country (non-EU) nationals, it emerged on Friday. Since ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday that undeclared work in Cyprus has increased by 13 per cent in the last year. Speaking to CyBC in the morning, Panayiotou said that ...

Eight people wanted in connection with a 50-person fight in Limassol handed themselves in to the local police station on Friday. The fight unfolded on June 27 between two families of ...

Appeals to overthrow a decision concerning a senior promotion in social welfare services have failed. The appeals were against a first instance ruling, which annulled a civil service committee decision ...

Five mobile phones and drugs were found during a raid at the Nicosia central prisons on Friday. Spokesman for the force Christos Andreou told CNA two wings were searched, with ...

The critical role of Cyprus’ legal framework in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem was at the centre of the discussions during the opening of the Cyprus Bar Association’s ...

The disciplinary committee of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMAR) has delayed taking action for more than three months against a doctor found guilty of indecent assault, it emerged on Friday. ...

The island’s political leadership received an in-depth analysis on Friday of the sticky situation into which Cyprus has slipped, with the deadlock set fast and UN reports chastising the ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou visited the Larnaca district self-governance organisation (Eoa) on Friday to assess any current issues. According to an announcement, Ioannou was given a tour of the premises ...

A 45-year-old man appeared before the Dhekelia British Bases court on Friday on charges of premeditated murder for the killing of 52-year-old Charalambos Konstantinides. The incident occurred on June 25 at ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced on Friday that she will be stepping down from her role and returning to Cyprus in the coming months. Kyriakides stated that as her ...

Other countries are “expected” to recognise the north, Turkish presidential foreign policy advisory board member Aygun Attar said on Friday. Attar was speaking to the Turkish Anadolu Agency ahead of ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday he expects a resolution to the current drug shortages by early next week, adding that the health ministry is in constant talks with ...

A 69-year-old Greek Cypriot man was sentenced to four months in jail in the north on Thursday after having been convicted of sexually assaulting a hitchhiker he had picked up ...

Social media influencer and newly elected member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou is to hold an online poll to decide which European parliament group he will join. In a ...

The price of ice cream and other summer related items went up in June, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Friday. Other items that increased in price included domestic package ...

By Robert Morgan The Larnaca Salt Lake Wetland Protection Group on Friday denounced illegal construction in the nearby Natura 2000-protected Pattichio Park, calling on the forestry department to “enforce the ...

Dipa MP Michalis Yiakoumi on Thursday called for legislation to impose life sentences without parole or early release for child rapists and judges to be given the authority to order ...

Cow breeders on Friday called for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss outstanding problems over halloumi production. In a letter addressed to Christodoulides, the cow breeders highlighted the ...

Two British Cypriots, both members of the Labour Party, were elected as members of the country’s parliament on Thursday night. Bambos Charalambous, first elected in 2017, successfully defended his seat ...

This month the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama returns for its new edition. Four productions will be presented in July and August at outdoor theatre venues around the island, ...

A wildfire which broke out in the Paphos district village of Pelathousa was caused by broken glass, assistant operations director of Paphos police Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. Speaking to ...