Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides appointed Andreas Papaconstantinou as the new auditor-general on Tuesday morning in a move that was described as averting a crisis, replacing Odysseas Michaelides who was removed from ...

The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus by unconventional means has fallen dramatically by more than half, it was reported on Monday. The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus through ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Monday, during a meeting with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, that he was ready for a meeting at any time, in the context of efforts to ...

A total of 51 personalities have signed a petition calling on the president of the Republic to appoint a person who will promote a proposal for the establishment of UN headquarters ...

A delegation of United Arab Emirates’ company Taqa has reaffirmed its interest in participating in the Great Sea Interconnector, connecting the electric grids of Cyprus and Greece. The delegation met ...

Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis has called on everyone to visit the 63rd Wine Festival in Limassol for an unforgettable experience, to watch tradition in action and savour the plentiful flavours ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos is testing out the city’s new dormitories on Monday evening, to make sure they are up to standard. Accompanied by Tepak rector Panayiotis Zaphiris and ...

An 18-year-old has been banned from entering sports venues for six months after being found guilty of possessing a folding metal bat at a football match and has been ordered ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages and a surge in humanitarian aid. Kombos held a series of meetings on Monday, ...

Jordan’s role in efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza was praised on Monday by President Nikos Christodoulides, who told King Abdullah II of Jordan ...

Cyprus is committed to working together alongside all UN member states to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights on an equal footing, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, speaking ...

People living near the Dhekelia power plant expressed their frustration on Monday at the pollution spewed out by the outdated facility, but energy officials said there is no way to ...

Cyprus has provided three possible dates in October for a trilateral meeting on the Cyprus problem. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the office of the UN secretary-general, in the ...

Developments in the eastern Mediterranean, Ukraine, the Cyprus problem, Kosovo and defence cooperation between Cyprus and Serbia were discussed on Monday between the presidents of the two countries, Nikos Christodoulides ...

Police are calling for any information regarding a fatal traffic accident early of Monday on the Nicosia-Troodos road, in the Atsas area. Morphou traffic police are investigating the conditions under ...

Media on Monday speculated on the career prospects of Odysseas Michaelides after his sacking from the post of auditor-general, with one newspaper suggesting he might author a book on the ‘...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is to meet United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, according to Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak. The meeting between the pair is set to ...

The court case filed by Kostas Konstantinou against narrow defeat in the Paphos district gubernatorial election began at the town’s electoral court on Monday. Konstantinou lost the election to ...

The police and the fire brigade had to intervene after rain brought Nicosia’s traffic to a standstill on Monday afternoon. Heavy rain hit the capital shortly after 2pm, with ...

The finance ministry has requested with two bills that promotions to chief nursing officer be exempt from current regulations for interdepartmental upscaling, so that experienced nurses already carrying out the ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP (Republican Turkish Party) leader Tufan Erhurman left Cyprus to travel to New York on Monday for meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General ...

Fuel import prices in Cyprus, excluding taxes, show unexplained variations, according to a statement released by the Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday. The association said that “in almost all cases, ...

Economist Stelios Platis was the forerunner for Cyprus’ new auditor-general that Diko MP Zacharias Koulias had planned to appoint this week, when he would have free rein as acting President ...

Platres is known as one of the most beautiful villages in Cyprus, a mountain resort where you can escape the heat of summer, walk nature trails and enjoy good food ...