A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Cyprus is “not alone” on the matter of migration, Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis said on Friday.
Speaking to journalists after an inter-ministerial summit held by representatives of the two ...
If the issue of undeclared work is not dealt with soon, it will become a much bigger problem, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday.
The minister was speaking at ...
Tourist arrivals to Cyprus in April 2024 amounted to 333,563, marking a decline of 2.7 per cent from 342,736 in April 2023, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
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Homophobic, transphobic and biphobic incidents should not be treated as isolated incidents and should not be underestimated, Commissioner for the Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on ...
A study on the framework for the separation of powers between the legal service and the justice ministry has been completed as part of a bill submitted to parliament, Justice ...
By Robert Morgan
A fire broke out in a company’s underground parking space in the industrial area of Dali on Friday after a vehicle caught fire while being started.
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Bank of Cyprus Group CEO Panicos Nicolaou described 2023 as a milestone year for the organisation, as it became the first bank in Cyprus and Greece to secure approval from the ...
A tree planted in the British town of Great Yarmouth for “peace and reunification” in Cyprus was reportedly vandalised.
The tree was one of a number to be planted on ...
A 77-year-old woman died after being run over in the village of Kokkinotrimithia on Friday morning.
According to the police, the woman was walking on the road when she was ...
Some 92 per cent of Cypriots consider that the health system Gesy has improved the quality of life of the population, a survey revealed on Friday.
The survey was carried out ...
The north is to begin importing meat from the Netherlands with the aim of reducing the cost for consumers, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced on Friday.
He said offers to ...
The Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday unveiled its revamped innovation vouchers programme, offering €10,000 per project along with free support services to Cypriot small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
According ...
People sent to Pournara migrant reception centre were placed in containers without electricity or hot water, crammed next to each other “like sardines, in unhygienic conditions,” the Council of Europe’...
The interior ministries of eight European Union member states took a joint stance on migration and the state of Syria following a meeting in Nicosia on Friday.
The ministries of ...
Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides on Friday morning filed opposition proceedings against the legal service’s motion to have him suspended from his post.
The first hearing will take place on ...
By Robert Morgan
Five people were hurt in an accident on the coast road of Geroskipou on Thursday night, Paphos police’s chief of operations Michalis Nikolaou said.
The accident ...
The Cypriot Union of Consumers and Quality of Life has warned consumers about purchasing items from the internet platform Temu, which it says does not respect European consumer safety legislation.
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Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou has rubbished an alleged proposal by far-right Elam to give passports to migrants so they would leave the country.
Elam has denied saying any such thing, ...
A total of four televisions fell victim to hooligan vandalism on Thursday night in Limassol during tit-for-tat aggression between fans of local sports clubs Apollon and Ael.
Limassol police said ...
By Robert Morgan
Police arrested a 46-year-old Paphos woman for theft from her employer on Friday.
The woman had worked at a bakery near Polis Chrysochous and was reported on ...
In today’s episode, Cyprus will host an international meeting of interior ministers to discuss the matter of migration.
Meanwhile, Cyprus will host an international meeting of interior ministers to ...
Two upcoming events in Nicosia celebrate a long partnership connecting Norway and Cyprus. This year marks 20 years of cooperation through the EEA and Norway Grants. To mark the occasion, a ...
Aid sent from Cyprus to Gaza by the United States is to begin arriving ashore “in the coming days”, US Agency for International Development (USAid) spokeswoman Sonali Korde said on ...
Schools across Cyprus received bomb threats by email on Friday morning.
The bomb threats are so far believed to be hoaxes, though some schools immediately took measures and evacuated children ...