Cyprus

The Audit Office went after stipends given to diplomats for living abroad and President Nikos Christodoulides, who was receiving these funds for three months while being stationed in Cyprus, in ...

The head of the national guard on Thursday took exception to the auditor-general revealing potentially sensitive information about the military, such as weapons storage depots and the state of munitions. ...

The House interior committee on Thursday called on the government to “urgently effectively manage the migration issue.” Upon the publication of a report into the matter, the committee added that ...

A total of 10 bicommunal business ventures were crowned winners of this year’s Stelios Foundation Bicommunal Business Awards on Wednesday night. The businesses, all of which are fronted by one ...

Lawyers representing the Osiou Avakoum monks called on Thursday for an end to the investigations and procedures conducted by the archdiocese, citing alleged prior sentencing of the monks for purported ...

The mothers of two Cypriot children who were killed in last year’s earthquakes in Turkey met with Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc on Wednesday. Rusen Yucesoylu Karakaya and Pervin ...

Local government reform is “on the right track”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. Most of the teething problems faced during the transition to Cyprus’ new system of local ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou Health Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday praised his ministry’s accomplishments during the first year of President Nikos Christodoulides’ tenure, stressing “the significant strides ...

Cyprus has seen “one of the largest increases” in its share of renewable energy sources of any European Union member state, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday. He was ...

Cyprus Police Association chairman Kyriakos Charalambous resigned with immediate effect on Thursday. In his resignation letter, he cited “personal issues” and increased professional obligations as reasons for his stepping down ...

Over the past days, following the termination of the government’s reduced tax measure on petrol and diesel, the average price of fuel in Cyprus has increased by 4.5 cents per ...

By Robert Morgan A protest against racism and in support of migrant rights is being organised for Saturday at noon in Solomos Square, Nicosia. “Racial discrimination in Cyprus is becoming ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos welcomed the release of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Monitor, which expects that Cyprus’ public debt ratio will decline to the Maastricht Treaty limit (60 ...

The price index of construction materials in Cyprus reached 117.19 units in March, with 2021 serving as the base year with a default value of 100 units, marking a slight increase of 0.21 per ...

“It’s a joke” to say the government is replacing multiple pensions for government officials are being replaced by “tips”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday. He underlined he ...

Greek nationals living in Cyprus were warned to only vote once in June’s European elections by the Greek Embassy in Nicosia on Thursday. The embassy moved to make it ...

Developments in the Middle East are indeed worrying, however, for the time being, they do not appear to have had any significant impact on tourist arrivals in Cyprus, with the ...

Calling all rugby fans! The mighty Mouflons are gearing up for an epic clash against arch-rivals Malta on Saturday May 4. This highly anticipated match marks the final showdown in Pool ...

Two car crashes took place within the space of two hours on the motorway between Nicosia and Limassol. The incidents took place near Ayios Tychonas, with the first being an ...

The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) on Thursday reaffirmed its committed to defending the rights of all patients and pledged to continue its “unwavering advocacy” to implement the Patients’ ...

The Finance Ministry, in collaboration with SIX, a financial market infrastructure company, and the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE), on Thursday announced the successful activation, referred to as going live, of ...

The fire brigade is in the final stage of recruiting a total of 259 new firefighters. The new recruits will be added to the fire brigade’s current staff, which at ...

The extraordinary European Council in Brussels reaffirmed its full commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem within the framework of the United Nations and in accordance with the ...

In today’s episode, two boats with migrants have been sent to Lebanon after they were in distress at sea on Wednesday trying to reach Cyprus. Amnesty sounded the alarm ...