The average time to review applications for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) has been cut to 60 days, the deputy welfare minister said on Tuesday.
In a video message, Marilena Evangelou said ...
Cyprus’ international investment position (IIP) showed slight improvement during the third quarter of 2024, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC).
The IIP recorded ...
MPs on Tuesday decided to give the attorney-general’s office a fortnight for feedback on some loose ends relating to a bill changing the way in which Turkish Cypriot properties ...
London-based Cypriot Michael Kyriacos Efstratiou is appealing to people on the island to find a stem cell donor after he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Efforts to find a compatible stem ...
The emphasis Jimmy Carter placed on peace has been vindicated, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos wrote on Tuesday in a book of condolences at the US embassy in Nicosia.
“Offering my ...
Two robbery cases this long weekend saw people robbed by suspects on a motorcycle, police said on Tuesday.
On Sunday a 22-year-old delivery driver reported he has been robbed while ...
The year 2024 saw a significant shift towards conditions of full employment and 2025 will focus on pension reforms and the cost-of-living allowance, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday.
Speaking after ...
Two minors and a woman were taken to hospital after a brawl on Tuesday between civilians and people staying in a facility for unaccompanied minors in Zakaki, Limassol.
Police said ...
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday ruled himself out of another run for office, with Turkish Cypriot leadership elections set to take place in October.
In a social ...
A contract was signed at the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday to upgrade Nicosia’s Famagusta Avenue.
The Aglandjia street, from the junction with Kalavryton Street to the SOPAZ roundabout ...
The Greek state-owned asset management company Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRDAF) was on Tuesday placed in the driving seat of the Larnaca port’s development.
The decision was made ...
Reducing electricity costs for households and businesses remains a key priority for the government, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a Transmission System Operator Cyprus event to ...
Three drunk drivers were involved in car accidents over the long weekend, police said on Tuesday.
As a result of the first, three people were taken to Paphos General Hospital ...
By Charalampos Stylianou
The Vasilikos LNG terminal infrastructure and floating storage and regasification unit Prometheus will be fully operational by the end of the year, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...
The north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ on Tuesday announced its intention to import “high value sheep” from abroad with the aim of being able to bolster halloumi production in the face ...
Greek Cypriot violations of the United Nations buffer zone are “acts of self-defence”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
Speaking to public broadcaster CyBC as draft copies of UN ...
Three members of the Anti-Poaching Unit were injured on Monday night following an altercation between the unit’s officers and three vehicles in the UN buffer zone.
The officers were ...
By Charalampos Stylianou
Public hospitals are facing mounting pressure due to a surge in seasonal respiratory infections, with influenza and Covid-19 spreading rapidly across the community.
According to the spokesperson ...
Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt are gearing up for a trilateral summit of the three countries’ heads of government, which is set to take place in the Egyptian capital Cairo on ...
Charalampos Stylianou
Police in Larnaca are investigating a violent assault that left two residents injured after a group allegedly forced their way into an apartment and attacked the occupants with ...
A donkey found to have been shot multiple times by a hunter is in a “critical condition” after being taken in for treatment by the Tashkent nature park in the ...
A bill which would have increased the punishment for animal fighting in the north was rejected in ‘parliament’ on Monday, with independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu insisting that cock fighting is “...
By Charalampos Stylianou
The Paphos police arrested a 50-year-old man on Monday night in connection with an ongoing investigation into illegal possession of property and burglary tools.
Paphos district court ...
By Charalampos StylianouVehicle owners in Cyprus can now renew their registration for 2025 as the process officially opened on Tuesday, 7 January.
The renewal period will run until midnight on 11 March 2025, according ...