Cyprus

By Efi Xanthou On October 24 the forestry department felled a big number of eucalyptus and pine trees without warning anybody at the Akademias park in Aglandjia. They just barged in ...

Cyprus aims to meet 100 per cent of its water needs independently by installing two permanent desalination units by 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “The effective treatment of water scarcity ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) announced on Tuesday fines totaling €1.94 million had been slapped on a number of companies found to have colluded in the production, trade ...

The anti-corruption authority will this month make public the findings of two investigations, the head of the body told MPs on Tuesday. The first investigation, to be released likely next ...

Cyprus has seen 4,096 serious crimes recorded this year until the end of September, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis told the House finance committee on Tuesday. This represents a 5.27 per cent increase ...

Turkey is expected to “normalise” its relations with the Republic of Cyprus, while any kind of actions that could increase tensions and hinder the resumption of talks on the Cyprus ...

The leaseholder of the historic Saint Phanourios church in Kyrenia, Ali Arinc, has begun a hunger strike after the foundation’s administration (Evkaf) decided not to renew his lease, with ...

The judicial service on Tuesday requested additional judges, support staff and infrastructure funding in its 2026 budget review before the House legal committee to cut the backlogging of justice. The proposed ...

No other country in the world has as many voluntary blood donors per head of the population as Cyprus, DISY MP Prodromos Alambritis said on Tuesday as the House labour ...

Private criminal charges were filed against five individuals on Tuesday over the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose body was found under a bridge in Limassol 20 years ago. The ...

A student support fund chaired by the first lady and driven by private donations gives the impression of being a charity-for-influence scheme, the Audit Office said on Tuesday. “There exists ...

It is important for the court to see conditions on the ground in EU member states, president of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts said on Tuesday during ...

Certain Tesla vehicles may have an issue with the electrically controlled door handle, the road transport department (TOM) warned on Tuesday. The warning follows a preliminary investigation launched by the ...

A person was rescued by the joint rescue and coordination centre (JRCC) on Tuesday from a commercial ship in Larnaca bay. At around 9.45am, the JRCC activated the Nearchos plan ...

Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Tuesday gave her stamp of approval to the Ayia Skepi therapeutic community, which coordinates rehabilitation programmes for people suffering from substance addictions, saying ...

With a focus on green development, sustainable mobility and quality upgrades, the Thalia 2021-2017 cohesion policy programme will allocate a budget of up to €55 million for the creation and upgrading ...

A 70-year-old woman reported she was robbed in Paphos at around 10.50am while she was trying to enter her vehicle, police said on Tuesday. The woman had placed her bag, ...

Google launched an updated version of its Street View feature on Tuesday, now covering more of the island, including cultural heritage sites, coastlines, cities and mountain ranges. Cyprus joins the ...

More arrests are expected over the murder of Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous last month, police chief Themistos Arnaoutis said on Tuesday, followed by a later announcement of the re-remand of ...

People with disabilities demand respect, not charity, the Cyprus ADHD association said on Tuesday, asserting that “the Radiomarathon does not represent us.” “People with disabilities no longer accept the institution ...

The latest shipment of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza supplied through Cyprus’ ‘Amalthea’ humanitarian aid corridor which had departed from Limassol and has arrived at the Israeli port of Ashdod, ...

Thirteen people were arrested during an operation targeting undeclared work, the police confirmed on Tuesday. The operation, conducted in collaboration with inspectors from the labour ministry took place in the ...

Cyprus has so far received €568 million from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with the next disbursement expected soon, according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. Speaking during ...