Cyprus

The education ministry reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on school violence and racism on Friday, highlighting its ongoing efforts to promote respect, inclusion and democratic dialogue in education. Speaking at an ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, declaring that he looks forward to “working closely and resolutely” with him “to achieve ...

The government plans to cover Cyprus’ entire drinking water supply with desalinated water, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday. Addressing the House finance committee with her ministry’s budget ...

A second “trial within a trial” began on Friday in the case against the 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north, this ...

Fitness is no longer limited to local trends or regional preferences. The growing interaction between countries is changing the way people train, and the equipment they use. In recent years, ...

Scientific and technical chamber (Etek) chairman Constantinos Constanti on Friday issued a list of suggestions to President Nikos Christodoulides which he said he hoped will bring about a “revitalisation” of ...

Cyprus’ scientific and technical chamber (Etek) possesses the “know-how” to help with the reconstruction of Gaza, its chairman Constantinos Constanti said, as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold in the ...

The forestry department has warned of a high risk of wildfires due to the prolonged drought, urging hunters to exercise extreme caution as the hunting season begins next Sunday. Hunters ...

The Ayios Tychonas community will face a temporary water supply interruption on Tuesday, November 11, from 7am to 2.30pm, the Limassol district administration announced. Authorities assured residents that work will be ...

The two men who were arrested in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous consented on Friday to be extradited to ...

One woman presented herself to begin voluntary military service in the National Guard on Friday, the day designated for female volunteers to report for duty, National Guard spokesman Christos Pieris ...

While most of Cyprus is watching the skies like it owes us money, Paphos is feeling smug and sated. Down on the western shores, the dams are fuller, the desalination ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday announced that he will meet United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin for the first time in December, most likely on December 5. He made ...

Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu, was on Friday remanded in custody for three days, having been arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police on ...

Restoration works at the Panayia church in the Famagusta district village of Lysi have been completed, bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Friday. He described ...

Moving abroad for work brings new experiences, especially when it comes to adapting to the workplace. The Dutch office environment values work-life balance, clear communication, and a flat hierarchy. For ...

A total of nine villages in the Larnaca district are set to receive ‘Green Kiosks’ – small sorting centres for recyclable materials configured in modified shipping containers – the Larnaca district government ...

The foreign ministry on Friday called on Cypriot citizens who are in Tanzania or who intend to travel to the east African country to exercise caution as civil unrest broke ...

November’s first weekend brings a handful of bazaars and markets. Not the Christmas kind just yet but ones that celebrate second-hand fashion, the artists of the island and sustainable ...

The British bases’ administration on Friday named Fleur Thomas as its new chief officer. Thomas takes over from Clare Simpson, who served in the post between September 2021 and last week, ...

Restoration work at the mosque in the Larnaca district village of Tochni has been completed, the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage’s co-chairmen Ali Tuncay and Sotos Ktoris announced. “...

The Greek government has donated €50,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), bringing the sum of its total donations to €475,000 since 2006. According to the CMP, the funds will “contribute to ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, with temperatures remaining warm. Inland and on the south and east coasts, the mercury will rise ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), in collaboration with the Education Ministry, this week hosted the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (jBOI) 2025 at the Tassos Mitsopoulos Lyceum in Aradippou. The jBOI 2025, ...