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The finance ministry reiterated on Thursday it’s not in a position to evaluate the mooted Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector project as several parameters remain unknown, while the cost-benefit analysis provided ...

Five tenants are refusing to vacate government refugee homes, causing delays to the ‘ktizo’ renovation project, it emerged on Thursday. The interior ministry is struggling to find a solution as ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades’ decision to make four contract advisers permanent civil service employees has set a precedent that more former advisers are seeking to benefit from, it emerged on ...

The Committee of Media Ethics Cyprus (CMEC) strongly condemns the disclosure in some of the media of details concerning under-investigation sexual crimes, including abuse, abduction and exploitation, with victims who ...

Former supreme court judge George Arestis was on Thursday appointed as Special Adviser to the government on matters of ethics, the presidency announced. President Nikos Christodoulides finalised the appointment which ...

Cyprus decided on Thursday to ratify and implement the International Labour Organisation’s convention on eliminating violence and harassment at work, through three bills that will now be sent to ...

A pitbull which mauled its owner was shot dead by its owner’s neighbour on Wednesday night. The dog’s owner, aged 61 years old, was reportedly sitting in his garden ...

Maintenance work at the Saint Charalambos church near the Famagusta village of Akanthou has been completed, bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Thursday. The church ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday discussed ways to “speed up” the exploitation of natural gas discoveries in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi. ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Thursday met with Elam party leader Christos Christou where they discussed immigration and crime. Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou also attended the meeting. Hartsiotis described it ...

Nicosia said on Thursday it is “completely satisfied” with the outcome of informal discussions in Brussels between EU foreign ministers and Turkey’s chief diplomat, as EU states reiterated the ...

Cyprus is a treasure trove of breathtaking landscapes, and there’s no better way to experience its diverse beauty than by hitting the road. From winding coastal routes to mountain ...

The incident involving the transfer of a six-month-old baby with a head injury from the Paphos general hospital to a private hospital in Limassol after the computed tomography (CT) scanner ...

If you thought festival season ends when August does, think again. Just as summer does not really end in Cyprus (not for a while anyway), neither does the festival agenda. ...

Efforts are ongoing to arrange a tripartite meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next month. Sources close ...

The natural gas market should never have been labelled as emerging, as Cyprus could have already had 40 per cent cheaper energy if the market was open to competition, George Chrysochos ...

The government on Thursday lifted the last remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Health Minister Michael Damianos said. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required ...

A report published on Thursday revealed that an email from the deputy tourism ministry sparked panic within the tourism company TUI. The incident drew heavy criticism from MPs, who accused ...

Social welfare services were called to help 53 cases of human trafficking in the first half of 2024, amid efforts to improve support to victims, it emerged on Friday. According to figures ...

The government should use taxpayers’ money to support sports clubs outside of football, the Famagusta Nautical Club said on Thursday. Reacting to the planned submission of a bill to parliament ...

Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which will create the role of a “patient advocate”, Health Minister Michael Damianos said. Speaking after the meeting, he said there had been a “...

Major general Neofytos Pachoulides was on Thursday sworn in as the national guard’s new deputy chief. His swearing in took place at a ceremony at the Presidential palace in ...

Lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou has objected to participating in the ecclesiastical trial against two monks, his clients, involved in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, it emerged on Thursday. Efstathiou, who is ...

Relations between the EU and Turkey, as well as the Cyprus problem, will be discussed at a working lunch on Thursday between the EU foreign ministers and their Turkish counterpart ...