Cyprus

On Friday, Cyprus took over the presidency of the European Schools network for the first time, in a term which will last from August 2024 to July 2025. As part of its ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday he is “building up to” a likely bid for re-election next year. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he said with four years ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou sent a letter to the president on Friday calling for them to make room in the state budget to install air conditioning in public schools. Demetriou, ...

Pensioners said on Friday they would organise a huge protest against the government if their issues were not resolved by the autumn. In a statement, the pensioners’ union Ekysy said ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday ordered an investigation into the circumstances of a 41-year-old man’s death at Famagusta general hospital, amid allegations doctors lacked the necessary knowledge to ...

How the EU could support Cyprus’ defence industry was discussed on Friday in Nicosia between President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. Speaking after the meeting, ...

Akamas’ attractions are featured in a new tourism campaign to drive local and tourist traffic to the natural and culture treasures of the area. Paphos’ regional board of tourism is ...

Almost 14 per cent in Cyprus used alcohol for the first time when they were under the age of 12 and over 24 per cent tried it out between the ages of 13 and 14, ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has dismissed the recent threats made by Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, against Cyprus as unfounded. On Wednesday, Nasrallah said Hezbollah could consider Cyprus “a part ...

Promising to continue work to further strengthen relations between Cyprus and Qatar, the latter’s ambassador to the island, Ali Yousuf Abdulrahman Al-Mulla, bid farewell to House President Annita Demetriou. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called a meeting to discuss the Cyprus problem and the recent reman of Turkish-Israeli businessman Simon Mistriel Aykut, in custody for developing on Greek Cypriot ...

Five aircraft on Friday were called in to fight a blaze that broke out in the Alassa area of Limassol. According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke ...

Cyprus will remain committed to fighting sexual violence in war, Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou said on Friday. Christodoulou made the remarks at an event titled “Rape as a ...

Police on Friday announced extra patrols and increased road-safety measures over the Kataklysmos holiday weekend beginning on Saturday through to Monday night. “The measures being taken include an increased presence ...

With the temporary pier to the Gazan coastline operational, humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza resumed on Thursday. The US Central Command (US Centcom) said in a press release on ...

A 48-year-old was arrested in Paphos for drink driving on Thursday afternoon, with final blood alcohol level 138mg instead of 22mg. Police said the driver, a permanent resident of Paphos, ...

Leaving the heatwave behind and welcoming average temperatures for the end of June, Cyprus prepares for the upcoming bank holiday – the Orthodox Whit Monday or Kataklysmos – celebrated across the island ...

A holiday home in Zygi was extensively damaged in a fire in the early hours of Friday. Old cars in the yard were also damaged. Police said the fire was ...

Hezbollah’s “verbal attack” against Cyprus “is just beyond me”, the state department said on Thursday. “Why Hezbollah would attack a country in the middle of that important humanitarian role ...

The fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to the House internal affairs committee, he ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides stated on Thursday that Cyprus is not conducting pushbacks. He also addressed accusations of far-right support, describing them as “malicious” and stemming from his connection ...

The fines for certain traffic violations, particularly for running a red light, have been substantially lowered under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. MPs said the change was ...

Three MPs on Thursday jointly tabled a bill aiming to introduce the use of a ‘panic button’ for prevention of domestic abuse and violence against women. The bill is co-sponsored ...

Within the year some 300 ‘smart’ bus stops will be installed across the country with real-time arrival alerts, in a large-scale project that is hoped will significantly enhance the quality of ...