Cyprus

With Fidias Panayiotou and Elam both making their first foray into the European parliament, both highlighted the themes they campaigned on – an interest to learn for Panayiotou, and a willingness ...

Public doctors in Cyprus, some of whose annual salaries have surged to €150,000 since the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy), are now in dispute with their employer, the state ...

The unexpected win of an MEP seat by 24-year-old YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou, dubbed as the “Fidias Phenomenon” has been making the rounds of international news outlets with coverage ranging from ...

A man was sentenced to twelve years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of possessing 28kg of cannabis with the intent to supply. The defendant had made €1,470 from the ...

The Chinese-led consortium tasked with building the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Vasiliko is open to exploring alternative agreements beyond the scope of the current contract, Energy Minister ...

A series of walks exploring the life, culture, buildings and communities of Limassol will be held this weekend, organised by the Lemesos 2030 team. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday visitors can ...

Part of a roof collapsed on Tuesday morning in the waiting room of a Paralimni dermatology clinic, according to a report on state broadcaster CyBC. A woman, who was the ...

The official proclamation took place on Tuesday for the six newly elected MEPs for a term of five years. The six MEP are distributed as follows: two seats to Disy, ...

The head of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa Institute of the American-Jewish Council (AJC), Michael Feldstein, termed Cyprus as one of Israel’s “best friends” during the council forum ...

Paphos police on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man for an investigated case of burning hay bales, threats and assault against a police officer, and resisting lawful arrest. According to assistant ...

Paphos municipality on Tuesday announced the start of construction works on maintenance and restoration of the old Central Police Station. The works, which will start on Wednesday, will affect part ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday is taking part in an international conference on the humanitarian response to Gaza, being held at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

Tuesday’s weather will be mostly clear with the temperatures rising to 39C inland, 31C on the west coast, 33C on the remaining coasts, and 30C in the higher mountains. ...

Specific changes aiming to push a more sustainable mobility and access model for management of visitors to Akamas is under review, it emerged on Monday. Speaking to Cyprus Mail, Klitos ...

Over the objections of the auditor-general and environmental groups, it was reported on Monday that the government is going ahead with the tenders’ process for the construction of fish farms ...

A new deputy migration minister will be appointed “in a matter of days” it emerged on Monday. Government sources said President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to make the announcement during ...

All the traditional political parties came out bruised from EU parliamentary elections on Sunday, while Cyprus echoed the EU generally by electing far-right nationalists Elam to a seat at the ...

Nurses will be taking further measures against state health services organisation (Okypy) after both failed to reach an agreement on staffing issues during a meeting on Monday. “We will escalate ...

The election of a mukhtar in the Limassol village of Pera Pedi will be re-run at an as yet undetermined date after Sunday’s election ended in a tie. Elia ...

Public hospital doctors will stage a 24-hour strike on June 20, threatening escalated measures on July 2 and 3 if they are not compensated in full for the hours they put in. In ...

A 63-year-old woman died on Monday, after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a building in Nicosia. The woman, Froso Diogenous, was driving at around 2am on ...

“Here we are, staring down the barrel of 50 years. How do we face it? “We’re not in Cyprus; we’re half a world away. And even if we were ...

A car crash at midday closed off the Kofinou-Larnaca highway, near Alethriko exit, with police trying to move the vehicles and restore traffic flow. Police said the crash happened at ...

Turkish Cypriots on Monday started to react to the loss of their sole MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek, who failed to win re-election on Sunday. Among the first to react was journalist ...