Cyprus

Police on Saturday arrested a sixth suspect in connection with an attempted murder and arson on the premises of a car rental company in Pyla on August 14. During a coordinated ...

Trade unions on Monday evening said they would go ahead with the general strike on Thursday after yet another meeting on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) with employers and ...

Convicted of being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation, Kenan Ayaz was returned from Germany to Cyprus on Monday to serve his remaining prison sentence on the island. He ...

Civil servants will be able to work from home but will need permission to do so from their superior, under a bill regulating teleworking discussed in parliament on Monday. The ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday seemed to throw another spanner in the works, saying that “no one knows” just how much the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project will ultimately ...

The legal profession, as well as the institution of the Bar Association, is among the pillars of civic life in Cyprus, Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides said on Monday. He was addressing ...

The saga of the trial of former volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki comes to a close this Thursday when the judge will read out the sentencing, media reported on Monday. It ...

The Children’s Rights Commissioner condemned the state’s refusal to grant back payments of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) to children with disabilities, calling the practice “a choice with ...

There will be “no tolerance of delinquent behaviour by foreigners,” Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday after meeting the Alaminos community leader as part of an ongoing series ...

The arrest and continued detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north is a “vivid reminder of the ongoing violation of human rights in our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides told ...

Freedom, security and justice are not a given, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Monday, marking Armed Forces Day. The sentiment was echoed later by National Guard chief George Tsitsikostas ...

Lawyers representing the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a Limassol bridge in 2005, have received death threats since a report into how he died was released, ...

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will open a branch in Cyprus in October after receiving final approval from the Cypriot government, it announced on Monday, the first time ...

By: Christina Michailidis In Cyprus, the violin is more than an instrument, it is a voice in the island’s cultural history. An instrument that has marked life’s most ...

The north’s supreme court on Monday ruled that a second remand order against the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July – handed down by the civilian court ...

President Nikos Christodoulides visited the Paralimni gymnasium on Monday for “national reasons” and announced upgrades to the school worth €5.5 million as well as a new sports school in the region ...

Cyprus said on Monday it would push for Serbia-EU accession talks to begin, when it takes over the rotating presidency of the EU in January. The presidency would work to “...

Spending to tackle the risks of the climate crisis in Cyprus remains far below what is necessary, according to a statement released on Monday by Cyprus’ national Fiscal Council. The ...

Three 18-year-olds were arrested on Monday morning in the Strovolos area of Nicosia after harmful devices were found inside their vehicles, police said on Monday. The teens were stopped for ...

The north will be cut off from Turkish water for four days from Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station in the Kyrenia district village of Panagra, where ...

A 52-year-old man was arrested in Paralimni in connection with the illegal possession of property and burglary tools, police said on Monday. Police said he was located and detained shortly ...

A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days by the Limassol district court on Monday after a fire last week in the Troodos state forest. Police told the ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Paphos in connection with the theft of a rental vehicle, police said on Monday. The vehicle was reported missing on September 4 by ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged in writing for causing malicious damage to two vehicles in Paralimni, police said on Monday. He was later released and will be summoned ...