Cyprus

UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and Head of Unficyp Colin Stewart briefed the Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the issue ...

A 79-year-old man in Nicosia died as a result of injuries as he tried to stop his tractor on Tuesday. Georgios Michail, from Ayios Ioannis Malountas had parked his vehicle ...

The divide between UNSG envoy Maria Angela Holguin and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar became increasingly evident on Tuesday, when both went public with their grievances against each other. Holguin, ...

The European Commission will reinforce Cyprus’ firefighting fleet with two aircraft this summer, amid increased risks of forest fires, it announced on Tuesday. In a briefing to journalists, the commission ...

Monks Isiais and Timotheos from the scandal-hit Osiou Avakoum monastery made statements to the church investigative committee on Tuesday. Accompanied by their lawyers Adrianna Klaedes and Anastasios Vavouskos, the monks ...

MPs on Tuesday decided to rush through the plenum this week a bill extending a grace period for hotels to obtain a full operating license, as at the moment more ...

The government is preparing subsidies for elderly people who require long-term care in nursing homes but face financial constraints, announced Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou on Tuesday. She briefed the ...

Environmental groups on Tuesday demanded the immediate publication of the final findings of an administrative investigation into illegal interventions in Akamas. The government has yet to hand over the investigation ...

The upward trend in housing prices, primarily driven by increases in apartment prices, persisted during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a report published by the Central Bank of Cyprus ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis on Tuesday said that the total seat capacity airlines expect to offer for trips to Cyprus in the coming months will be similar to last ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou has been accused of unlawfully securing a €765,000 European grant for a hotel renovation project in which he held a stake. The mayor finds himself entangled ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday signed off on a compulsory provision guaranteeing safety and health training for all construction industry workers in the country. Speaking to the media Panayiotou ...

The world’s first monument of Michael Cacoyannis, famous Cypriot film and theater director, has been unveiled in Limassol. The sculpture inauguration took place on Monday, May 13th. The monument ...

SARA DOUEDARI meets Countess Chiara Modica Donà dalle Rose an active promoter of the Larnaca Biennale She is not just a patron of the arts: Chiara Modica Donà dalle Rose ...

During her visit to the agricultural estate of Akhelia as part of her tour in the Paphos district on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said the ministry’s goal is “...

Global Finance, one of the leading international publications focused on banking and finance, has named Bank of Cyprus the Best Bank and the Best Investment Bank in Cyprus in its 2024 ...

It is not at all clear whether the efforts of the UNSG’s personal envoy spell the “beginning of a solution or the beginning of the end” for the Cyprus ...

The Nicosia sewerage board is currently under scrutiny by independent authorities for alleged mismanagement, misuse of public funds, abuse of power, corruption, employee exploitation and workplace bullying. Investigations are focusing ...

A horrific incident of cat killings and possible torture has been reported in Paphos in the Tombs of the Kings area. Videos shared by an animal rescuer to the Cyprus ...

An event this Saturday offers the opportunity to support a Nicosia animal shelter through donations or the adoption of a shelter dog. The 2nd Chance Dogs shelter is collaborating with ...

REALTYon EXPO, the number one real estate event in the Mediterranean, is returning to Cyprus once again, with the 2024 expo expected to be even bigger and better than last year’...

The first results of the cost-benefit study requested by the energy ministry for the Greece-Cyprus Great Sea Interconnector electricity project are anticipated to be unveiled by the end of May, ...

An online platform through which depositors who suffered from the 2013 “haircut” can receive compensation, will be reopening on Tuesday, the finance ministry announced. Through the platform, available at the ministry ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis is making an official visit to London to participate in the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime, ...