Cyprus

The need to develop a comprehensive national strategy for those grappling with mental health conditions emerged during Monday’s House human rights committee meeting. The discussion revolved around severe deficiencies ...

The public is being urged to buy real Christmas trees this year, as the forestry department on Monday launched a campaign to sell potted pines as a more ecological method ...

Several rulings by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) remain in limbo and may even be invalidated due to legal complications, the head of the agency told MPs ...

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa) announced on Monday plans to open a new university hospital in Nicosia. Once completed, the hospital will fall under the umbrella of Gesy. ...

The government has given energy giant Chevron until Friday to put its position in writing concerning the commercial development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, the energy minister revealed on ...

Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis on Monday introduced his new political party, named “Aichmi” – the Democratic Movement for Change, during a public gathering he organised. The former Edek MP Papadakis highlighted ...

Four suspects in the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos will remain in custody for another three days the Limassol District Court decided on Monday, despite objections from the defence lawyers. The ...

Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village. The ‘government’ ...

The trade union representing food delivery drivers has demanded a ban on such activities during bad weather conditions in winter, similar to the prohibition in place for heatwaves in summertime. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...

From the butterfly that shouldn’t be here to the island’s newest arrival, Cyprus’ winged wonders are surprising people around the world finds ALIX NORMAN In 2013, a gorgeous, vivid ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...

A Larnaca cardiologist suspected of issuing fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates has been called to testify in Larnaca Criminal Court, it was announced on Monday. The doctor, now 55, had issued fake ...

The interior ministry on Monday presented the House finance committee with a budget more than 10 per cent higher than the year before, with its main focuses on housing policies, dealing ...

A third-floor apartment in Pallouriotissa, Nicosia, caught fire on Monday, resulting in damages to the veranda and a car parked below the four-storey building, as reported by the fire services. ...

Police issued a warning to drivers on Monday regarding potential rockslides on various mountain roads due to heavy rain. According to police, the Pedoulas-Kambou Road, Kambou-Kato Pyrgos Road, Kambou-Orkonta, and ...

Power has been fully restored across Cyprus following the recent outages caused by adverse weather conditions and strong winds, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou told the ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old woman on Monday, who is suspected of having broken into and stolen clothes from a shop last month. According to Paphos police, after receiving ...

Faithful followers of the MBS Festival from around the island wait all year round for this annual event and its newest edition is fast approaching. Taking place on the first ...

In today’s episode, Giorgos Perdikis has told Green Party members “for God’s sake come and talk to me about it” if they have a problem with how the ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in the north on Sunday after killing a cat and sharing a grotesque picture of the cat he had just killed to his social media. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Monday. Christodoulides was received by Al Thani at an official reception at the ...

MP Alexandra Attalides announced on Monday her decision to join the Volt Cyprus party. Attalides had defected from the Green Party in October, citing the party’s “catastrophic” position on ...

Localised snow is expected to fall in mountainous areas on Monday, with the rest of the island subjected to partial clouds and isolated rain. Temperatures are expected to remain at ...