Cyprus

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos defended the government’s position over the war waging between Israel and Gaza, telling MPs that Cyprus is approaching the idea for a humanitarian corridor “realistically”. ...

Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen Area and the Visa Waiver program are one of the foreign ministry’s top priorities for next year, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday. ...

A mountain development commissioner is set to be appointed within the next two months, an agriculture ministry confirmed on Tuesday amid mounting criticism from MPs at the House commerce committee. ...

A man was arrested in northern Nicosia on Tuesday for masturbating in the middle of a road. The man was later taken to court and charged with obscene exposure, before ...

Most of the anti-corruption authority’s budget for 2024, around €1.2 million, will be spent on investigating complaints filed before it, officials said on Tuesday. According to the authority, the complaints are ...

Attorney General George Savvides confirmed on Tuesday that his service was reviewing the case details surrounding a 2012 fatal road accident, for which no one has been held accountable for over ...

Members of the House refugee committee will visit Brussels next week to urge EU officials to put pressure on Turkey to help find Cyprus’ missing persons. According to committee chair ...

The cancer committee of the Cyprus patient associations’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday urged for the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s 2024 budget. “The need for ...

The number of British armed forces deployed in the sovereign British bases in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean has surged by around 1,000 following the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, ...

The attorney-general on Tuesday suggested the public should manage their expectations regarding new prosecutions in relation to the ‘golden passports’ affair, where to date just one case has been brought ...

Prison guards have been instructed to carry out thorough checks on inmates to find illicit mobile phones as the justice ministry is trying to clampdown on organised crime unfolding in ...

The Limassol marina on Monday set the stage for the 2023 European Championship FAREAST 28R, marking a historic milestone as Cyprus welcomes its first-ever international sailing competition in the specific boat ...

An EU-wide mechanism to combat illegal migration was one of the main issues on the agenda on Tuesday during a meeting in Athens between Cyprus Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and ...

Cyprus experienced a 33 per cent decrease in the number of new asylum seekers in August 2023 compared to the same month last year, while, at the same time, the EU saw ...

Almost €15 million has been paid to police officers for overtime work up until the end of September this year, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the House ...

The forestry department is gearing up for Tree Week, scheduled to take place from Sunday to December2, with events and activities set to take place in various districts. According to ...

The Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) is undertaking the digitisation of the traditional fishing boat Lambousa, currently in its final stages of restoration at the Limassol shipyard. The vessel, which ...

The trial for eight individuals believed to be involved in violent clashes in Chlorakas has been scheduled for December 19. The incidents took place late in August, when violent clashes erupted ...

Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday there is “no question” of the mutual understanding on construction in and around the village of Pyla being renegotiated. He said the mutual ...

The government announced on Tuesday its intention to create a “national action plan for the third age and active ageing”. Explaining the decision, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou said ...

A UN envoy for the Cyprus problem will be announced very soon, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, adding that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to make his ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday spoke of “cautious optimism” regarding talks with energy giant Chevron over development of the Aphrodite offshore gas field. Without divulging details of the discussions – ...

The first Cyprus Swing Festival will be held in a couple of weeks. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at a dance enjoyed with gusto The first time I tried swing dancing, I ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Rome to visit Pope Francis on Friday. Christodoulides will be received in the Vatican City by the Swiss Guard, before holding a private ...