Cyprus

Two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ threw order papers at each other in ‘parliament’ on Monday as tensions rose in a debate over a budget for the Cyprus Turkish Dairy Industry Institution (...

Thirty writers and poets from Cyprus and abroad will participate in the International Literary Festival this year which celebrates its 10th anniversary. As in previous years and the entirety of ...

The Cyprus Turkish Medical Association (KTTB) said on Monday it had received numerous complaints regarding cosmetic procedures performed by unqualified people. They said the complaints pertained to procedures such as ...

Construction of the new Morphou hospital will be completed in 2024, according to the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel. Ustel visited Morphou on Monday and said “we will put out ...

Children who are not Greek Cypriots are more likely to be bullied in schools, according to the latest results of the government’s school violence survey. The results of the ...

Taxpayers’ money is being squandered as police officers have become “full time drivers” transporting people to available holding cells across the island, the police branch of the Isotita trade union ...

An organisation for people with disabilities has lambasted the annual Radiomarathon hosted by state broadcaster CyBC, saying it patronises them and does not treat them as equal citizens. “The Radiomarathon ...

Left-wing groups are organising a pro-Palestinian event titled ‘Not in our name! Stop Genocide! Free Palestine!’ to be held on Tuesday outside the interior ministry. Cyprus has hosted a series ...

British Special Forces troops are currently in Cyprus on standby for developments in Gaza and the wider region, according to media reports in the United Kingdom. Newspaper The Sun said ...

A series of events have been planned to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Deaf School. The events were announced on Monday by Deaf School Welfare Fund ...

With the World Massage Council Championships coming to Cyprus this November, it’s high time the island understood what this ancient profession is – and isn’t – discovers ALIX NORMAN Type ‘...

The first air conditioning units will be installed in schools before the end of the year, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. She said the units will be installed “...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Cyprus, with 450 cases recorded per year, according to the Cyprus Cancer Registry. In addition, it is the second most common ...

CONSTANINOS PSILLIDES is happy to binge on a new UK thriller on Netflix I’m a simple man, with simple needs and simple habits. To that effect, when I see ...

Serious violations are taking place as the first phase of the Akamas development plan gets underway, nature and wildlife protection groups said on Monday, warning that the future of the ...

Man shot dead in Limassol By Nick Theodoulou Yermasogia awoke to a shocking gangster-like execution after a 55-year-old man was gunned down by two hooded attackers firing from a Kalashnikov ...

Personnel at Pournara migrant reception centre will be increased to accelerate the asylum application processing time, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. In a statement issued after a meeting ...

Two men were arrested on Sunday in the village of Syrianochori after stealing 260 kilograms of oranges from an orange grove. The men, aged 47 and 45, were found to have been picking ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Maliki and other Palestinian officials in Ramallah on Monday. The meeting took place “in the light of concerning developments in the ...

Celebrations took place across the north on Sunday for the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. Political leaders, including Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar, his predecessor ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli hit a pedestrian with his car on Saturday, it later emerged. Arikli was driving his own car near the Dr Burhan Nalbantoglu hospital ...

As the weather turns ever so slightly cooler, open-air cinema nights become less frequent. Yet evenings with film screenings are still happening and in November, several are taking place. One ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus’ foreign ministry is advising Cypriot nationals to avoid all travel to Lebanon, calling on citizens abroad to register with the online registration platform Connect2CY. ...

Trade union Isotita on Monday added its voice to the call for strike action to support the demands of low-salary civil servants. The strike action, planned for November 1, had been ...