Cyprus

Student housing is of great importance to the University of Cyprus (UCy), rector Tassos Christofides said on Wednesday at the House education committee, which continued debating the university’s budget ...

Two Greek soldiers (Eldyk) serving in Cyprus were injured during a training exercise in Stavrovouni, the Greek Defence Ministry said on Wednesday calling for authorities to investigate the incident. The ...

Dozens of irregular migrants arrived by boat in Cyprus on Wednesday, police announced. A 21-year-old man, suspected of steering one of the two vessels that landed in Cavo Greco, was ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape, the Larnaca criminal court said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in January 2022, after which police found evidence linking ...

The education ministry on Wednesday passed the buck on to the parents’ association of a nursery, saying it was the parents who removed a book depicting families with gay parents ...

Almost two thirds of the Cyprus will be using the waste management scheme “Pay as you throw” by the end of the year, the environment department announced on Wednesday. The ...

The three suspects who were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out a spate of robberies at churches in Paphos were all remanded in custody for eight days on ...

Notary signatures for document certification will now be done at citizen service centres, according to a law being submitted for a vote in parliament, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. ...

Approximately seven thousand people, along with over 50 floats, are set to participate in this year’s carnival parade in Paphos, according to the events’ coordinator, George Kounnas. Speaking to the ...

A man was arrested in Kyrenia the early hours of Wednesday morning after running a policeman over while attempting to evade a traffic stop. The man, aged 21, who was driving ...

Cypriot Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis this week emphasised the urgent need for support measures from the European Union (EU) for island tourist destinations, during his participation in the ...

The newly appointed deputy director of the Central Prisons Haris Philippides said on Wednesday his three priorities were modernising the correctional system, reducing prison overcrowding and tackling corruption. Hosting MPs ...

A large fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in Limassol severely damaged an abandoned listed mansion located in the historic town centre. The circumstances of the fire are currently ...

Eurobank Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it recently organised a voluntary blood donation and bone marrow sampling event for its staff at the bank’s headquarters in Nicosia. The blood ...

Government subsidies on electricity and fuel tax will be extended into the spring, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. The extensions to the subsidies were announced among a raft of ...

A top court in the European Union on Wednesday rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi, staving off a challenge on the prized cheese that is one ...

The diploma obtained by Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education standards authority (Yodak), is authentic, his university said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson ...

Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides caused controversy on Tuesday evening when he said, “half of Cyprus is Turkish”. Stylianides, who is originally Cypriot, was speaking in Greece’s parliament regarding ...

A bill which would extend the time allotted for maternity leave for first-time mothers from 18 weeks to 22 was submitted to parliament by the government on Wednesday. The bill provides for ...

Huge gaps in planning and a lack of robust participation by the interior ministry bode ill for Cyprus’ implementation of local government reform, a Berlin-based consultant said on Wednesday. “The ...

In a bid to ensure road safety, police and road transport department officials intensified their checks on buses and trucks across the island. Tuesday’s checks were focused primarily on ...

Cyprus’ central government debt, comprising approximately 99 per cent of the total debt of the Republic of Cyprus, reached €22.4 billion at the end of 2023, according to a report released this week. ...

Police on Wednesday found a low-powered improvised explosive device in a vehicle owned by a woman in Larnaca. Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou confirmed that the device did not explode, ...

The next months are poised to present another set of challenges for the tourism industry, given the existing economic crisis and geopolitical unrest, according to the general director of the ...