Cyprus

Cyprus is preparing to send a second ship with aid to Gaza, while it is exploring creating a common fund to support the maritime corridor, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos announced ...

Oversight on 50 of the biggest service-industry firms is not the way to ensure compliance, Bar Association chairman Michalis Vorkas charged on Wednesday. Making distinctions based on how small or large ...

MPs on Wednesday raised the alarm over whether Cyprus is actually carrying out its duties on money laundering compliance, after it emerged the police, money laundering unit (Mokas) and customs ...

A second shipment of aid will be sent from Cyprus to Gaza in coming days, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, citing growing acceptance the island could play a pivotal ...

Members of the public were granted access by the United Nations to visit Agia Marina Chapel in Famagusta’s buffer zone on Green Monday, Deryneia municipality announced on Wednesday. “The ...

Construction of the new Nicosia District Court buildings will be completed in five years, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday, following a House legal committee meeting. The meeting was ...

Meray Durust, who was arrested as part of investigations into the north’s “fake diploma scandal”, has begun work in a new public sector role. Durust was arrested alongside her ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, where he is set to visit with Greek officials before heading to the Mount Athos monastery. The Mount Athos monastery is known ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a budget of €25 million for the creation, modernisation, and digital upgrade of processing units for the marketing of agricultural products. The plan is ...

A 42-year-old man was apprehended this morning on a warrant and remanded in custody as part of an ongoing investigation to a bomb that exploded in a barbershop in Nicosia ...

Parliament is expected next week to vote on the expansion of free and compulsory pre-primary education to include children aged four years old and above. The planned vote comes after ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved two incentive plans for the employment and training of 1,265 unemployed people. The total budget of the two projects approved amounts to €11,694,000, with the costs divided between ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of 1,000 charging stations for electric vehicles. The transport ministry is responsible for dealing with implementation of the project, which is intended to encourage ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to cover the travel, accommodation and food expenses of one family member who accompanies a patient sent abroad to receive medical treatment. Speaking after ...

The Council of Europe (CoE) honoured health affairs commissioner Stella Kyriakidou as one of the 75 outstanding women for their significant contributions to the advancement of human rights. This recognition is ...

The European Commission has referred Cyprus to the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) due to its failure to fulfil obligations under the Habitats Directive, which aims to protect over a ...

High-level officials from the Chinese-led consortium responsible for constructing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko are expected to visit within the week, according to Energy Minister George Papanastasiou. ...

The Republic of Turkey received a €9,000 fine on Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the imprisonment of a Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector. The ECtHR ruled that ...

The anti-money-laundering unit (Mokas) has seized approximately €10 million, as well as nine luxury vehicles, four properties and cryptocurrencies assets over the past two years as part of investigations into money ...

The Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) activated the Nearchos plan on Tuesday night to conduct an airlift for a 48-year-old man crew member of a cargo ship sailing off ...

The journey of the aid ship Open Arms is proceeding according to plan, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Wednesday. The shipment of over 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza, ...

The NC Network has announced the inaugural “Ena Oniro Mia Efxi Charity Marathon Podcast,” a special charity event to be streamed live on the NC Network’s YouTube channel on ...

The Green Party on Wednesday raised questions about a potential new illegality committed on a beach in Protaras. According to the party’s announcement, the construction under scrutiny is a ...

Trade union Oekdy-Sek on Wednesday expressed their satisfaction with the government’s decision to extend the forest firefighting season from six to eight months. The decision will also see several ...