Cyprus

Limassol’s Tsirio stadium is to become “Cyprus’ second national athletics stadium”, stadium owner Olympia athletics club (GSO) chairman Kyriakos Tsolakis said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...

A report into construction work on roads in the Akamas region is expected to be completed “within days”, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. The report, which is being ...

The courthouse in the village of Lefka is to recommence operations on Monday after being closed for over five years due to renovations. The building had been closed in 2018 due ...

The government was given until the beginning of 2026 to open a juvenile detention centre by the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday. Committee chairman Nikos Tornaritis said the plans to ...

The dentistry faculty at Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) had its licence to teach temporarily revoked on Wednesday. The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak) ...

The House Institutions committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of reining in the powers vested in the Attorney-general. The discussion came after the publication of the European Commission’s report ...

After extensive construction works that started in September 2023 for the earthquake safety of its building, the Goethe-Institut is finally back and fully operational again. To celebrate the completion of these ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in The Hague on Wednesday. The pair met at the Huis ten Bosch palace, where Christodoulides paid his respects and then ...

The death of Thanasis Nicolaou was a murder, and there is an ongoing conspiracy trying to cover this up by calling it a suicide, Limassol district court heard on Wednesday. ...

The British government sowed the seeds of discord between Greek and Turkish Cypriots while seeking to consolidate London’s power, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. “The ...

Greek Cypriots living in Rizokarpaso are being “used as political pawns” by the Republic’s government, the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The government on Wednesday hit back at criticism from the bar association and accountant’s association over the creation of a unified oversight authority, saying their outcry does not send ...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Wednesday she intends to visit Cyprus to encourage people on the island to vote in June’s European Parliament elections. Speaking to journalists, ...

MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek was on Wednesday slammed for campaigning in the north for re-election by both Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu. In ...

The Treasury on Wednesday announced that the rate of implementation of the development costs of the state budget in January 2024 stands at 1 per cent, equivalent to €17.86 million, remaining consistent with ...

In 2023, Cyprus received one asylum application per 78 inhabitants, figures released on Wednesday show. This figure means Cyprus receives far more applications per head than anywhere else in Europe. According to ...

Industrial production in Cyprus witnessed an increase of 2.4 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Cyprus’ ...

The Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Kyriakos Kakouris, is set to embark on an official visit to Cyprus on Thursday and Friday. The visit, according to an ...

The solar farm in the buffer zone, touted as an important bicommunal project in Cyprus by the EU, is still in the idea stage and faces many challenges, the government ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou, who is attending the Investopia 2024 conference is in Abu Dhabi, will take part in a discussion on “Strategic Priorities in a Shifting Global Landscape: A Policy ...

Cyprus’ entry for the Eurovision song contest in May in Sweden was on Wednesday revealed to be Liar, which will be sung by Silia Kapsis. Written by Demetris Kontopoulos and ...

The Larnaca district court on Wednesday imposed a fine of €600 on each of three Apollon fans who had pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit misdemeanours, transporting alcoholic beverages ...

The government, through the national health scheme Gesy, is constantly seeking new ways to enrich and upgrade the services received by patients with rare diseases, Health Minister Michael Damianos said ...

A night at the gallery awaits those who wish to experience live narration surrounded by artwork. The event at the AG Leventis Gallery on Friday and Saturday will bring Stratis ...