Cyprus

Cyprus’ local authority reform will increase costs for the state; however this is to be expected until everything falls into place, the House audit committee heard on Thursday. Presenting the ...

The House plenum on Thursday passed a resolution condemning the recent attacks by Hamas in Israel – though not unanimously – as politics and different approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict kicked in. ...

Two new art exhibitions are set to open on Friday in Nicosia and Paphos, presenting group and solo works. In Paphos, Art&Shock Gallery will host the Where Did ...

Three issues regarding the work of civil servants were raised on Thursday during a meeting with civil service union Pasydy, and President Nikos Christodoulides. The first issue concerned unfreezing some ...

Police said on Thursday that the case file of a young driver who died, perhaps due to a faulty airbag, is now with the legal services. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

No agreement has been reached on the extension of a concession contract for the airport management company’s obligations regarding management and development of Larnaca and Paphos airports, the finance ...

The forestry department trade union welcomed the reopening of the forestry college in Prodromos for training of staff as a step in the right direction. The branch of the Asdyk ...

A 47-year-old arrested in Chlorakas in connection with the violent incidents which unfolded in August plead guilty to key charges against him, including incitement to violence. The man also plead ...

Nicosia municipality signed an agreement on Thursday to make the capital a Europa Nostra hub, which will highlight the city’s cultural heritage. The agreement will also include the participation ...

The institution of the environmental inspector will commence in the government-controlled area of Famagusta, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday. He expressed his belief that this initiative will prove ...

The total amount of sales conducted across Cyprus’ divide within the scope of the Green Line regulation increased by almost 13 per cent in the first six months of 2023, compared with ...

Former Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber was arrested on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription scandal”. Siber, a qualified doctor, was arrested alongside a ...

For over 90 years one organisation has cared for the well-being of all members of the diaspora, especially women, finds PAUL LAMBIS For over 90 years, an organisation in the United States ...

A 200-strong Turkish Cypriot delegation arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday, led by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. Tatar has been joined in Azerbaijan by his wife Sibel, ‘prime minister’ Unal ...

Cyprus’ tourism sector is jittery as concerns are mounting that the conflict in neighbouring Israel could see its second largest market dwindle. President Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting on Thursday ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot left-wing parties will meet over the weekend in the fifth conference ‘The Left and the Cyprus Problem’, an announcement said on Thursday. The conference will ...

Following the success of last year’s event, which attracted over 3,000 visitors, the WIP Arts & Technology festival, which stands for Work in Progress, is set to return for the ...

All fifth grade primary school students will have free dental services as part of a health ministry programme for the current school year. An announcement from the dental services on ...

A total of 24 flights are scheduled to land in Cyprus from Israel on Thursday as people flee the ongoing conflict in the country. Of the flights, 23 are set to land ...

The Cyprus Supreme Court has decided to release a Palestinian-Lebanese man who had been held for deportation for over a year, saying that state had no reason to keep him ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed the House interior committee of his plans to create a Deputy Ministry of Migration and Asylum on Thursday. He said the creation of such a ...

Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Constantinos Herodotou is participating in the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking place this week ...

Lidl Cyprus recently organised a weekend dedicated to health, wellness and sustainability. The event featured lectures and experiential workshops with leading scientists and experts. Lidl’s fourth Wellness Camp raised ...

Law commissioner Luisa Christodoulidou Zannettou said on Thursday she “welcomes” the cabinet’s decision to approve the code of ethics for government members. Zannettou had drawn up the code of ...