Cyprus

The number of new asylum applications in Cyprus in May was down 61 per cent compared to the same months last year, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. ...

A report into the “multi-year delay” in installing lifts in government-owned apartment buildings has been released by Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides. The report highlights the impact on elderly ...

Three political parties have released statements calling on the government to reinstate the fuel subsidy that was scrapped on July 1, causing an 8.3 cent per litre price rise for consumers. Disy ...

Public sector workers in the north are set to work the same hours all year round, after a bill was unanimously passed in ‘parliament’ on Friday. Pending assent from Turkish ...

Medical equipment is set to be donated to the Makarios hospital’s paediatric clinic by the Australian Hellenic medical charity. The charity, operating alongside the Cypriot community of Adelaide, announced ...

The picnic site in the village of Vouno was sealed off by the Dikomo municipality on Friday in an ongoing spat regarding an “unauthorised” building on the site. According to ...

Kyrenia mayor Murat Senkul issued a warning to people illegally taking water from the town’s supply on Friday. Senkul said there is a difference of about 250 thousand tonnes between ...

Eurobank on Friday announced a further increase in its ownership share of Hellenic Bank, with the bank disclosing that it has reached an agreement with Senvest Management LLC to acquire ...

Former President Nicos Anastasiades hosted an official dinner for United States senator Robert Menendez on Thursday evening at his home in Limassol. The dinner, held in the garden of Anastasiades’ ...

September will see a range of changes in the national health care system (Gesy) with the health insurance organisation (HIO) ready to implement several decisions drawn up in recent months, ...

A 29-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport on Thursday after attempting to depart with a counterfeit Czech identity card. Police said the man presented himself at the airport’s ...

Two cases of deaths of national guard soldiers in the line of duty have been referred to the courts. The cases involve the deaths of Captain Xanthos Kyriacou, who was ...

Around 30kg of illegal drugs were found at an address in Trachoni leading to the arrest of seven people, British bases police said on Friday. The operation was carried out ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 22 months in prison in Famagusta on Thursday for “assisting the illegal entry of persons” into Cyprus. In addition to the first charge, he was ...

A total of 6,133 repatriations of third country nationals have taken place this year, according to figures released by the police on Friday. Of those repatriations, 1,326 cases concerned the forced returns ...

The number of migrants recorded as living in the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas has reached 246, Paphos CID head Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday. “The majority of the inhabitants are ...

Live music under the light of the full moon, the biggest moon of the year. That is what is coming up on Thursday as the Youth of Paralimni organises the ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with the arrival of 86 illegal migrants in Cyprus last Sunday by boat. It is noted that, as part of the investigation ...

Management and doctors at a clinic operating within the national health service (Gesy) are under scrutiny by the authorities for fraudulent billing registrations. An investigation by the health insurance organisation (...

A Cypriot mission arrived in Greece on Friday to aid in firefighting efforts in the mount Parnitha area near Athens, as Greece burned for a seventh day. The flames have ...

A fire in a parked car after midnight on Friday morning resulted in extensive damages to the vehicle. According to the fire department, the car, parked in a garage in ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 23-year-old boat operator after a vessel transporting 21 irregular migrants arrived on the Famagusta coast. According to police, the 6m long vessel was detected on the ...

Friday will be mostly clear with some early morning low cloud cover. Afternoon clouds are expected in the mountains with a chance of light rain. Temperatures will rise to 39C ...

Invest Cyprus CEO Marios Tannousis this week praised the crucial role played by the Cypriot diaspora in promoting the country on the international stage. Speaking at the Global Cypriot Diaspora ...