Cyprus

Akel MP Irene Charalambides will be submitting a bill to parliament aimed at separating the attorney-general’s (AG) powers by amending the constitution. “It is about time this discussion begins,” ...

Members of both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions of journalists joined forces to plant trees “on the soil of their common homeland”, as stated in a joint press ...

The Cyprus meteorological department on Monday issued an amber warning for intense rain and storms that will remain in place until Wednesday evening. The warning, in effect from 10pm on ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (Kne) announced on Monday that it is marking 35 years of successful operation since its establishment on January 26, 1989, with a number of events, which ultimately seek to ...

Anaesthesiologists working at Makarios hospital are refusing to participate in some abortions citing religious reasons, it emerged in parliament on Monday. In a letter shared to the House human rights ...

The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin began her meetings on the island on Monday, discussing issues with Unficyp head Colin Stewart first. Holguin is set ...

Turkish Cypriot CTP party leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday it is the of children of mixed marriages to gain citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus and should not be ...

Reactions to the suggestion of holding closed-door football matches may have been due to the particular wording of the proposal which will certainly undergo legal examination, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis ...

In the last ten days, police in the British Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) have arrested and fined three individuals a total of €4,500 for bird trapping violations. The arrests in the ...

Applications opened on Monday for the annual Bi-Communal Entrepreneurship prizes at the Stelios Bi-communal Business Cooperation Awards, given to Greek and Turkish Cypriots who work together. The annual prizes, now ...

The children rescued from a migrant boat are now in a better condition, though they are still being treated at Makarios hospital, the state health services (Okypy) said on Monday. ...

A 57-year-old Syrian national, Omar Alkata, who was critically injured in a work accident at a construction site in Peyia on September 25, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. While working ...

The Supreme Court on Monday issued instructions for the registration of cases following the collapse of the newly introduced eJustice system over the past two weeks. All rejected registrations entered ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (KEVE) on Monday praised the expansion of the product catalogue covered by the Green Line regulation but called on the government to address issues related ...

The Paphos district court on Sunday issued five-day remands against two 27-year-old men after a string of nighttime break-ins, thefts and malicious damage. According to police, on Saturday at 9.30pm ...

In today’s episode, UN Secretary-General Personal Envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin arrived in Cyprus on Sunday evening, according to the UN in Cyprus. Meanwhile, three men arrested under ...

February’s agenda of cultural performances in Nicosia begins with two Nicosia International Festival shows that place the spotlight on young local talent. Kickstarting the month’s performances is a ...

The Cyprus meteorological department on Monday issued an orange warning for intense rain and storms that will remain in place until Wednesday evening. The warning, in effect from 10pm on ...

Newly appointed Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas is making his first official visit to Athens as on Monday, at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias. During the visit there ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man in relation to investigated cases of conspiracy to commit a felony, burglary and theft, possession of burglary tools and malicious damage. The offences ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to deliver his first ‘state of the union’ address on Monday evening in the presence of representatives of the legislature, judiciary and other officials. According ...

Paphos police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man for an investigated case of theft from a residence. According to the police, a 46-year-old woman on Saturday woman reported the theft ...

It took the death of a 45-year-old homeless woman in Limassol for many in Cyprus to wake up to the cold reality that hundreds are sleeping rough on the streets. ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos said he held positive and forward looking discussions in Muscat, Oman on Sunday. In a post on X, he said he was “delighted” to meet ...