Cyprus

Health Minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki, who are engaged in a public spat, are due to meet President Nikos Christodoulides either this evening or ...

The met office has issued an orange warning and a yellow alert for extremely high temperatures on Thursday. The warnings are valid from 12 noon until 6pm. It said that the ...

The police have hailed a 38.5 per cent reduction in fatal road collisions this year. Police spokesperson Eleni Constantinou explained on Wednesday that the significant decrease in fatalities is marked from 2022 ...

Political opposition criticised the government on Wednesday, after a 0.4 per cent decrease was noted in a European statistical service (EuroStat) report on the second quarter of the year. According to ...

Paphos restaurant and bar owners want to meet with the deputy tourism minister to discuss the decreased number of visitors to their establishments in June and July, the head of ...

A 56-year-old motorist was injured in Paphos on Wednesday morning, after crashing his motorcycle into a car, police said. According to police, the man is being treated at Paphos general, ...

Environmental NGO Birdlife Cyprus has expressed their disappointment ahead of the hunting season, as Cyprus has failed to take action to protect turtle doves, whose populations have decreased drastically across ...

Are you a car enthusiast, a motorcycle fanatic, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of innovative transportation, ask the organisers of an upcoming Limassol event. If so, mark your ...

Cyprus’ greenhouse gas emissions from economic activity have fallen by 7.96 per cent during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the previous year, data from the European statistical service (Eurostat) showed. ...

Most of the property being sold to foreigners in the north is on Greek Cypriot land, reports said on Wednesday, citing data released at the end of July. According to ...

The government would welcome the opening of additional crossing points which improve the relationship of the two communities, deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou said on Wednesday, as she received a ...

Two women from very diverse backgrounds underline the importance of weaving stories and culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Culture has a significant influence on our thoughts, attitudes and actions. It manifests ...

There’s a chance to brighten up your day with free tours of the Paphos lighthouse, made available by the ports authority on August 20. The ports authority explained that as ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Wednesday attacked the finance ministry for insisting the ambulance service remain under the authority of the state health services organisation Okypy instead of her ministry. ...

Ahead of Sunday’s start of the hunting season, the game and fauna service released an updated list of rules to ensure safe hunting for everyone participating. A written announcement ...

Cabinet will decide within the month over the possibility of the government sector having flexible work arrangements, including remotely, it emerged on Wednesday. Senior officer at the labour relations department ...

Outdoor jobs in the mountains and inland areas were banned on Wednesday afternoon due to record high temperatures which are expected to persist throughout the week, the labour inspection department ...

Researchers unearthed an ancient complex water drainage system at the site of Dromoloxia-Vyzakia, shedding light on urban planning during the Late Bronze Age. The archaeological discovery was part of excavations ...

Cabinet will hold an informal meeting at the Troodos presidential retreat where the ministers will present their goals and priorities to see how these can best be achieved. The meeting ...

Human trafficker arrests are increasing in Cyprus, but the sentences imposed by the courts are very low, state broadcaster Cybc reported on Wednesday. As reported, there were three times as ...

In the Ombudswoman THEO PANAYIDES finds a romantic realist with the power to intervene to make things right, an idealist with a poetic streak As a symbol, it’s almost ...

Two people have been remanded in police custody after they are believed to have imported drugs to the island via the postal service. They were remanded for eight days by ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides is investigating a complaint about a last-minute adjustment in the passing-grade of preliminary entrance exams to Greek military schools that allowed dozens of failed candidates to ...

The met service issued another two warnings for extreme heat for Wednesday. An orange weather alert will be in force in the higher mountains from 12 to 6pm on Wednesday when ...