Cyprus

In today’s episode, the government on Tuesday sought to downplay the notion that it supports spying on journalists, in relation to new EU legislation. In other news, Turkish Cypriot ...

The final count of people who were detected on three boats off Cape Greco on Tuesday was 170, police said on Wednesday morning. An initial count on Tuesday had suggested a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is travelling to Brussels on Wednesday, ahead of the latest European Council summit. The summit is set to officially begin on Thursday, and its agenda is set ...

A 63-year-old man is wanted by police in Paphos after allegedly swindling two people out of a combined total of €11,500. According to the Paphos police’s deputy chief of operations ...

Wednesday’s weather will initially be largely cloudy, but the situation is expected to clear up as the day goes on, with clear and sunny weather later in the day. ...

There was a notable upswing in government employment in November 2023, reaching a total of 54,404 individuals, marking an increase of 867 individuals, reflecting a rise of 1.6 per cent compared to the same ...

From the casino in Akrotiri to the Akamas roadworks, we are just not learning the lesson I was more than a little interested to read in the press recently that ...

The Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) has joined the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism (Eccar). Announcing its joining of the coalition, LTB said it “represents local governments in the United ...

Cypriot Members of the European Parliament called for more strictness towards Turkey on Tuesday, in light of the imminent approval of the EU-Turkey report. Speaking to journalists, Akel MEP Niyazi ...

Israeli technocrats arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday for talks with Cypriot officials regarding the Cyprus’ initiative to create a humanitarian corridor between the island and Gaza. The visits come hot ...

Discussions continued regarding the north’s 2024 ‘state’ budget at ‘parliament’s’ plenary session on Tuesday. The discussions form the latest episode of the north’s budget ‘marathon’, which, is set ...

A total of 102 irregular migrants were detected on three separate boats off the coast of Cape Greco on Tuesday. The first boat was spotted at 2:15pm around 10 nautical miles off ...

MPs on Tuesday warned that the Koshi waste management facility may be contaminating the water supply in the Aradippou area. The issue was brought up at the House agriculture committee, ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled as inadmissible an appeal by a Cypriot national that Cyprus authorities had violated his private and family life by ...

Is it really the Christmas period without a performance of a beloved festive fairy tale? For years, decades and centuries even, The Nutcracker has been performed worldwide in theatre halls, ...

The government on Tuesday sought to downplay the notion that it supports a clause in an EU bill currently under discussion that would allow European governments to spy on the ...

Almost two dozen suspects had charges brought against them by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for failing to implement EU regulations and agreements on the Greek railway, where ...

A total of 943,978 people are now registered on Gesy, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday. Kanari was speaking at a high-level meeting of the World Health Organisation to mark 15 ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli insisted on Tuesday that “sabotage” was the cause of power cuts at Ercan (Tymbou) airport after six flights were cancelled on Monday due ...

Turkish Cypriot leaders have rejected Israeli allegations that the north was being used by Iran to harbour terrorists with the aim of attacking Israelis in Cyprus. Israel had said on ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday hailed an agreement reached between the government and trade unions regarding low-wage civil servants’ pay as “a positive outcome for everyone.” He added that “...

Cyprus along with seven other countries on Tuesday managed to get ‘midwifery: knowledge, skills, and practices’ registered on UNESCO’s list of intangible culture heritage, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou ...

Gunes Onar was on Tuesday named as Ersin Tatar’s special representative, replacing the retiring Ergun Olgun. Onar previously worked as Dervis Eroglu’s director of political affairs and undersecretary ...

Cyprus and Armenia have reiterated their preparedness to confront unforeseen threats, Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas said on Tuesday following a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Suren Papikyan, on an official ...