Cyprus

The government on Tuesday hit back at opposition party Akel after the latter pilloried President Nikos Christodoulides for his upcoming trip to Israel. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis effectively criticised Akel ...

The municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia said on Tuesday it has begun a drive to seize and remove signboards that had been placed “illegally” at several points in public spaces and along ...

“A fraud and a blowhard” is how a former US ambassador to Cyprus described former president Nicos Anastasiades in a feisty social media post this week. In the post on ...

Plans to link Cyprus and Lebanon with a passenger ferry service, were confirmed on Tuesday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he said a group of ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions are to hold a joint event to celebrate Labour Day on May 1. The event was announced at the Home for Cooperation on Tuesday, with ...

Cyprus expects the project promoter of the Great Sea Interconnector in Greece to implement the project, the energy minister said on Tuesday. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency, George ...

Fines totalling €35,000 have been issued to supermarkets selling imported agricultural products wrongly labelled as local, director general of the agriculture ministry Andreas Gregoriou said on Tuesday. Since 2022, when a law ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday continued his testimony before the Anti-Corruption Authority, marking the second consecutive day of his appearance in the ongoing investigation into allegations raised in Mafia ...

The cause of death of a 17-year-old boy who fell unconscious in a schoolyard in Paphos and later died will be determined after the results of laboratory tests are received, ...

Nearly 40 per cent of Cypriots see opportunities to start a business, a new national report by the University of Cyprus has found. The 2023–2024 Entrepreneurship Report also revealed that 60.5 per cent ...

Following a round of unannounced visits to state facilities for the elderly, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides on Tuesday called for the preparation of a bill on the operation of rest ...

Six people were arrested in Limassol on Tuesday for illegally residing in Cyprus and possession of drugs, during a coordinated operation in an abandoned building following a tip off. The ...

Cyprus recorded a drop in road deaths for the second year in a row, data released by Eurostat on Tuesday showed. A total of 34 people lost their lives in traffic ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday met Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro during a short working visit to Lisbon, as Cyprus intensifies preparations for its upcoming presidency of the council of ...

The House refugee committee wrapped up its discussions on the management of Turkish Cypriot properties on Tuesday, having decided on regulations for the distribution of residences, business establishments and agricultural ...

There will be no water cuts in Larnaca this summer, the district’s water authority announced on Tuesday. The Larnaca District Organisation (EOA) confirmed that existing water reserves, combined with ...

Electricity bills can now be paid over the counter at post offices following the signing of an agreement on Tuesday. The agreement was signed between the Electricity Authority (EAC) and ...

A forest fire near a military shooting range in Sia, Nicosia, believed to have been caused by a rogue projectile, burned five acres of pine trees and bushes on Tuesday. ...

Fast-track clinics in A&E departments in Nicosia and Paphos general hospitals will increase the level of care on offer, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Tuesday. Speaking at ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday night promised “good news of new investments” during his forthcoming visit to Cyprus this weekend. Speaking after the evening’s cabinet meeting, he ...

Customs officers confiscated banned pesticides and seeds found in a vehicle at the Astromeritis-Zodia crossing point, it was announced on Tuesday. The inspection took place on April 25, when officials from ...

No clear policy means water wasted ‘Much has been announced, little has been done’ By Tom Cleaver Cyprus is “exceeding approved water withdrawal limits” when taking water out of reservoirs ...

A parked car was severely damaged after it went up in flames just before midnight in Strovolos, the fire service confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred in an open-air parking ...

Six teenagers appeared before Larnaca District Court on Tuesday in connection with a string of robberies committed across the district between April 21 and 26, where they were remanded for eight days. ...