Cyprus

The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented ...

Akel have put forward a bill which would ensure that undergraduate programmes taught in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities are free of charge for students. The matter was discussed ...

A landmark agreement was signed on Wednesday at Limassol town hall, marking a step in tackling the city’s housing crisis. After nearly two years of negotiations and a total ...

Cyprus continued in 2023 to rank among the European Union countries with a high number of cars per capita, but a remarkably low number of electric vehicles. According to new figures ...

Engineers from public natural gas infrastructure company Etyfa on Wednesday conducted an on-site inspection of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheas as part of the certification process for ...

The cabinet has approved plans to impose steeper fines on water wastage with the expectation that these would go into effect this summer, permanent secretary of the agriculture ministry Andreas ...

Publicly exposed individuals and officials required by law to submit an asset declaration known as ‘pothen esches’ – ‘where did you get it from’ – will have to do so by June 30, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the Turkic world would be “incomplete” without northern Cyprus. Addressing the day’s informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States, which ...

The British bases on Wednesday reiterated their warning to refrain from swimming at Lady’s Mile beach, despite the continued insistence by the Environment Department and the mayors of Limassol ...

Nicosia court on Wednesday ordered the eight-day detention of the two arrested 18-year-olds who appeared before it in connection with Sunday’s attack on the Omonia fan club in Lakatamia. ...

This is my consumer conundrum. As with everyone else, I have certain expectations when I give any business my hard-earned money. However, I also do not want to see long-running ...

Convergence on key issues concerning trapped property buyers was achieved on Wednesday at the House legal affairs committee, which began an article-by-article examination of the proposed legislation to protect those ...

Limassol police carried out dozens of checks on Tuesday night after yet another delivery driver was attacked by ten hooded individuals on Monday night. Dozens of checks aimed at “tackling ...

Court proceedings against former Transport Minister Marios Demetriades in the Anastasiades government and other individuals, over the golden passport scandal, were postponed on Wednesday till June 4. The case was scheduled ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court has called on former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides to submit all evidence he claims he has in his possession regarding “collusion and corruption” within the court in ...

The forestry department has issued a warning to the public as Cyprus enters its peak fire season, urging residents and visitors alike to avoid any activity that could spark a ...

The UN chief’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin kicks off her meetings on the island with a 10.30am appointment with President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday. Holguin will ...

A 34-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Wednesday, after allegedly attempting to import 18kg of cannabis discovered in a courier parcel at Larnaca ...

Larnaca is currently serving as the scenic backdrop for the Irish travel series Téacs Taistil (which translates as “Travel Text”), with a filming crew capturing Cyprus’ charm for the ...

Three hundred special police officers, originally hired to patrol the Green Line and prevent illegal crossings through the UN-controlled buffer zone, have reached the end of their contracts. Those wishing ...

Greek Cypriot refugee Christos Saveriades has been awarded €9 million in damages by the Turkish Cypriot ‘immovable property commission’ (IPC) for the loss of use of his property in the north, ...

The electricity authority (EAC) acknowledged cases of damage to appliances, following installation of smart meters on Wednesday, saying they are caused by faulty electrical installations, for which the EAC cannot ...

The time has come for the Palestinian Independent Film Festival (PIFF) to return to Limassol, but also to Chania, Crete. From June 13 to 15, powerful films that tell different tales of ...

By Stelios Parparinos The recent increase in incidents of young offenders – Easter bonfires, firework misuse and sports-related violence – is undeniably a matter of significant public concern. Each week seems to ...