Cyprus

Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Kombos met with the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres on Tuesday and discussed the appointment of a special envoy as well as ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a case of kidnapping of a 25-year-old man in Paphos. According to the police, the 25-year-old man complained on Tuesday that on July 10 he was ...

On Wednesday the weather will be clear. Winds will be mainly northerly to north-easterly and on the west coast south-westerly to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. Later, on ...

Vehicle registrations in Cyprus experienced a substantial increase of 24.4 per cent during the first half of 2023, compared to the corresponding period in 2022. Additionally, registrations rose by 22.4 per cent in June 2023 ...

As the planet registered the hottest day ever recorded in its history, one wonders if humanity and Cyprus are prepared for the upcoming consequences By Natasa Ioannou The planet reached ...

Every year 42 new cases of cancer in children are recorded in Cyprus, a stable but worrying trend, although survival rates remained very high, a paediatrician and oncologist said on Tuesday. ...

Germany and other countries are poised to withdraw their funding for Cyprus’ committee of missing persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member Leonidas Pantelides told the house refugee committee on Tuesday. In ...

Turkish Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus visited the north on Tuesday and met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel, and the north’s ‘Parliamentary’ speaker Zorlu Tore. ...

A few dozen Peo union members gathered near Limassol’s casino resort ahead of Tuesday’s grand opening, to demonstrate against the company’s refusal to allow unionisation on the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he is ready to discuss almost any issue to resolve the Cyprus problem but ruled out any solution other than a federation. In an interview with ...

Demand for loans from businesses and individuals alike declined during the first quarter of the year as banks tightened up their lending criteria and raised interest rates, according to a ...

Four advisors working for the government were unlawfully employed and procedures to end their employment should begin immediately, the Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides has said. Neither the two advisors to ...

The procedure for examining unemployment benefit applications needs to be reviewed, deputies said on Tuesday after social insurance department officials asked the neighbours of an applicant whether she was employed. ...

City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe’s first integrated casino resort, officially opened its doors this week, with high hopes that it would usher in a new era for tourism. The ...

A 33-year-old tourist was rescued by helicopter after falling down a 50 metre cliff in Akamas on Tuesday while riding a quadbike. The accident happened in the Akamas area of Kakoskali ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou discussed ways to expedite the examination of asylum applications with officials during a visit to the Pournara migrants’ reception centre on Tuesday. At the camp in ...

A forest fire that flared up in Kofinou and resulted in the evacuation of asylum seekers from the nearby reception centre, was placed under partial control by firemen on Tuesday. ...

A 21-year old man was arrested at Ercan airport on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Turkish Cypriot lawyer, Seyhan Yildirim in his office in Kyrenia on Tuesday morning. ...

Blending the old and the new, an expanding radio station hopes to appeal to audiences both local and international finds PAUL LAMBIS It was the summer of 2020 when new waves ...

The north’s first single-use plastic regulation came into force on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic waste produced. According to the new law, it is ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he fully supports the efforts of the Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Colin Stewart who is expected to brief the UN ...

The government’s goal is to bring the social insurance system into the 21st century, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (...

A year and a half since traffic cameras were introduced not a single unpaid fine has been registered in court. According to police information, the proportion of unpaid notices, known ...

The 3+1 Mechanism is the key to expanding the agenda and ensuring the acceleration of the cooperation process, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said at the Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit in New ...