Cyprus

As Nicosia pitches itself as a cultural centre, ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming to the stage next In the heart of Nicosia, a cultural metamorphosis is underway. One ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli threatened on Tuesday to issue Ercan (Tymbou) airport’s operating company T&T with daily fines worth $1,000 (€914) over “deficiencies” at the new ...

Preventing and combating youth delinquency, such as school bullying, is a top priority for the government, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on Tuesday. She was speaking at an event to ...

A Limassol-based gynaecologist must compensate a client over 16 years later after the Supreme Court ruled he billed her for an operation that was deemed unsuccessful, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Disy MPs were critical of the government’s performance during the second day of discussions in the House regarding the 2024 state budget on Tuesday despite party leader Annita Demetriou throwing ...

If Turkey’s stance on the Cyprus problem has changed it will be determined in practice, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, commenting on the impromptu visit of Turkish ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday signed a book of condolences opened at the Embassy of Kuwait for the late Emir Sheikh Nawal al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. “In this time of deep ...

Nicosia has been given a “green city award” for “sustainable traffic and transportation” in 2023 by the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere). The award was given for the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Tuesday announced the conclusion of a groundbreaking event, conducted in collaboration with the NGO Citizens in Power and the Chartered Financial Analyst (...

Control of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant was officially assumed by the Water Development Department (WDD) on Tuesday morning. The WDD is set to administer the plant for a “transitional ...

The ship initially identified by various reports as ‘Lyme Bay’, the first humanitarian aid ship sent from Cyprus to Gaza, was still waiting to dock on Tuesday, after it left ...

In one of the island’s first Paralympians, Melissa Hekkers finds a woman with a love of water who has used her success to fight for acceptance as she looks ...

Before the year ends, there is a plethora of exhibitions to enjoy all around the island. Group showcases, Christmas-centered and solo exhibitions are ongoing in the last two weeks of ...

In today’s episode, after weeks of intensive discussions and preparations, Israel has given the green light for a humanitarian aid corridor to open between Cyprus and Gaza. Meanwhile, the ...

The Paphos village of Kissonerga has been awarded as the “Green community of Cyprus” in two separate categories for 2023 by the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere). Specifically, ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 36-year-old man in the early hours of Tuesday morning for driving while five times over the legal alcohol limit and carrying a knife and a ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with temperatures expected to rise as high as 20 degrees Celsius inland and on the coasts and 10 degrees Celsius in the mountains. ...

The Construction Materials Price Index in Cyprus has experienced a marginal increase of 0.08 per cent in November 2023, when compared to the same period last year, with significant hikes in mineral ...

The transport ministry announced on Monday 40 Intercity buses will undergo technical inspections, after revelations that problematic buses were repeatedly put on the road. Head of the public transport unit Andreas ...

The Cypriot shipping industry is “stronger than ever”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Christodoulides was speaking at a gala dinner held by the Shipping deputy ministry in honour of ...

Ersin Tatar’s policy of demanding a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem is tantamount to a “love of loneliness”, Turkish Cypriot opposition politician Fikri Toros said on Monday evening. ...

Human trafficking and child labour both featured on the agenda during continued discussions regarding the north’s 2024 ‘state’ budget on Monday. The matters were raised during the debate on the ‘...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed the opening of the Sports ethics committee’s new offices on Monday, saying he believes the committee can make a “decisive contribution” to the fight against ...

By Elias Hazou and Tom Cleaver The 2024 state budget looks set to pass the house on Wednesday after Annita Demetriou, leader of the House’s largest party Disy, threw her ...