Cyprus

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 ...

Following the great success of her sold-out shows in Athens, Nefeli Megg is coming to Cyprus for the first time. Collaborating with Motion Comedy, she will present two comic monologues ...

The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned. Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...

Representatives of the service industry called on the government to relax rules regarding the employment of third country nationals, citing a “massive problem” in the lack of human resources. The ...

The cabinet on Monday green-lit amendments to the 2024 state budget bill to include the agreement struck recently concerning salary advancements for public sector workers on the lower pay brackets. Cabinet’...

Cyprus has signed a deal purchasing helicopters for its national guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Monday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Giorgallas said the defence helicopters would be ...

A trade union representing employees at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) warned on Monday of potential strikes unless they are invited to a meeting scheduled for later this week. ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) on Monday hit the Transmission System Operator (TSOC) with a €100,000 fine. The fine was levied regarding “problems which arose, or still exist, in the ...

By Richard Boxall The quarter finals of the Autumn T20 Cup produced some impressive performances, most notably Royal’s 7-wicket win over Limassol Qalandars in which they successfully chased down ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday with authorities dealing with delinquency in schools, following the arrest of a group of teens that set fire to ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday denied reports that President Nikos Christodoulides had been invited to Turkey by the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tatar made the comments ...

A special police team has been set up to investigate reports of a babysitter abusing three infants in Nicosia in the span of a year, it emerged on Monday. Parents ...

‘On this island, maybe the old methods are the best’. ALIX NORMAN discovers a project that’s tackling a modern problem with an ancient approach This is one of Cyprus’ ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released a report delving into the country’s financial stability in 2022, as well as its preliminary estimates for the current year, noting ...

The tussle for the coveted title of the Cyprus European Capital of Culture 2030 was launched officially on Monday. The competition is between Limassol, Larnaca and Nicosia. “The deputy ministry, acting ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus between January and November 2023 reached 3,722,022 visitors, reflecting a notable increase of 20.4 per cent when compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report released on ...

Children from primary schools around Cyprus sang Christmas carols to President Nikos Christodoulides and First Lady Philippa Karsera on Monday at the presidential palace. Welcoming the children and their teachers, ...

A teenager has been arrested after an 80-year-old visitor to Ayia Napa reported she had been raped, it emerged on Monday. According to police sources, the woman is a tourist ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on Russia to recognise north and for Russian President Vladimir Putin to interact directly with it, it emerged ...

The State Health Services (Okypy) is set to outline its responses after six unions rejected its latest financial proposal for collective agreements covering hospital workers. A document containing them is ...

The Nicosia municipality announced on Monday that with Christmas festivities and as part of its ongoing support for the city’s commercial activities, all municipal parking spaces on public roads ...