Cyprus

Members of the House energy and trade committee on Friday visited the industrial area of Ayios Tychonas in Limassol after receiving repeated complaints from business owners working in the area ...

The north’s ‘deputy parliament speaker’ Fazilet Ozdenefe pledged on Friday to “do her best” to legalise conscientious objection. Ozdenefe was speaking to a group of conscientious objection activists, among ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari announced on Friday that the government is set to publish a national strategy for mental health next year. Kanari was speaking to staff at the Athalassa ...

Environmental Commissioner Maria Panayiotou on Friday took part in a tree planting event held in Tseri, outside Nicosia. The event marked the start of a series tree planting initiatives under ...

Here to spread more festive joy is another Christmas market; in Larnaca with street food at its core and running for 10 days bringing DJs, live acts, over 100 artists filled with ...

Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday that soldiers should “realise the importance” of a healthy diet. Giorgallas’ speech on the matter was read by his ministry’s Director General ...

The traffic camera system in Larnaca was expanded on Friday after the operational start of 18 fixed cameras across town. According to an announcement released by the Larnaca police directorate, the ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou announced plans to prepare a national strategy for the protection and safeguarding of members of the LGBT community on Friday. Procopiou was speaking at an event ...

A 20-year-old man died on Friday morning after falling of an escalator at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport. The man, named as Atakan Kapusuz, was a Turkish national completing ...

Rare sightings of the Red Sprite weather phenomenon were caught on camera this week by a patient Cyprus photographer who spent over seven hours getting the perfect shot. On Wednesday ...

Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated. Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...

The Republic of Cyprus on Friday announced that its financial needs for the upcoming year amount to €1.3 billion, with the majority of that sum covered by an international issuance totalling €1 ...

Turkish Cypriot police said that a total of 74 people have been arrested so far during investigations into the “fake prescription scandal”. The scandal concerns the alleged writing of fraudulent prescriptions ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday discussed Cyprus’ policy implemented in recent months to make the country a less attractive destination for migrants with Nigerian and Lebanese officials, while in ...

Police in Paphos raided a number of workplaces on Thursday, where it was suspected that people were being employed illegally. Deputy chief of operations Michalis Nicolaou explained that members of ...

With the first Nicosia Christmas village operating this year, the heart of the capital city has come to life. Twinkling lights and cheery festive music surround the streets of Laiki ...

The government is prioritising strengthening the Fire Service through resource allocation, technological advancements, and specialised training programmes in the face of climate change, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. ...

The foreign ministries of Cyprus and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding, “establishing a strategic cooperation” between the two countries. The memorandum, signed on Thursday, covers a ...

The Committee for Media Ethics (CME) calls on the executive and legislate authorities, the permanent representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Cypriot Members of the European Parliament, the Law ...

Turkish Cypriot private radio stations owe public broadcaster BRT 10 million TL (€313,427), the corporation’s deputy transmitter coordinator Ugur Buhara said on Friday. Buhara’s statements come over warnings that private ...

As the holiday season unfolds, the spirit of Christmas continues to spread throughout the landscapes of Cyprus. City centres and rural locations host festive events celebrating not only the holiday ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said he would visit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if he was invited. In other news, the government wants the European Union to ...

The people of Karpasia have been “forgotten” by the north’s ‘health ministry’, local ‘MP’ Biray Hamzaogullari said on Thursday night. The opposition party CTP member’s intervention was part ...

A 19-year-old man was killed in a car crash in the Larnaca village of Pervolia on Thursday night at 11.55pm. Named as Michalis Theodorou, he was driving through the village ...