Cyprus

Asylum applications have increased by 490 per cent since 2015, the Office of the Law Commissioner said on Tuesday, World Refugee Day. The primary focus of the office in recent months has ...

The trial of a man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot Zehie Helin Reessur in the north in January has been postponed after a key report which was due to ...

People in Cyprus are used to the old being part of the life of the young. ELENI PHILIPPOU meets a woman working to make sure the former do not become ...

Calling all Larnaca-based foodies, June has an exciting event in store! After five jam-packed markets in the Nicosia Municipal Gardens, a Fork Food event is making its way to Larnaca ...

The municipality of Geroskipou is set to head to the Supreme Court after a permit has been given for the construction of a hotel on church owned land within its ...

In a move aimed at fulfilling EU green obligations, the department of public works will upgrade seven government buildings at a total cost of €45 million by 2027, it announced on Tuesday. ...

The independent union of public employees (Asdyk) has called on the finance ministry to write into law protections for public sector workers who wish to work from home. The union ...

Dursun Oguz, the north’s ‘agriculture minister’ made assurances on Tuesday morning that the recent outbreaks of smallpox in livestock are now under control. Cases of smallpox were first detected ...

Reports of the conversion of shepherds’ huts into holiday homes in the Akamas region have emerged, sparking outrage, although the mukhtar of Inia on Tuesday said he is fed-up of ...

The hunting federation is set to hold a march “in favour of the institution of the family and the protection of the child” on July 8. The federation’s chairman Nikolas ...

Road deaths in Cyprus dropped by 18 per cent in 2022, the latest Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) revealed on Tuesday. The number of road deaths dropped from 45 in 2021 to 37 last year. ...

A 61-year-old worker from Aradippou is in the hospital in critical condition on Tuesday, following a work accident. The injured man was transferred to hospital around 2pm on Monday from ...

Returning for another fun summer in the city is the beloved Nicosia festival Faneromeni23 and its range of cultural performances. In the heart of the old town, the courtyard of ...

In today’s episode, farmers demonstrated in front of the EU House on Monday with hundreds of tractors and pickup trucks, over the controversial nature bill currently being debated in ...

Paphos district court on Wednesday remanded a 58-year-old man suspected of shooting a dog. According to police statement, a 40-year-old man in Tremithousa reported hearing a shot shortly after 3pm ...

The intention to create the first paralympic sports centre on the island was announced by President Nikos Christodoulides, on Monday evening. Speaking at a dinner held in Limassol for supporters ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly sunny with afternoon clouds expected to bring isolated mountain rains. Winds will be mainly south-westerly to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort ...

Construction material prices in Cyprus remained stable in May, according to a report published by the state’s statistical service on Monday. According to the data cited in the report, ...

Following reactions about the new sex education bill voted into law by parliament, the education ministry on Monday has released a breakdown of the curriculum that will be taught to ...

Turkey will raise the Cyprus issue at the upcoming Nato summit, as Ankara accused Nato of “strengthening the arsenal of the Greek Cypriots”. Omer Celik, ruling AKP party spokesperson, said ...

MPs on Monday expressed concern about overpopulation at the central prisons as well as the absence of full-time psychiatrists, while the justice minister hinted at the creation of an ‘observatory’ ...

At the end of 2022, Cyprus was the EU country with the largest proportion of debt held by non-residents, according to data released by Eurostat on Monday. In Cyprus, non-resident holders ...

Staffing issues, cost increases and a lack of diplomatic missions with some countries were the main concerns raised by the Limassol hoteliers as Pasyxe met on Monday. The hoteliers’ association ...

Lawmakers heard on Monday that around 20,000 debtors should benefit from the planned establishment of special courts fast-tracking financial disputes between borrowers and banks, aimed at affording some protection to mortgaged ...