Cyprus

Lord David Hannay, a former UK envoy for the Cyprus issue ruffled some feathers at the Cyprus investment conference in London on Friday, referring to Cyprus as a place of ...

Reports that specialist doctors working under Gesy illegally charge their patients extra for earlier appointments prompted the medical association to call for an investigation on Friday. The health insurance organisation (...

Sek union on Friday urged President Nikos Christodoulides to improve labour relations across the job market, while expanding benefits such as the cost of living allowance (CoLA) and provident funds. ...

Coming up in Pissouri is an exhibition that puts the local production of wine in the spotlight. The Pissouri Community Council, in collaboration with the Cyprus Winemakers’ Association and the ...

The anti-poaching unit will be re-established following a relevant cabinet decision, it emerged on Friday. The move comes to satisfy a long-standing demand by animal activists who have been warning ...

A British foreign exchange company boss who used investors’ cash to fund his luxury lifestyle was sentenced in his absence to 14 years in jail on Friday over a 70 million pound ($88 ...

Cyprus cannot consider itself an energy hub despite its deposits of offshore hydrocarbons, and as long as the gas remains in the ground, it will never generate the wealth associated ...

Doctors at specific accidents and emergency departments work more hours than it is considered safe, the Pasyki public doctor’s union said on Friday. Physicians employed at the Paphos and ...

The challenges related to immigrant students will be addressed as of September, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday after she completed consultations with school headteachers. The round of discussions ...

Paraplegics in Cyprus on Friday called on MPs to make it easier to prosecute people who wrongly park in disabled spots. The Paraplegic Organisation of Cyprus sent a letter to ...

Over 100 traffic violations were recorded in Limassol during a 24-hour inspection campaign, police said on Friday, as 39 vehicles were impounded for further examination. A total of 39 motor vehicles – 26 cars and 13 ...

The legal service has become increasingly concerned over the growing number of domestic abuse victims who pull back from court trials leading to perpetrators walking away scot-free. A spokesperson from ...

A total of 29 electric vehicles will be bought for government officials and their use, as part of a new tender by the state, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. “...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the north on Tuesday, reports said on Friday, in his first visit to the area since his re-election a few weeks ago. According to ...

House President Annita Demetriou will travel to Ireland on Sunday where she will address the Irish parliament and meet the country’s leadership during the four-day visit. Demetriou was invited ...

President Nikos Christodoulides told a prestigious conference in London on Friday that his vision for Cyprus was for the island to be an attractive destination for foreign investors. He also ...

Patients Association Osak on Friday complained of the delay in investigating the case of an elderly woman who died after drinking a cleaning solution while a patient at the Nicosia ...

The Community of Ukrainian-Cypriot friendship said on Friday they will stage a protest on Sunday “to express frustration” with the fact that the national day of Russia would be marked ...

The police file detailing Green’s MP Alexandra Attalides’ report against independent MP Andreas Themistocleous was in the hands of the legal service on Friday, set to be further scrutinized. ...

The ‘golden passports’ case is due to be refiled at Nicosia court at the beginning of next week, reports said on Friday. Earlier this week Nicosia criminal court threw out ...

Customs said on Friday they had discovered €161,520 in cash in a suitcase belonging to a passenger travelling from Brussels to Paphos airport late on Thursday. Cash amounts exceeding €10,000 are supposed ...

After three years of intense negotiations agreement has been reached for the creation of an EU solidarity mechanism on asylum seekers, Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou, announced late on Thursday on ...

The excursion site at the Prodromou dam in Limassol will be closed to the public on Sunday, the forestry department announced. The closure is due to an event that will ...

A cheque for €86,000 will be handed over to the government by the Pancyprian Volunteer Coordinating Council as a contribution to its fundraising efforts to support the victims of the earthquake ...