Police looking for group who robbed kiosk and grabbed owner’s shirt
The police are investigating an incident in which a group of men robbed a kiosk in Larnaca on Thursday night, with the kiosk’s owner also reporting that one of ...
Greek Cypriot side ‘wants to decide how much energy Turkish Cypriots get’ from buffer zone solar farm
The current deadlock over plans to build a solar farm in the buffer zone which separates Cyprus’ two sides has come about because the Greek Cypriot side believes “that it ...
Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
Friday’s weather is expected to be partly cloudy in most parts of the island, with isolated rain in coastal areas not ruled out.
As the day progresses, rain and ...
House approves €85.9m Defa budget amid LNG delays debate
The House plenum on Thursday evening approved the 2025 budget for the Natural Gas Public Company (Defa) amid a lively debate over the delays in the advent of natural gas for ...
Parliament ends ‘hiring freeze’ in public sector
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to end the ‘hiring freeze’ on vacated permanent positions in the public sector, reversing a policy instituted twelve years ago.
The repeal act ...
President meets Aipac to boost Cyprus-US-Israel ties
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac).
The president is currently in the United States, heading up a high-level Cypriot ...
Parliament approves voluntary military service for women
Women can now enlist voluntarily in the National Guard, for a minimum of six months, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday.
The law passed with 32 MPs voting in ...
MPs call for auditor-general’s intervention over ‘backwards’ bus stops
MPs on Thursday called for Auditor-General Andreas Papaconstantinou to intervene on the matter of smart bus stops, with some quarters having alleged that they have been erected the wrong way ...
Global trade turmoil puts Cyprus on edge
Cyprus is bracing for economic uncertainty as trade tensions within the European Union threaten to create wider instability. While the island nation is not at the centre of the disputes, ...
MPs hear of delays in citizenship and residency applications
The former Civil Registry and Migration Department was slow in processing applications for Cypriot citizenship and for permanent residence, as a result of which some 12,000 applications were pending at the ...
First fine issued for overpricing drinking water
The Consumer Protection Service has issued its first fine for violating the maximum resale price of drinking water in designated areas.
The fine was imposed on CE Sportcourt Ltd, the ...
Ioannou unveils raft of amendments to local government laws
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday unveiled a raft of proposed amendments to laws concerning local government, with the stated aim of “improving the legislative framework for the benefit of ...
€7 million car park under construction in Paralimni
A three-storey car park, costing nearly €7 million, is under construction in Paralimni to help address the city’s ongoing parking shortage, officials announced on Thursday.
Work on the car park, ...
Limassol municipality calls for donations for Easter care packages
Limassol municipality has urged organisations, schools, businesses and community groups to contribute to its Easter care package initiative, which will be distributed through its ‘social grocery.’
“These packages aim to ...
Every wine is a blend of some sort
You may not realise it, but some of the world’s most admired wines are blends – a mix of different grape varieties. Many of those with which you may be ...
Trial of journalist Kismir adjourned until April 17
The trial of journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of having “insulted” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was on Thursday adjourned until April 17.
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Buffer zone solar farm plans hit buffers, both sides silent as to why
Plans for a new solar farm to be built in the buffer zone which separates Cyprus’ two sides appear to have reached something of a deadlock after Wednesday’s meeting ...
Union supports journalist that received death threats
The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) expressed its full support on Thursday to journalist Theodosia Apostolou after she received death threats following a post on her news website ‘Larnaka Online’.
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Former auditor general poised to announce new political party
The former auditor general of Cyprus, Odysseas Michaelides, is set to announce his political future next month, with the possibility of founding a new party gaining traction.
Speaking to Politis ...
Trial of burning car murder suspects adjourned until September
The trial of the two men who stand accused of having murdered 39-year-old Andreas Kouzoupis and 38-year-old David Chmelar and then putting their bodies in a car which they then ...
Social workers strike to protest targeting over abuse case
Social welfare service workers staged a two-hour work stoppage on Thursday, from 11.30am till 1.30pm, to protest the “targeting of social welfare service workers” following the alleged abuse case of ...
Greek Cypriot side ‘pathetic and childish’ – Ertugruloglu
The Greek Cypriot side is acting in a manner which is “pathetic and childish”, the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Thursday.
Speaking to Gundem Kibris Web TV, ...
Mouflon captured giving birth in Cyprus forest
A video of a mouflon giving birth in a forest went viral on Facebook on Thursday morning.
Mouflons are usually hard to spot as they are not only shy but ...
Next dates set for Al Jazeera case
Dates were set on Thursday for the next hearings of the trial of the two former MPs facing criminal charges over a report by news company Al Jazeera into the ...