Cyprus

The state’s main aim is to protect, free and reunite the country, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday, during a visit to the Mari naval base. Demetriou also ...

A&E doctors in Paphos are set to go on strike next Thursday, citing severe understaffing at the general hospital’s emergency department. The strike, by members of Pasyki ...

Measures to combat poaching and regulate hunting were discussed between the hunting federation and the ministry of justice, it was announced on Tuesday. According to the federation, the meeting between ...

The Cyprus petrol station owners’ association in Nicosia filed a complaint to the competition authority (CPC) on Tuesday for fair play violations on the part of major petrol importers. According ...

Footage of clashes between unaccompanied minors at a Paphos accommodation centre prompted the city’s mayor to on Tuesday warn that the state is responsible “should the worst happen”. Speaking ...

Thirteen Laona and Akamas region community leaders have threatened to resign over the planned merger of their communities into a single municipal entity under Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on ...

The Hambis Printmaking Museum in Platanisteia village presents three new art exhibitions this season. The annual exhibition presents a selection of print artwork the museum welcomed during the 2020-2022 period, ...

In today’s episode, the deputy shipping minister called the addition of the Larnaca port to the Cyprus-Greece ferry link “a success for the country and for its economy.” She ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a man for illegal possession of property and drugs. According to head of CID Michalis Nikolaou, in the early morning hours traffic police stopped ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating the theft of €20,000 from the house of the priest of Ayia Anna village in Larnaca. Police spokesman, Haris Hatzigiasemi, said the 78-year-old priest had reported ...

The minister of energy, commerce and industry and the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (CCCI) agreed on Monday to intensify efforts to reduce the price of electricity. “We have ...

Stek president Akis Vavlitis said that there is no alternative to focusing on quality tourism The president of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) Akis Vavlitis on Monday said ...

Police on Monday arrested eight people for illegal possession of explosives, weapons, and drugs, in checks carried out before the start of the Apoel-Apollon football match at GSP stadium in ...

Mining company Venus Minerals has noted that a recent study by archaeologists at the University of Gothenburg has revealed that a village in Larnaca was one of the most important ...

On Tuesday, intermittent cloud cover may bring isolated rains or a storm in the afternoon. Winds will be south-westerly to north-westerly mainly light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort, strong on ...

Pine forests in Cyprus have been severely affected by the pine processionary caterpillar this year, with large swathes of forested land in the mountains looking like they have been hit ...

The chronic and intense stench plaguing parts of Larnaca prompted three mayors to request a meeting with the agriculture minister to resolve the problem once and for all. The mayors ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday met with Stavros Michail, chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO), where they discussed needed improvements to the national healthcare system (Gesy). “The president assured ...

Government websites went offline on Monday evening, apparently due to a water leak at the finance ministry, where the servers are located and were subsequently turned off. The websites of ...

The government on Monday unveiled an ambitious programme to help thousands of people living in dilapidated refugee housing estates, with an estimated total price tag of €130 million. Dubbed ‘Ktizo’ – meaning ‘...

Smart cameras have been installed in “sensitive” areas, such as parks and squares, with more on the way – pending a green light from personal data commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou. Nicosia ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari was informed about the progression of works to create mental health centre on Monday, during her visit to Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital. The first phase of the ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis called the addition of the Larnaca port to the Cyprus-Greece ferry link “a success for the country and for its economy.” Speaking during the official ...

Registrations of motor vehicles in March shot up compared to the same month last year, statistics released on Monday showed, although market watchers pointed out this related to orders placed ...