Cyprus

A possible change in where displaced persons get to vote – in a stated bid to stop gender-based discrimination – may have the unwanted consequence of unbalancing the electoral map, MPs heard ...

Almost a fifth of Cypriots cannot afford to keep their homes warm, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. According to figures compiled in 2022, 19.2 per cent of Cypriots ...

The government on Monday has denied accusations that President Nikos Christodoulides does not respect the collective bodies of opposition party Disy, after a flurry of back and forth a day ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is investigating an incident in which a peacekeeper threw a punch at a Turkish Cypriot soldier in Nicosia on Monday. The incident ...

Health minister Popi Kanari aims to “win the support of parliamentary parties” to pass bills and upgrade public health, she said on Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting ...

Cyprus’ imports of products from Turkey have skyrocketed over the past few years, soaring to €184.5 million in 2022 compared to just €4.6m in 2013 – with €333m over the past two and a ...

The entrances to the controversial St. Nicholas apartment complex, where migrants were squatting in Chlorakas, Paphos, will be sealed off within the next two days, Paphos police said on Monday. ...

The primary school in the village of Pentayia, near Lefka, has been deemed unsafe after earthquake inspections were carried out on its building. As a result, the building will not ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday that the €300 fines issued by the recently installed traffic cameras are excessive and may be lowered. “We greatly appreciate the results achieved by ...

The Cyprus Finance Ministry has not yet presented the revised bill aimed at creating a framework for overseeing foreign direct investments to the House of Parliament, according to statements made ...

A whopping 26,840 kilograms were stolen from the Kyrenia port, according to the Turkish Cypriot police. They say a ship with the sesame seeds on board arrived at the port on ...

Authorities have ‘dismantled’ a people smuggling ring, making four arrests in the process, it was reported on Monday. The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said the operation was carried out based ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday has denied reports in the north that work would begin on the controversial Pyla-Arsos road, which is deemed to be within the UN Buffer ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades declined to say whether Cyprus’ traffic problem can be solved, instead saying that the state is offering options to commuters. “Cars will always be on the ...

An expert in AI, one Paphos resident has developed ground-breaking technology used to identify fires before they wreak havoc. ALIX NORMAN finds out more Andrew Wilkinson may hold the key ...

Cypriot-born Christos Stylianides has been named shipping minister in Greece on Monday, following the resignation of the previous Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, who caused controversy with his statements on the death of ...

Coastal city and Guangzhou share astonishing similarities says mayor The Limassol municipality on Monday will sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Chinese city of Guangzhou, as the two towns ...

Police on Sunday seized a quantity of 13.5kg of cannabis following a coordinated operation by the Limassol drug squad (Ykan), they announced on Monday. During the operation, three people were ...

The decision to start providing consular services to Russian citizens living in the north was “long overdue”, Russian Ambassador in Cyprus Murat Zyazikov said on Monday. In an interview with ...

Overnight works on sections of the Nicosia-Limassol highway are set to start on Monday and will continue until Friday. According to an announcement by the Department of Public Works, the ...

The large fire in Akrounta, which burned over six square kilometres of Limassol state forest, was on Monday said to be under complete control following two nights of firefighting efforts. ...

In today’s episode, the large fire that broke out in the Akrounta area of Limassol was reported to be under control but suspicions remain that arson may have been ...

“For the last 20 years the AHDR has been creating magic in one of the most unexpected places, the ‘dead’ zone in Nicosia,” say the organisers of an upcoming street party ...

The ministry of education stands by schools so children can have the best education, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. She was speaking during a visit to the A’ ...