Cyprus

‘Resuming negotiations does not just depend on Greek Cypriots’ President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday briefed the National Council over his contacts in New York and his meeting with UN general-secretary ...

Discussions over the contentious e-basket bill began at the House commerce committee on Tuesday, with MPs slamming the government for “turning a blind eye” to the rising problems society faces. ...

A number of retailers are operating illegally as supermarkets, while authorities are failing to clamp down on the phenomenon, the supermarket association charged during Tuesday’s House commerce committee. Speaking ...

Almost 80 per cent of households in the villages of Dherynia, Achna, Sotira, Avgorou, Acheritou, Frenaros, Liopetri, Xylofagou, Ormidia, and Xylotymbou are not connected with the sewage systems, which will go ...

A fire raging in Limassol was placed under control on Tuesday night, as forces from across the country had gathered around the Alassa and Limnatis region to battle the flames. ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday again harangued the government over its apparent apathy relating to rising interest rates, with one MP calling on President Nikos Christodoulides himself to come to parliament to ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not replace human intelligence but rather boost human ingenuity, the Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy said on Tuesday. Philippos Hadjizacharias was speaking at ...

Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its promotion across the board, gender equality ...

The audit office is investigating a complaint that claims President Nikos Christodoulides received substantial benefits past his post between 2013 and 2018, while he was working at the presidential palace. Audit office ...

Cyprus is looking forward to the adoption of a ‘rational’ compromise for pesticides regulation, the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday. Agriculture committee chairman, Giannakis Gabriel, said that rational regulation ...

Cyprus marked World Tourism Day on Tuesday with a call to both the state and private sector to join forces and develop strategies and incentives that can spearhead innovation and ...

A UN Secretary-General Special Adviser could be appointed for Cyprus under certain conditions Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday, despite categorically denying any such an appointment the previous ...

Akel is currently the most popular party, followed by Disy and then nationalists Elam in third place, a new opinion poll has found. The survey, conducted by IMR on behalf ...

The first centre for Chinese studies has been established on the island at the European University of Cyprus (EUC), an announcement said on Tuesday. The centre is the fifth in ...

The Cypriot economy has demonstrated exceptional resilience in recent years, according to statements made by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, while speaking at the 4th Conference on “Banking System: New Challenges ...

Australian Cypriot Silia Kapsis will represent Cyprus at the 2024 Eurovision song contest in Malmo, Sweden, state broadcaster CyBC announced on Tuesday. She will sing a song by Greek lyricist Demetris ...

Fifty duty-free cartons of cigarettes containing 200 cigarettes each, and 24 kilos of rolling tobacco were confiscated at Paphos airport, the department of customs said on Tuesday. According to a statement, on ...

Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in an interview with TRT he has not lost any sleep over his calls for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, reiterating ...

The upcoming third Larnaca Biennale delves into the meanings of home finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Is home where the heart is, the wifi is or where you sleep at night? No ...

The next milestone for the Cyprus problem following the UN General Assembly in New York, will be the European Council meeting in December, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. ...

The new Cyprus ambassador in America, Evangelos Savva, presented his credentials to US President Joe Biden in an official ceremony earlier this month, the government announced on Tuesday. During the ...

The opening of the 4th Nicosia International Festival will take place tonight at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre with a piano concert by the 25 Cypriot musicians who won a Guinness World ...

The council of ministers on Tuesday gave the green light for the creation of five round-the-clock care units for adults with disabilities. Deputy minister for social welfare Marilena Evangelou explained ...

Cyprus’ coasts of the British bases are teeming with turtles with the highest number of nests recorded within the areas since 2009, it was announced on Tuesday. Bases environmental experts confirmed 282 ...