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Politics hamper work of bicommunal committees. The Turkish earthquake was one tragic example Fears that certain bicommunal technical committees are underutilised have been exacerbated by the politics which followed Turkey’...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas sailed into Limassol port on Saturday, with Cyprus’ deputy shipping and tourism ministers there to mark the event, stressing their commitment to ...

Ioannis Kapnoullas is officially taking over the role of acting prison director until June 2026, it emerged on Saturday. He was appointed as acting prison director in January this year. He ...

The Arabian Gulf region is an immediate priority for Cyprus’ foreign policy, while relations with Saudi Arabia have been developing over the past five years, spokesperson for the foreign ministry ...

Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz has arrived in Germany and is expected to appear in court, the Kurdish cultural centre Theofilos said on Saturday. “We are fighting to prevent a further ...

More women have been sexually abused by clerics but chose not to report it, theologian Theodoros Kyriacou said on Friday, a day after the former Kiti bishop was sentenced for ...

Diagnostics centres and medical labs affiliated to Gesy have been complaining because the unit price they are paid has been steadily falling. Phileleftheros reported that the unit price for diagnostics ...

High-definition CCTV cameras to be installed at stadiums after competent stakeholders signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday aiming to tackle violence in stadiums. The memorandum, which includes an action ...

Cyprus is the leading beneficiary of European Investment Bank (EIB) support per capita with €250 million in funds received during 2022, EIB president Werner Hoyer said during a visit on Friday. Hoyer ...

Freedom of assembly is a constitutionally protected right even if the demonstration may be offensive to some, a senior lawyer said on Friday. Chairman of the Cyprus Bar Association, Christos ...

Cypriot companies caught up as collateral damage from Western sanctions against Russia are making the changes needed to unfreeze their accounts, with an official on Friday estimating all should be ‘...

The summer season of Larnaca has got off to a strong start and hotel booking rates are looking positive, the Larnaca tourism development board (Etap) said on Friday. According to ...

The new public service post of the former prison director Anna Aristotelous will be announced next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Thursday. Aristotelous is transferring to “an important ...

The establishment of the National Security Council (NSC), which President Nikos Christodoulides believes would help him deal with security and strategy issues, was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday and ...

Covid-19 prevented the adoption of quality checks within the national health scheme, an issue the new government plans to tackle, Health Minister Dr Popi Kanari said on Thursday. There is ...

Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for three years on Thursday, after he was found guilty of assaulting a teenage girl in 1981, when he was ...

The family of a 17-year-old who died in a car accident has accused the police of lying to the public saying that no justice has been served, 11 years after the ...

A scheduled protest by fans of the Apollon football club ended without incident on Thursday. The fans were protesting about the five-month prison sentence earlier imposed on two Apollon fans. ...

Advertisements for massive new construction projects in the north – with a focus near Trikomo – have sparked discussion across the divide, with many stunned at the scale and pace of change. “...

When Elam was given the presidency of the ad hoc parliamentary committee on the demographic problem it may have thought of it as the ideal platform for its anti-migrant rhetoric ...

Corruption is a threat to the foundations of the Republic, and undertaking specific initiatives against it to create a climate of political accountability is a priority for the government, President ...

Nicosia district court on Wednesday ruled that the Republic of Cyprus violated the human rights of former defence minister Costas Papacostas during his incarceration in the aftermath of the 2011 blast ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill proposing tax rebates for energy upgrades to businesses, as well as an extension of the tax deadline for individuals to October 2 and the ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the establishment of a National Security Council, as confirmed by government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis. Members of the National Security Council will be tasked ...