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The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Diko MP Zaharias Koulias against a lower court decision to award a former minister €25,000 in damages for defamation. The case goes back ...

The forestry department postponed a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest understaffing, following a meeting with the agriculture ministry. The strike, which was scheduled to take place between 9.30...

Possible new measures to curb the further spread of the coronavirus are to be discussed next week with some experts calling for bringing back teleworking for some or introducing self-tests ...

Since the Turkish side began opening up Varosha last year, it has been predictably disappointing to see how the EU has been handling Cyprus’ pleas to take action against Ankara. ...

The health ministry reported 346 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday following 53,832 tests – a positivity rate of 0.64 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 81 people in hospital with the virus, 37 of ...

Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek’s unpaid position at a public university while simultaneously serving public office is a violation of the constitution, according to arguments heard at Wednesday’s House ...

Efforts are underway to better manage and utilise the animal waste produced in places such as Aradippou, with a Greens MP arguing that it could help produce electricity and not ...

The first batch of halloumi produced according to protected designation of origin (PDO) specifications was produced at a factory in Frenaros on Wednesday. The process was observed by Agriculture Minister ...

The Green Party on Wednesday urged the Game Service to take action after receiving a complaint, accompanied by graphic photos, that four stray dogs had mauled three moufflons near the ...

Twenty-five Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) will arrive in Cyprus from Spain this coming Friday as part of the ‘Life with Vultures’ programme’s efforts to avert their extinction and strengthen ...

The health ministry on Wednesday announced that some groups will be exempt from the new rule requiring EUDCC certificates to be digitally scanned through the CovScan app when its use ...

The remains of a woman initially reported to have been removed from her grave when it was found open on Tuesday have been located inside it, police said on Wednesday ...

Pushing our linear economy toward a circular economy By Roberto Sciffo Imagine you are 28 years young, female, born inland in the UK, but you have been passionate about sailing ever ...

A new neonatal ICU is to be created in addition to the full renovation of the existing one, to facilitate the work of medical professionals but also to allow parents ...

The collapse of talks at Crans Montana may have happened four-and-a-half years ago but it has suddenly become a major issue. It returned to public debate a few days ago ...

President Nicos Anastasiades asserted on Tuesday that those attacking him over his handling of the peace process are in reality attacking the Greek Cypriots, pointing out that a recently leaked ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced 386 new Covid-19 cases were recorded. No deaths were announced. The new cases were among 59,730 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent. ...

The leader of the London Borough of Waltham Forest has apologised to the UK’s Greek Cypriot community after the council granted permission to Turkish Cypriots to hoist the breakaway ...

The attorney-general’s office on Tuesday said it had no comment on its decision a day earlier to drop all charges against three individuals in the case of the so-called ‘...

A preliminary report of the audit service’s probe into the controversial citizenship by investment scheme will be ready by the end of the year or early next year, Auditor-general ...

A music video for a pop song shot in Varosha has caused offence and initial reaction, primarily from Greek Cypriots, was to censure the release. The singer, Nihayet (also known ...

The European Commission has prepared a detailed classified report on everything that has been taking place at Varosha since July 20, 2021, in a bid to verify accusations issued by the Republic ...

Boosters will be made available to all those aged 40 and above on Wednesday, provided that six months have elapsed since the previous shot, the health ministry said. Pfizer and Moderna ...

Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north, disrupting rush hour traffic ...