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The row over local government reform continued on Tuesday, as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the current law is not ideal and will create unequal benefits for citizens. “We want ...

Two petitions filed regarding the temporarily halted road works in the Akamas region are to be discussed at the European parliament on Wednesday. The matters are to be discussed at ...

Substantial suggestions had been made on German help towards restarting talks on the Cyprus issue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. The president was speaking on the final day of ...

The chairman of the electricity authority (EAC) on Tuesday asked for consumers to stay patient a little longer while information regarding prices is being examined. The forecasts that led to ...

An investigation has been launched by the education ministry on Tuesday into a homophobic video, shown to students at a local gymnasium. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Commissioner for ...

Two opinion polls released last Wednesday indicate substantial disappointment with President Nikos Christodoulides after his first 11 months in office. The poll carried out for Red Wolf PR & Advertising found ...

Two individuals are seeking damages of up to €2 million from the state in a lawsuit where they claim their right to presumption of innocence was violated, it emerged on Monday. ...

Varosha could be turned into the ‘Las Vegas of the Mediterranean’ reports suggested on Monday, following revelations that a plan has been seen in the UK from billionaires all over ...

The price of water is expected to rise as part of the state’s obligation under the EU to introduce green tax reforms, it emerged on Monday. The aim is ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday that politics “has a duty to try the impossible” as he evaluated the Cyprus problem. Steinmeier is in Cyprus on an official visit ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Andria Kades Opposition Akel shot down the government’s comments on local government reform, saying on Monday they were mistimed, unnecessary and damaging to the initiative. ...

It could take years for new criteria to take effect… if it does at all Alexandra is 30 years old and lives in Limassol. Her partner Philip (she calls him Philippos) ...

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin will be in Cyprus in mid-March, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after a church ceremony, Christodoulides said ...

It’s a misconception that service charges on bills go towards staff wages In the tourist haven of Cyprus, tipping at bars and restaurants isn’t as straightforward as it ...

THE EXTRADITION of the Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kurshat turned into something of an anti-climax, the guy being released some 12 hours after arriving in Kyproulla. There can be little doubt ...

Nothing illustrates the poisonous influence of the political parties on the administration of the country more clearly than the vaunted reform of local government, which took years to finalise and ...

A Mexican standoff: that probably best describes the ongoing escalating dispute between the government and the Chinese-led consortium with the contract the build the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. And ...

As a war of words continued to rage over upcoming local government reform with ministers past and present charging political parties of distorting the law so much that the upcoming ...

Rich findings of natural gas have been found in Cronos 2, located in block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou announced on Saturday. According to the state ...

Demonstrators marched to the British High Commission on Saturday to protest against the UK’s bases in Cyprus. The Communist Initiative of Cyprus charged the British Bases have become a ...

Lab workers at Nicosia general hospital will stage a 24-hour strike this Thursday, citing an unsafe work environment due to toxic fumes. Peo, Sek and Pasydy unions said on Saturday “...

Authorities on Saturday said 117 migrants were found off Cyprus’ shores, after two boats were spotted by marine police. Another 27 were later found wandering in a Larnaca village. All migrants have ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday the north has “no expectations” from United Nations Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin. He was speaking to journalists in ...

If a private business found out that an employee was being bribed by an outside company to sign off on taking deliveries of fewer products than were invoiced, it would ...