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Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in two separate social media post hours apart on Sunday warned against the Turkish side attempting to pursue a two-state solution at the upcoming 5+1 ...

Environmental impact of desalination: new study raises two main concerns Cyprus’ reliance on desalination has long been hotly debated with conservationists calling for a more sustainable use of water resources. ...

The pace of diplomatic activity is picking up ahead of the 5+1 informal conference on Cyprus slated for the beginning of March with the arrival this coming week of British Foreign ...

The system of governance in Cyprus is based on the 1960 constitution and is meant to be a presidential (as opposed to a parliamentary) system. The system, originally introduced under the ...

Seven out of ten Cypriots believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and are divided over the government’s handling of the pandemic, according to a poll published ...

Years after they have applied for citizenship people who have met the criteria are still waiting. Is there any excuse for this? A former minister thinks not Accounts from people ...

Concluding Thursday night’s televised address, President Anastasiades described the measures to combat corruption, which were to be announced the following day, as “the biggest mission ever undertaken in the ...

Health authorities announced 113 new coronavirus cases from 22,674 tests on Saturday, the largest number carried out since the start of the pandemic in March. The positivity rate was 0.5 per cent. The ...

Cyprus is among the few EU member states that is deescalating Covid measures while most are extending strict restrictions amid deep concerns over the aggressive spread of the virus’ new ...

The health ministry announced Saturday it was opening 3,904 vaccination appointment slots on Monday for people aged 84 and above who have not yet received a Covid jab. The appointments concern the ...

The delay in reopening secondary schools is worrying and could be putting a strain on the school system, the head of the confederation of secondary school parents say. Charalambos Dionysiou ...

It has become rather tiresome highlighting the lack of consistency and reason in the measures imposed, to restrict the spread of Covid-19, but it needs to be done if only ...

The health ministry said there were no new Covid deaths on Friday but announced 119 new cases through PCR and rapid testing. There are 145 people in hospitals, of whom 51 are in ...

The Georghadji list containing details of the non-performing loans of politically exposed persons (PEP) was published on parliament’s website on Friday with threats of lawsuits already being issued. The ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said there was no question of him consenting to a change to the terms of the mandate regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem after ...

The health ministry’s bi-weekly national report was published on Friday, which reiterated that the pandemic still has a strong grip on Cyprus. The report, which covers data from the ...

Not a single bid was submitted for the tender for the ferry connection between Greece and Cyprus which expired on Friday, Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades has said. The ...

Opposition parties went on the counterattack on Friday, saying President Nicos Anastasiades’ claims that he was a victim of a smear attack over Cyprus’ now defunct golden passport scheme were ...

The supreme court on Friday cancelled a police search warrant used to enter the home of a Larnaca woman suspected of being the administrator of a parody account of Justice ...

The government’s recent strict measures have paid off, as the epidemiological outlook has improved, coronavirus advisory committee member Petros Karayiannis said on Friday. The University of Nicosia professor of ...

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is due in Cyprus on Thursday for a short visit for contacts with the two leaders and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Elizabeth Spehar, it ...

The Road Safety Council is considering which busy city streets will have their speed limit reduced from the current 50km/h to 30km/h. Such a policy shift would be ...

PRESIDENT Anastasiades felt obliged to answer the accusations of corruption directed at his government and him personally in a televised address which he gave on Thursday night. Was this necessary, ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday his mandate from the UN Security Council refers explicitly to a bizonal, bicommunal solution in Cyprus, but this was not an impediment to ...