#Cyprus

Cyprus remains determined to safeguard peace, security, territorial integrity and its sovereign rights, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday, marking the conclusion of a military exercise at the Kalo ...

Operations at Larnaca general hospital may be improving, but the facility still has room to better its organisation as well as the quality of service to patients, MPs heard on ...

The education minister’s proposal for teacher evaluations was thrown out on Thursday by teachers’ union Poed which, along with Oelmek, called on Education Minister Athena Michaelidou to an immediate ...

Separate meetings on Thursday of the trade unions and employers’ organisations with the ministers of labour and finance on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) dispute failed to break the deadlock, even ...

Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Thursday said he had created a political party, which he has called ‘Direct Democracy’. “This is the biggest announcement of my ...

Parents, students and teachers at a primary school in Limassol held a protest on Thursday over the burglary and vandalism which took place over the weekend in one of the ...

Areas across Cyprus were left without electricity early on Thursday due to scheduled interruptions. According to the electricity authority, the power supply will be restored gradually till noon in Nicosia, ...

A technical problem in the pasteurisation equipment had been identified as the source of the issue following several consumer complaints about pasteurised milk spoilage, the veterinary services said on Wednesday. “...

A new paediatric oncology clinic will be established next to Makarios Hospital in Nicosia, with the agreement to be signed by Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Cyprus is committed to implementing its six-point proposal for Gaza aid, prioritising action over public relations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, but did not provide further details on the ...

Cyprus’ scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Wednesday expressed its interest for the active contribution to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as set out by President Nikos Christodoulides earlier ...

Artificial intelligence, immersive solutions for disaster and emergency response and new technologies will be the key topics discussed at the international disasters and risk conference (IDRC) held in Nicosia from ...

The House legal committee’s discussion of a government-sponsored bill which aims to suppress violence at sports venues continued without a conclusion on Thursday, with committee chairman Nicos Tornaritis urging ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday said he had informed top European officials of the government’s “clear disagreement” with the idea of Turkey joining the EU’s Security Action ...

Three hundred applications have already been received for a place at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens medical school in Cyprus, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Michaelidou ...

The military court case where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial was on Wednesday adjourned until next week. It had initially expected that ...

Turkey “does not take seriously” claims that it attempted to “exclude” Cyprus from the summit on the future of Gaza which was held in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh ...

Restorations to traditional dry-stone walls damaged in the fire that swept through Limassol’s mountain region in July have begun, the Laona Foundation said on Wednesday as it aims to ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Tuesday passed a resolution declaring support for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, with members of the ruling coalition voting in its favour and ...

The details of Cyprus’ role in Gaza’s future will become clearer in time as the facts on the ground evolve alongside the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Tuesday called for clarity regarding Cyprus’ position on the Great Sea Interconnector, a day after Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos had accused Greek Energy ...

The annual Pancyprian Refugee Gathering exhibition in Dasaki Achna should become a permanent fixture, chairman of the House refugee committee and Akel MP Nikos Kettiros said on Tuesday after visiting ...

Public work projects totaling more than €1 billion were awarded to just three contractors – Cyfield, Iacovou Brothers and Cybarco – from 2015 to 2024, the audit service said in a report published on Tuesday. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday stressed that he does not “intervene in matters of the judiciary”, after Israeli property developer Simon Aykut had the previous day pled guilty to a ...