#Cyprus

Parliamentarians on Thursday tried to take a deep dive into the workings of the state-funded Cyprus Institute, but ended up with more questions than answers. A research and educational foundation ...

The north’s minimum wage determination commission on Thursday ruled against an appeal to raise the minimum wage further, after it had been set at a gross figure of 43,469TL (€1,168) ...

The supreme court of Cyprus has ordered the immediate release of an asylum seeker detained at Larnaca airport since November 2024. The ruling was made on January 23, 2025, after the applicant’s ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides’ vision for the country’s future, unveiled on Wednesday at the presidential palace, has sparked both praise and concern. The ambitious plan, which focuses heavily on ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday confirmed that his town no longer has any ties to disgraced former United States Senator Bob Menendez, after the latter was sentenced to 11 years ...

The deaths of 16-year-old Christos Panayi and 20-year-old George Theofanous have been confirmed following post-mortem examinations carried out on Thursday. Both young men were killed in separate fatal traffic accidents ...

Swift action by police forces averted serious disturbances outside sports venues in Limassol and Nicosia late on Tuesday night. Officers moved in quickly to prevent violent clashes between rival football ...

New details are surfacing in a massive money laundering case cracked open by a Europe-wide operation.Last week, it was made known that two Ukrainian brothers were allegedly masterminding money ...

Cyprus is rapidly running out of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel with the higher dosages especially being in short supply since early October, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. Seroquel ...

The long-awaited new fan card is finally set to be introduced within the next 15 days, pending budget approval from the central committee for changes and demands (Keaa) of the ministry ...

As many as 84,000 cars in Cyprus may be affected by forthcoming recalls the government is set to announce over faulty airbags, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is on Wednesday night expected to give his second annual “State of the Republic” address, outlining his government’s plans for the year ahead. In the speech, ...

The energy minister and the natural gas infrastructure company (Etyfa) met on Tuesday to review the state of play with the LNG project at Vasiliko and what the next steps ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday renewed calls on car dealerships to fully cooperate on the issue of faulty Takata airbags, stressing that the government will regardless press on with efforts to alert ...

The Cyprus Environmental Movement on Tuesday added its voice to calls to stop the destruction of the landmark teacher’s bank building in central Nicosia. The Teachers’ Savings Bank building ...

The patients’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday called on patients to report doctors if they tried to exploit them as the police said investigations are ongoing into a doctor sacked on ...

The Media Ethics Committee on Tuesday came down hard on the Alpha television channel for airing a talk show in December where a guest made sexist remarks that sparked a ...

The number of asylum seekers has dropped considerably over the past two years, the interior ministry said on Tuesday citing data after the mayor of Nicosia claimed that migrants released ...

Two people arrested in connection with an attempted murder in Kornos were remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday by Larnaca district court. The suspects, aged 25 and 24, were ...

Paphos airport is safe, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou insisted on Tuesday, after Israeli airlines suspended their operations in and out of Paphos, Cyprus’ second airport. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The owner of a hotel development in Latsi has continued construction work despite a lack of permits as the Paphos district organisation (EOA) said on Tuesday it will seek its ...

Negotiators from Cyprus’ two sides will meet on Thursday to discuss the opening of new crossing points, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar confirmed on Tuesday. ...

After the initial hiccups, the major problems faced by district organisations in their first months since they took over in the summer last year, have boiled down to sewerage, waste ...

The construction of a new crematorium in Paphos may not be complete until next year, according to reports on Monday. News website Reporter wrote that while the initial plan was ...