#Cyprus

Three men were arrested in Dhekelia on Monday morning for trapping songbirds in the British bases area, it was announced on Wednesday. The three men were discovered using mist nets ...

Former House President Yiannakis Omirou on Wednesday called on the government to “act quickly and effectively” to ensure the delivery of National Guard files from Greece concerning 1974 which contain information ...

Dismissed Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the system has “successfully beheaded me”. Speaking after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to relieve him of his duties was handed down, ...

A protest took place on Wednesday morning outside the venue of the ‘Doing Business with Israel’ conference, organised by the national investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus in Nicosia. The demonstration ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court was “unanimous” in its decision over whether or not Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides will be fired, it was heard in court on Wednesday. Proceedings in Nicosia began ...

Three further arrests were made on on Wednesday in connection with violent episodes which broke out at the abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon on Sunday. The first two, ...

By Anastasia Korae Cities worldwide are increasingly adopting pedestrian-friendly and bicycle-friendly policies, amid growing concerns over the climate crisis and the need to reduce air and noise pollution. These efforts ...

Revenue generated from gambling in 2023 exceeded €1 billion, marking a 79 per cent jump compared to 2020 the National Betting Authority said on Tuesday. Presenting an overview of the industry between 2020 and 2023, the ...

The banner unfurled at the basketball match between Greek club Panathinaikos and Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv in Nicosia reading 50 years of illegal occupation, no one forgets “reflects a sad ...

MPs of the House ad hoc committee on demographics on Tuesday lashed out at the National Agency for Demographic and Family Policy (Evdop), saying it has no concrete plans for ...

A public discussion will be inevitable after the Supreme Constitutional Court issues its decision on Wednesday over Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ future in his role, lawyer Achilles Emilianides said on ...

The government on Tuesday green-lit Cyprus’ participation in the Great Sea Interconnector – the commercial name for the mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island to Crete. The decision was announced ...

Final year students at the Laniteio lyceum staged a protest on Tuesday, boycotting the first two lessons of the day to express their dissatisfaction with the classroom conditions due to ...

A hearing against a German woman, 49, accused of usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north was postponed on Tuesday for a week, so the defence can prepare their case. According ...

The British bases’ environmental experts recorded a total of 382 sea turtles on their beaches this year. They said the high number of turtles on the beaches is a result of ...

Things at Pentakomo waste management plant are getting worse by the day because the environment ministry and the involved departments are “refusing to take responsibility for their actions or inactions,” ...

The Vasiliko power plant’s capacity to withstand a terrorist attack was put to the test on Tuesday through the Triton 2024 exercise, involving the ports authority, the police, the fire ...

Cyprus’ Costas Kadis was named as European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Von der Leyen announced the roles of her 26 ...

The first phase of the Paralimni marina is set to be completed by the end of the year, according to Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikoletos, who visited the site on Monday. ...

The state health services (Okypy) appears to have shown blatant disregard for how it spends public funds, particularly by management who have booked fancy hotels and raked in plenty of ...

The cabinet will on Tuesday continue discussing the Great Sea Interconnector, as reports on Monday suggested the government is now grappling with the issue of whether the Cypriot state will ...

The cause of death of 43-year-old Alkis Michael, who died early on Sunday morning while driving away from the Limassol general hospital where he reported chest pain, has been preliminarily ...

US tax authorities are in Cyprus this week to provide training on financial investigations and forensic accounting, Ambassador Julie Fisher said on Monday. “Together, we’re strengthening efforts to combat ...

The replacement of naked electricity cables in the Paphos forest and improvements to the power system at the Stavros tis Psokas forestry station are proceeding according to the set timeframe, ...