#Cyprus

Ceremonies have been held across the country to swear in the latest intake of conscripts into the National guard. In Nicosia, a large-scale swearing in ceremony was held at the ...

Delivery apps will not go offline during “heatwave outdoor work bans” as the option for take away remains available, but the delivery section will be temporarily restricted. Clarifications began to ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday he requested all data from the director of the forestry department to immediately start installation of a photovoltaic park near the Stavros tis ...

Two dozen protesters gathered at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Thursday demanding the government to stop the sex education reform it recently passed. The reform, according to what was announced ...

Parliament speaker Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that women are still underrepresented in politics and leadership positions. She made the remarks at the world conference of the World Association of ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letimbiotis has reacted to the reported decision to construct a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas monastery. He said the ...

A short hearing at Paphos criminal court on Thursday left little hint at the outcome of David Hunter’s sentencing. After hearing the defence present their mitigation arguments, the judges ...

Chief firefighter Andreas Tziakouris received an award by the justice minister on Wednesday for his success at the 250km ultramarathon in Morocco. Tziakouris said the race “was an incredible experience, ...

A&E departments all over Cyprus have recorded increased attendance in the recent days due to the severe heatwave gripping the country, according to state health services (Okypy) spokesperson ...

Cyprus is a step closer to joining the Schengen Area, but it has not done so yet – meaning that full checks still apply to all who enter and leave, the ...

The signing of an agreement between Cyprus and Greece regarding organ donation and transplants was at the centre of a meeting between the Health Ministers of both countries, which took ...

The Cypriot mission assisting firefighters battling wildfires in Greece will remain there at least until Thursday, the member of the Cypriot mission and Senior Forestry Officer, Stavros Mouchlis, said on ...

Asylum applications in Cyprus were down by over 70 per cent in April this year compared to the same month in 2022, Eurostat data showed on Tuesday. According to the EU’s ...

Bank employees union Etyk on Tuesday said that after an arbitration process through the ministry of labour it has ensured that Bank of Cyprus staff are reimbursed the full travel ...

With Cyprus hospitals full to bursting, questions have been asked after the situation seemed to peak with a man who had suffered a stroke reportedly left waiting at Paphos hospital’...

The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed due to the crash of a firefighting aircraft in Greece on Tuesday afternoon. The ...

Strays in Nicosia are suffering in the heatwave as “unconscientious” individuals are removing food and water bowls put out by volunteers, the Environmental Movement said on Tuesday. Animal activists and ...

By October government servers damaged by a water leak in April will be relocated to premises operated by the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA), the deputy minister of research said on ...

Avocado plantations in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias have been destroyed by the recent heat wave, president of its Community Council Nicos Kleanthous said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Fireworks used at a wedding that started a fire over the weekend had not been given the relevant licence, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the use ...

The first few days of operation of the new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport have been plagued by power cuts and other technical issues. After being officially ...

Teams from the Limassol municipality joined forces with local volunteers with the aim of ridding the city of graffiti over the weekend. Three teams of six municipal workers as well ...

A total of four arrests have been made after two boats carrying irregular migrants arrived in the Cape Greco area on Monday night, with a combined 44 people on board. The ...

Facebook has disabled a support group page for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, citing violations of its community standards. According to news outlet Stockwatch, the social media platform deactivated the page after ...