#Cyprus

Humanitarian aid sent from Cyprus towards Gaza will dock at the Israeli port Ashdod when the temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the delivery of aid directly into Gaza from the ...

The government on Thursday conveyed its strong annoyance with opposition Disy leader Annita Demetriou over a scathing letter she sent the president concerning the Cyprus issue and the fatigue of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides lamented “tragic mistakes” made by the state on the 13th anniversary of the Mari explosion, which killed 13, on Thursday. Speaking to journalists ahead of a memorial service ...

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) chief Colin Stewart is to brief the UN Security Council on the latest state of the Cyprus problem on Thursday. Stewart will address ...

Mediterranean monk seals, the most rare and endangered marine mammal in Europe, will be once again using Cyprus’ sea caves to give birth between September and December, after a 10-month ...

Strong storms on Wednesday caused some power outages in areas of Nicosia, where trees fell. According to the electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou, trees fell in Kaimakli in two ...

Parliament is looking to change a 2019 law amendment that excluded taxi drivers with a criminal record from holding a licence, which MPs say needs to be modified to take account ...

Disy party leader Annita Demetriou was on Wednesday fighting to keep her political house in order as its members continued their infighting. An interview by former Disy President Nicos Anastasiades ...

Opposition Akel on Wednesday called out President Nikos Christodoulides and his government for what it calls a failure to fix the problems in the health system, Gesy, which the party ...

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved a Cypriot traditional food product, Tertziellouthkia, a type of local pasta, for inclusion on the registry of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). ...

The temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid arriving in Gaza from Cyprus will be “permanently removed” within the next few days, according to reports which surfaced ...

Private universities will reportedly “not hesitate to clash head-on with the government” over plans to allocate state-owned land to foreign universities for their establishment and operation in Cyprus. According to ...

Since the traffic camera system became fully operational, reports on Wednesday indicated that around 1,700 drivers are being caught daily for various offenses, which could become unmanageable in terms of issuing ...

A bill providing for Cyprus to join the United States’ visa waiver programme is set to go to the plenary in the coming days, the House foreign affairs committee heard ...

Cyprus’ authorities are getting tough on people found to be selling Greek Cypriot property in the north, with a 49-year-old German woman recently remanded the latest incident, it emerged on ...

The Italian government on Tuesday donated radio diagnostic equipment to the Cyprus customs department to be used for inspections as part of the Amalthea humanitarian corridor, through which aid has ...

The government is “determined” to fight organised crime in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the central prison’s guidance and post-prison ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, who back in 2005 had ruled national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s death a suicide, has submitted a request to the Supreme Court for permission to file an ...

Celebrating four years of innovation and growth in Cyprus, bus company Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) on Tuesday said its 600 employees oversee the transport of over 36,000 passengers a day. CEO Julio ...

A portrait of President Nikos Christodoulides will be adorning his office as of Tuesday – a gift from the artists themselves. A group of preschoolers visited the president and asked him ...

Passenger numbers at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third for the first six months of 2024 over the same period last year, data released on Tuesday ...

A 46-year-old British man was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison for the manslaughter of Ioannis Polykarpou, who was fatally injured on January 21, 2023, when he was deliberately run down. ...

Cyprus and the FBI are to work together on clearing Cyprus’ name regarding the naturalisation through the citizenship by investment programme, it was announced on Tuesday after President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Efforts by UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin for a viable solution of the Cyprus problem and a common future do not allow for Turkish demands for two states, head of ...