#Cyprus

While Disy seems to be the winner in the latest poll for the elections taking place in two weeks, it also points to a lack of interest, with 55 per cent ...

Cape Aspro and Petra tou Romiou could be included in the Unesco Cultural heritage list if a proposal by Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou and the communities of Pissouri and Kouklia ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades and Nikolaos Prakas With a staggering more than 7,000 candidates to choose from, next month’s EU and local government elections are threatening to drown voters in array ...

Lack of political will for a substantial revision of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas is putting the region in danger, the Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on ...

Fighting the growing trend of illegal and undeclared work in Cyprus is proving to be a challenge, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Sunday. Addressing the 29th Annual General Assembly ...

What is happening in the Osiou Avakoum monastery is within the statute of the Church and everything is legal, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday, while noting that the trial will ...

Three people were able to safely evacuate a vehicle that burst into flames on the highway on Saturday night. Police received information at about 11.30 on Saturday night that a car ...

Flower festivals underline the importance of nature and the need to promote environmental culture for its protection, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Saturday evening opening an event in Yermasoyia. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides sent a message on Saturday to companies responsible for implementing strategic projects in Cyprus, emphasising that those failing to meet their obligations will not be tolerated. He ...

Rating’s agency Moody’s on Saturday upgraded the outlook on the government of Cyprus to positive from stable. The decision to improve the outlook reflects Moody’s confidence in ...

A demonstration was held on Saturday outside the Legal Service for Thanasis Nicolaou, where his mother, Andriana, called on state authorities for justice over her son’s murder while in ...

A difficult summer is expected due to the dry winter, fire services’ spokesman, Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) Kettis also said ...

Complaints to the financial ombudsman’s office rose by 20 per cent last year to 1,121, Financial Commissioner Valentina Georgiadou said on Friday. The office is the single body for out-of-court resolution ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli announced on Friday he will sue the north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union chairman Mustafa Naimogullari over what he described as “slander” ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday addressed the graduation ceremony for the new frogmen of the National Guard at the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ naval base. Speaking to the graduates, Palmas acknowledged ...

Social workers announced on Friday they had indefinitely suspended their on-call service. The service will not be resumed until every social worker who has been seconded from the social welfare ...

The United Nations has resumed the transfer of humanitarian aid arriving by sea at the temporary jetty off the coast of Gaza, it emerged on Friday. Deliveries had been halted ...

Supermarkets that mislead the public over special offers should be named and shamed, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Friday. President of the association Marios Drousiotis said they were asking ...

The number of irregular migrant arrivals has significantly decreased following the suspension of asylum applications for Syrian nationals, according to a Philenews report. Despite Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s call ...

All relevant state services are ready to tackle wildfires throughout the upcoming summer season, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday after witnessing a firefighting exercise, called ‘Hephaestus 2024’ at the ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Thursday passed a law clamping down on foreigners buying property. Foreigners are now only allowed to buy one house or apartment each, provided that it ...

Conflicts of interest and an adjournment marked the beginning of the first court proceedings on Thursday, for the attorney-general’s motion to have the auditor-general removed from his post. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday began a two-day official visit to Poland where he held meetings with the country’s leadership. The president, accompanied by his spouse Philippa Karsera Christodoulides, ...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza “is continuing to deteriorate”, Cyprus’ ambassador to the United Nations Maria Michael said on Wednesday night. Speaking to the UN Security Council’s annual open ...