#Cyprus

The House plenum on Thursday greenlit a law that makes ‘revenge porn’ a criminal offence, regardless of the victim’s gender, and punishable by up to 14 years in jail where ...

Unions representing state doctors on Thursday refuted reports that lives were put at risk during the 48-hour strike, complaining of a concerted attack via the media to besmirch them. In ...

A new tender is to be opened for the operation and maintenance of the Larnaca marina, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, ...

There will be “no escalation” of strike action taken by doctors, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting with doctors’ unions which took place ...

A group of 39 United States congressmen have penned a letter to the country’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken seeking to clarify, among other things, whether Hamas is operating in ...

The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan are “profoundly alarmed with the unfolding situation in the Middle East” and have “deplored the relentless cycle of violence, the extensive destruction of ...

Police in Larnaca were on “high alert” on Thursday morning, with Polish football fans arriving in the town en route to their club Legia Warsaw’s Europa Conference League fixture ...

A total of 5,282 people have been checked for HIV in the last ten years at the Cyprus Checkpoint operated by the Support Movement for AIDS, it said on Wednesday. In ...

Elam brought a new bill on sex education in schools to the House education committee on Wednesday, causing a fierce debate on the subject among committee members. The party said ...

Greece and Cyprus are “strong supporters” of “upgrading” the European Union’s relations with Jordan, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of trilateral meeting with ...

A new lawsuit has been filed against Odysseas Michaelides for moral damages due to “illegal actions and omissions” by the former auditor-general. The lawsuit was filed at Limassol district court ...

Cyprus and Greece reaffirmed their commitment to institutionalise intergovernmental summits, thus contributing to stability in the eastern Mediterranean and enhancing bilateral cooperation. Speaking after Wednesday’s second intergovernmental summit in ...

As the state doctors’ strike entered its second day on Wednesday, the auditor-general has agreed with the findings of an independent analyst which had determined that no more than a €2.5 ...

Dozens, possibly hundreds, of Bank of Cyprus customers received letters in the post over the past few weeks warning them that they would lose their accounts if they did not ...

Newly elected European fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis said on Wednesday he will work with determination over the next five years with his fellow commissioners for a better Europe. “Today’s ...

A 27-year-old man was on Wednesday imprisoned for 12 years for importing 24kg of cannabis. According to police, on October 1 when he arrived at Larnaca airport from overseas he was subjected ...

A group of businessmen who have formed the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative have called for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on the town’s once busy shopping street ...

To many people, both Cypriot natives and visiting tourists, acacia is synonymous with the landscape of Cyprus. Whether eliciting fond memories of its sweet scent and vibrant yellow flowers, providing ...

An MP demanded on Tuesday that authorities immediately launch a criminal probe into the Takata airbags affair to find out exactly who is responsible for the delays in recalling the ...

House President and Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Tuesday said she planned to table a proposal to institutionalise minimum operating levels in essential services during industrial action. The move comes ...

Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Tuesday announced his intention to invite schoolchildren to the European Parliament building, prompting the Cypriot education ministry to distance itself from ...

Two bills extending the length of parental leave and improving childbirth benefits were set to be submitted to the House on Tuesday as part of measures to fill demographic gaps, ...

Cyprus and Greece are expected to cover a wide agenda on Wednesday during the second Intergovernmental Summit between the leaders of the two countries, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, began on Tuesday, with a prosecution witness saying ...