#Cyprus

All was quiet in Deneia on Thursday, with community leader Charalambos Alexandrou calling on the state to take a tougher stance towards the UN. This follows recent incidents  with Turkish ...

Yet another food delivery driver was attacked on Wednesday evening in Limassol. The 23-year-old foreigner, who is studying in Cyprus and working part time as a food delivery driver, reported ...

The energy ministry has reissued its grants scheme for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources in residences to accommodate an additional 3,000 applications from households across Cyprus. According to the ...

The government’s plan to introduce foreign language undergraduate programmes at the country’s public universities is “based on scientific arguments”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved its decision over legislation that would require more state officials to submit capital statements – including the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general. Legal teams from ...

A €10,000 ceiling in the use of cash for the purchase of goods or services was discussed at the House ethics committee on Wednesday, as part of a bill put forward ...

The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. In statements after a ...

Tensions continued on Wednesday in the Deneia area, where farmers were reportedly obstructed by Turkish soldiers while attempting to cultivate their fields before both sides then later left the area. ...

Former Transport Minister Marios Demetriades and some of his relatives linked to the family law firm were referred to the criminal court over the golden passport scandal on Wednesday. A ...

The government announced a series of measures on Wednesday to combat rising energy costs, including subsidies, VAT reductions and housing policies designed to support vulnerable groups. The decisions were taken ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday assured that the government is committed to finding lasting solutions to the economic challenges facing Cypriot society, highlighting the importance of incorporating feedback from ...

Cyprus is a “bridge between the different parts” of the Middle East, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said on Tuesday after meeting Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos, who pledged that ...

The police are “concerned” by the ongoing rise of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol, they said on Tuesday, ahead of a high-level meeting over the matter on Wednesday. Wednesday’...

Unions at the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) on Tuesday called for the immediate installation of two new power generation units at Dhekelia power station in addition to storage facilities to ...

“Would anyone logically think diaspora Cypriots could determine the result of the United States election?”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos asked on Tuesday in response to apparent suspicion in Cyprus’ media ...

Disciplinary proceedings begin next week against trade unionist policeman Nikos Loizides for statements he made regarding the police force. Loizides, who is Isotita trade union’s vice president and spokesman, ...

The education ministry announced on Tuesday that it was to begin enforcing legislation prohibiting the use of mobile phones in secondary schools. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), the ...

The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is investigating Monday’s incident in Deneia, where a Turkish army officer allegedly threatened a farmer, while he was tending his field in ...

A 20-day-old baby died at the weekend and six more remained in intensive care on Monday after being fed ethanol while being treated at north Nicosia’s emergency hospital. The ...

The United Kingdom’s foreign office updated its threat of “regional escalation” in its official travel advisory for Cyprus. The ministry stated that “hostilities in the region and between Israel ...

It was quite telling that during ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness month, allegations of mistreatment of students with ADHD hit the news. Like most topics that fall under the ...

The municipality of East Paphos has been officially renamed as the municipality of Ierokipias (Holy Garden), mayor Nicos Palios said on Sunday. The move follows an official announcement in the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to meet American President Joe Biden at the White House, CyBC reported on Sunday. According to the channel’s correspondent in Washington Petros Kasfiki ...

Two of four advisors to the president and ministers who were dismissed due to a change in the law are taking the matter to court, it was reported on Sunday, ...