#Cyprus

We have a specific plan for the Cyprus problem, which we have been implementing since day one, and is slowly bringing results, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday without downplaying ...

Cyprus is part of a group of countries that will cooperate with NASA for the return of humanity to the moon and then for the giant effort to send the ...

Cyprus has marked the best nine months ‘of all time’ in tourism this year, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Making statements at the opening of the Cyprus ...

Police are taking increased security measures across points of entry, embassies and other sensitive locations, due to the situation in the Middle East, spokesman for the force Christos Andreou said ...

Tests carried out at diagnostic centres in Cyprus are already “of perfect quality”, diagnostic centres’ association (Pasydike) chairman Giorgos Kouttoukis said on Friday. Speaking to Astra radio station, he said ...

The first fines have been issued to businesses who have not ensured health and safety for workers whose jobs require standing for long periods, it emerged on Friday. The law ...

The cabinet on Friday at an extraordinary session was briefed on the 88 flagship goals of the government that include reforms in health, education, welfare, environmental issues and migration. According to ...

The man driving the motorcycle carrying the shooter in the murder of 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou in April was on Friday sentenced to life in prison by the Nicosia criminal court. ...

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday night after having allegedly edited into existence explicit images of teachers and pupils at the senior school he attends, British bases police confirmed ...

Major concerns were raised by BirdLife Cyprus on Friday over the approval for the construction of a new fish farming port in Pentakomos in an area important for the conservation ...

Cyprus was ranked 31st out of 142 countries in the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index. The island received a score of 0.67 out of a maximum score ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou on Thursday called for a ban on the construction of buildings within 100 metres of the coast. Speaking at a conference organised by the environment department, she ...

The government is “very close to having announcements to make” regarding Cyprus’ joining of the United States’ visa waiver programme, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Speaking at the morning’...

By Tom Cleaver The British bases on Thursday announced that a total of 312 blackcaps – commonly known as ‘ambelopolia’ – which had been illegally trapped, had been seized at crossing points they ...

Details regarding the next round of support measures offered by the government to help alleviate the rising cost of living will be announced within the next month, Finance Minister Makis ...

MPs on Wednesday were incandescent over President Nikos Christodoulides’ decision to veto a law which would disclose the names of donors to the ‘social support body’, a fund for students ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday met with newly elected president of the European Council Antonio Costa, who was in Cyprus for a working visit. Costa expressed his support for a ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Wednesday called for an end to the practice of police carrying out searches of prisons and prisoners without informing them as to the ...

An idea has been floated for there to be three “tables” of negotiations set up for talks to resolve the Cyprus problem, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The first “table” ...

The oceans and fisheries European commissioner nominee Costas Kadis has presented his answers in writing ahead of his November 6 hearing at the European Parliament, outlining his priorities for the viability ...

The two monks on trial for forgery and money laundering have been hit with another five charges, bringing them to a total of 24, Nicosia criminal court heard on Wednesday. Archimandrites ...

The cost of Aradippou’s upgraded sewerage system has skyrocketed by over €200 million from its original estimate, it was revealed on Wednesday. Initially projected at €50 million, the project is now ...

Prisoners of the 1974 war are faced with a slew of injustices, ranging from getting an €8 stipend every month, while others who receive a government subsidy may not have been prisoners ...

The International Monetary Fund’s revised outlook for Cyprus’ GDP growth for 2024 is “a vote of confidence” in the island, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He was commenting ...