#Cyprus

The population in 250 communities in the south has more than halved since the 1973 census, according to new environmental NGO Elders Creating Green Communities. The NGO, set up in September, said ...

Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Tuesday dismissed outright the idea of the organisation relinquishing its ownership and control of the grid, arguing that ...

Marketing fresh fruit and vegetables is still “seriously problematic”, with exorbitant retail prices and profits of up to 342 per cent, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday. The association said ...

Medical equipment worth €60,000 was on Tuesday donated to the paediatric clinic of Makarios hospital by the Australian Hellenic Medical Charity and the Cypriot community of Adelaide. The donation includes diagnostic ...

One hundred days into the operation of the newly formed district self-governance organisations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday praised their work, despite teething problems. He said he aspired to ...

The deputy welfare ministry has strongly defended its actions in response to criticisms from Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos regarding the accommodation centre for unaccompanied minors, following a fire at the ...

In an ever-changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, the challenges are enormous and the ability to adapt and respond immediately is imperative, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday. Addressing the ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has praised the 800-year-old history of Cyprus’ famed commandaria referencing the sweet wine’s very first award all the way back in 1224. She was addressing the ...

The government said on Monday it will set up a team of legal experts to advise on two bills relating to the planned reform of the Audit Office and the ...

A coalition of Turkish Cypriot organisations on Monday demanded the release of businesspeople arrested by the Republic of Cyprus on the charge of developing or promoting the development of Greek ...

The Supreme Court will announce its decision over the case surrounding Thanasis Nicolaou’s death at a later unspecified date, after Monday’s hearing had lawyers from each side put ...

MPs have strongly criticised the fact that human trafficking has fallen under the responsibility of the deputy ministry of migration, stressing that trafficking does not only concern foreign nationals, and ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the Cyprus Awareness Raising and Education Study (CARES) project to the local ‘1010 Cosmos’ consortium, under the title “Space Horizons: Bridging the Gap Between ...

Investing in the younger generation is a top priority for the government, according to House president Annita Demetriou, who addressed the opening ceremony of the seventh session of the Youth ...

The education ministry on Monday confirmed it was investigating allegations of a Nicosia high school mistreating an ADHD student, after a parent reported the principal. According to Philenews and Reporter ...

The government should do everything in its power and insist on resumption of negotiations, House speaker and Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. Elsewhere, the party’s former leader ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer in London on Monday, in the first bilateral meeting since the latter’s election. The Cyprus problem, bilateral ...

The endemic and unique mouflon or “wild sheep” of Cyprus, with the male’s distinctive heart-shaped horns, has become a much-loved and photographed icon for the island. The breeding programme ...

Amid a continuous flow of news reports on hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and even war, it is only natural for people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves ...

President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Sunday he was headed to the tripartite meeting in New York with the sole goal of resuming negotiations. “I will honour the mandate I received ...

As the war between Hezbollah, Hamas and Israel rages on, Cyprus is playing an important role for evacuees from Lebanon. Positioned strategically close to the conflict zone, the island is ...

Plans are afoot to deal with potential water shortages in Cyprus after a year of below average rainfall so far, water development department deputy director George Kazantzis said on Saturday. ...

Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Saturday unveiled a monument in Paphos which commemorates the Greek revolution of 1821. Speaking at the monument’s unveiling, he said he wished to broadcast ...

The Greek Cypriot side is in a “very constructive mood” ahead of Tuesday’s informal dinner involving United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...