#Cyprus

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 ...

The United Kingdom’s handing over of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “raises questions” over the future of the country’s sovereign base areas in Cyprus, former United Nations special ...

The latest European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgement on Cyprus’ pushbacks reinforces the importance of adhering to international and European law, a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokeswoman said on ...

Opposition parties accused the government of incompetence on Friday following the reversal of a measure aimed at tackling the high cost of living. Both left-wing Akel and right-wing Disy accused ...

Cyprus has “made good progress” in its efforts to return migrants to their country of origin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. Speaking in Paphos ahead ...

The €5 million state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit in Paphos, inaugurated on Friday by President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is solid proof of the importance of solidarity, ...

The road linking the Baths of Aphrodite and the Fontana Amorosa beach in the Akamas national park is to close for almost two weeks on Monday, the forestry department announced ...

The government on Thursday unveiled its strategy for the agricultural sector aimed at sustainable development, innovation, and economic resilience. The new strategy was presented by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou. “It ...

Newly appointed auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday he was confident that any disagreements with the Law Office would be solved through dialogue, pointing out nevertheless that the Audit Office ...

People leaving Lebanon continued to arrive in Cyprus on Thursday, with flights landing at Larnaca airport and boats continuing to dock at the marinas in Larnaca and Ayia Napa as ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas has reaffirmed that the primary goal of the defence ministry is the modernisation of the National Guard and the enhancement of its operational readiness. He was ...

Eight people in the Paphos and Limassol districts were arrested on suspicion of having funded an unnamed terrorist organisation, police spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on Thursday. Later, a court ordered ...

Police are investigating how and why a 79-year-old man who was being towed by a car while sitting in his faulty electric wheelchair, died. The man, who lived in Ayioi ...

A proposal to nationalise the electricity authority’s (EAC) grid and its operation is being considered, it was reported on Wednesday. The idea, presented to Energy Minister George Papanastasiou and ...

More than 2,000 people, citizens of 20 different countries, have now arrived in Cyprus as part of assisted departures to remove people from Lebanon as the political situation continues to deteriorate, government ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved the purchase of 100,000 digital identity cards, Research Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said. He said the first 30,000 identity cards will be made available free of charge to ...

Trade union Pasydy on Wednesday said civil servants are “under attack” as the debate regarding a planned pay rise rumbles on. They said the agreement they had reached with the ...

The public works department have got the go-ahead to proclaim an architectural competition for the new courts in Nicosia, replacing the existing building near the buffer zone, at a cost ...

Making agreements with Lebanon to stem the tide of would-be refugees is misguided, Associate International Law and Human Rights’ professor Aristotelis Constantinides said on Wednesday. The UCy expert made the ...

The digital platform e-kalathi (e-basket), designed to inform consumers about the prices of essential goods and allow them to compare prices on a daily basis, is expected to be operational ...

The betting sector represents 3.72 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP, director general of the finance ministry George Panteli said on Tuesday addressing the 7th Safe Gaming Conference. The conference marked the ...