#Cyprus

Five migrant boats attempting to reach Cyprus from Lebanon were pushed back to unknown destinations, it emerged on Wednesday. The pushbacks drew controversy, as the treatment of the migrants on ...

The government “does not wish to solve the problem” of multiple pensions being paid to government officials, the audit service said on Wednesday. In an eight-point statement on the matter, ...

Experts on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the government’s latest policy on suspending asylum seeker applications for Syrian nationals, while the interior ministry said it was ready to revoke ...

A boat with two people on board sank off the coast of Limassol on Tuesday afternoon, with the coast guard staging a rescue. According to the Search and Rescue Coordination ...

The social insurance fund (SIF) is financially viable until at least the year 2080, meaning there is no need to raise the age of retirement, according to the findings of an ...

A plan to support young people to own homes in the mountains is expected to be announced before the summer, mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis said on Tuesday. He added that ...

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed. ...

A British woman reported she had been left in intensive care after a 1.5m long snake bit her while she was in Cyprus, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Sam West, ...

The Audit service on Tuesday raised concerns regarding deferments granted to young men who would otherwise have been conscripted into the National guard. In a report on the matter, it ...

Construction of the first new refugee homes will begin in July, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, during a House refugee committee session. Ioannou updated the committee on the ‘...

Rural areas across Cyprus are to receive “ultra-high-speed” fibreoptic internet networks, Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of a €35 million government project to ...

The ferry service to Greece has seen enormous success, “exceeding all desired expectations,” Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli. The Cyprus-Piraeus ferry will start its third year of operations at the ...

Cyprus participated in an international police operation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in the Juicyfields Ponzi scheme, police announced on Tuesday. The scheme attempted to gather ...

Over 25,000 people have registered to vote in Cyprus for the first time ahead of June’s elections, Elections Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

Two companies registered in Cyprus were sanctioned by the US for being “involved in a global arms network”, it emerged on Tuesday. Individuals linked to the companies have been charged ...

There were a total of 19 femicides in Cyprus between 2019 and 2023, Mediterranean institute of gender studies director Susana Pavlou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), she decried ...

A policeman was run over in Limassol on Monday. The policeman, who was on a bicycle, had attempted to pull a car over after a check found that it did ...

Kition Ocean Holdings, the consortium responsible for the development of Larnaca’s port and marina, has agreed to renew their financial guarantee after a meeting chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Two more migrant boats have been spotted on Monday by Cyprus’ port police, it emerged. Authorities said that one boat had 37 migrants on board and was seen off the coast ...

Turkey’s higher education council (Yok) is to prepare a report on the state of the north’s education system in the wake of the “fake diploma scandal”, the north’...

The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that there appears to be no immediate threat to the Cypriot economy stemming from developments in the Middle East, following a snap meeting. ...

Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to one of the migrant reception facilities to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given to them ...

Fuel prices may soar local experts said on Monday, following escalating uncertainly in the Middle East which has been described as “on the brink” amid fears of an Israeli counter-offensive ...