#Cyprus

The police and the fire brigade had to intervene after rain brought Nicosia’s traffic to a standstill on Monday afternoon. Heavy rain hit the capital shortly after 2pm, with ...

Economist Stelios Platis was the forerunner for Cyprus’ new auditor-general that Diko MP Zacharias Koulias had planned to appoint this week, when he would have free rein as acting President ...

EU member states share common goals of achieving climate neutrality and ensuring a sustainable, secure and affordable energy future, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday at the opening of ...

A 60-year-old resident of Lakatamia was killed in a fatal traffic accident on Monday morning, police said. The victim was identified as Lambros Mavrommatis. The incident happened at around 6am ...

Police in Limassol have identified four more individuals captured on CCTV illegally entering the Alphamega stadium on September 15 during the Apollon–AEL match, which was later abandoned. Arrest warrants have ...

The governments of Cyprus and Greece on Saturday signed a “framework of understanding” regarding the section of the Great Sea Interconnector which will connect Cyprus to the Greek island of ...

The European Commission is “closely monitoring” the government’s planned reforms to the audit office, the commission’s acting spokeswoman for the rule of law Jordis Ferroli said on Saturday. ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Saturday hailed rating agency Morningstar DBRS’ decision to give Cyprus a credit rating of BBB (high) and upgrade the island’s outlook from “stable” to “...

Cyprus is in “advanced consultations” with the United Arab Emirates regarding the establishment of a joint company to participate in the share capital of the Great Sea Interconnector, President Nikos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to New York on Saturday ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. He is set to give his speech to the general assembly on Wednesday, ...

Strengthening energy cooperation between the Med9 countries and promoting green energy will be the focus of next week’s ministerial meeting in Larnaca, which was expected to promote peace and ...

Cabinet on Friday approved the state budget for 2025 and the government’s medium-term fiscal framework for the three years between 2025 and 2027. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, Finance Minister ...

Cyprus’ electricity regulatory authority (Cera) on Friday approved cabinet’s decision over the future of the Great Sea Interconnector project, adopting the requests of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (...

The Republic of Cyprus and the north both expressed overall satisfaction with the Council of Europe’s committee of ministers’ decisions regarding developments related to the use of and compensation ...

Efforts to reform the legal service and audit office will plough ahead as planned, without any changes, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Friday. In statements to the Cyprus News ...

The remodelling of Nicosia’s city centre is a multifaceted initiative, not just an economic venture, aiming at the rebirth of the city while maintaining its historical identity, Interior Minister ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

A man who had been wanted for almost 20 years for his role in a fatal traffic accident is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. According to the ...

Cyprus and Greece on Thursday signed two bilateral agreements related to organ transplants, according to Health Minister Michalis Damianou. The first agreement focuses on cross-border kidney transplants. This will allow ...

The matter of dangerous buildings and who is responsible for demolishing them has become a sore point between the new-fangled district self-governing organisations (EOA) and the municipalities, it emerged in ...

The House audit committee cancelled its session on Thursday “as a mark of respect” to Odysseas Michaelides, who was fired from his post as auditor-general. MPs were slated to discuss ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday reiterated their interest and commitment to implement the electricity interconnector project. Christodoulides met Mitsotakis in Athens at the ...

Scientists have uncovered a mystery surrounding the extinction of dwarf hippos and dwarf elephants that once roamed Cyprus before the arrival of the first humans. During the Late Pleistocene, Cyprus ...

The majority of political parties on Wednesday lambasted developments at the Supreme Constitutional Court that led to Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides being fired from his post. In parliament, a House ethics ...