#Cyprus

First in a series of articles by retired ambassador and former permanent secretary of the foreign ministry, Andreas Pirishis who looks at the Cyprus problem from the viewpoint of a ...

Police scuffled with a group of protesters outside the Limassol station, it emerged on Sunday, after ten individuals were arrested and one officer ended up in hospital. The ten individuals ...

Cyprus is an important EU member state for its geographic position and its deep knowledge of the Middle East, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. In ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will outline the need to increase migrant returns at an EU ministerial meeting on Monday. According to a ministry statement, Ioannou departs for Ghent, Belgium later ...

Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, as dust is expected to remain in high concentration on Sunday, the met office said. According to the met office, ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting April 22: Former Cyprus Airways CEO Paul Sies has joined travel-tech company Journey Mentor as president and chief executive ...

Cyprus’ accession to the European Union was “the culmination of a titanic effort” on the part of the Cypriot and Greek governments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at ...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed a “mission resumed” in the Amalthea plan on Saturday following the setting sail of the aid ship the Jennifer for Gaza on Friday night. Speaking at ...

The majority of the public who use the island’s citizens service centres (KEP) have reported being served within ten minutes, a survey released by the finance ministry revealed on ...

UK Cypriot Andreas Michli has thrown his hat in as an independent candidate in London’s upcoming mayoral elections. As described on his campaign page, “Michli is a proud father, ...

Around eight per cent of the workforce, or 40,000 people are illegally employed in Cyprus resulting in a loss of revenue to the social insurance fund of €10 million a year, Labour ...

A “political group” for the Cyprus problem has been created by President Nikos Christodoulides, it was revealed on Friday. The group’s creation was announced by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

The next shipment of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza will probably set sail on Tuesday, April 30, Cyprus employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) director general Michalis Antoniou said on Friday. ...

Tickets are still available for Ed Sheeran’s second appearance in Cyprus on September 8, although the first on the previous evening has sold out, organisers said on Friday. Ticket sales ...

A hearing for an appeal to recover €807,000 taken from monks embroiled in alleged money laundering at Osiou Avakoum has been postponed until May 30. At a scheduled date on Friday, the ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras was outraged on Friday over port and marina developer Kition Ocean Port’s decision to impose new fees on boats which use the marina’s old ...

Average household electricity prices in Cyprus fell to €34.5 per 100 kWh during the second half of 2023 from €37.3, but prices were higher than the previous year when the rate clocked in at €32.6 ...

During the inauguration of the €1.6 million upgrade to the Ormidia fishing shelter on Thursday, the agriculture ministry reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to the fishing community. The modest-sized fishing shelter in ...

Parliament on Thursday evening enacted a law that allows the identification of users of prepaid mobile phone cards, with some MPs hailing the step while others called it a damp ...

The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the Isias hotel collapsed travelled to Turkey on Thursday ahead of the resumption of the trial of those held responsible ...

Developer Kition Ocean Holdings’ no-show at Wednesday’s House transport committee meeting should not “be perceived as a sign of disrespect”, the consortium insisted on Thursday. They described the situation ...

Lawyers representing former President Nicos Anastasiades have filed a €2,000,000 lawsuit against journalist and writer Makarios Drousiotis at the Nicosia district court accusing him of making “malicious, false, and defamatory claims” ...

Candidacies are being submitted for local elections in the Limassol district on Thursday, with the elections set to take place on June 9. June’s elections will be the first to ...

Right wing Disy emerged as the frontrunner in the recent poll conducted by ANT1 ahead of the upcoming European elections on June 9. The lead is closely contested by left-wing Akel, ...