#Cyprus

The Limassol district government on Saturday said it would decree that work stop on an “illegal house” being built near the Kryos river near Platres and examine whether conditions set ...

A police officer was reportedly handed a promotion on the strength of his proficiency in playing the clarinet. According to daily Phileleftheros, the man was made a sergeant as his ...

The Cyprus Paralympic delegation will arrive at the Paralympic Village in Paris on Sunday, just three days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Head of the delegation ...

Preparations are underway in the Paphos district village of Lysos for the drying and production of the area’s cured figs, commonly known as ‘maxilles’, which are on the island’...

Cyprus’ reservoirs are only a third full, data released on Saturday shows. The figure was revealed after the latest reading of the dams on Wednesday, which showed that there are 95.9 ...

The proportion of Cyprus’ government expenditure spent on fire protection services was slightly below the European Union average in 2022, according to data released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat. ...

The contract for the Cyprus-Greece ferry service has been renewed for another three years, the deputy ministry of shipping announced on Friday following another successful summer run. The government also ...

Putting an end to the one-way system on Nicosia’s arterial Makarios Avenue “could put European Union funds at risk”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking to the ...

Cyprus will have an opportunity to assess Turkey’s intentions over the Cyprus problem in the upcoming informal EU foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. The ...

The long-awaited e-justice system, which has faced numerous delays, is nearing completion, with final decisions expected in early September. The results from the system’s last crash tests are anticipated ...

Students are likely to face an uphill battle to secure accommodation, especially in Limassol, for the coming academic year due to the proliferation of short-term rentals particularly in coastal areas, ...

A large private house, currently embroiled in controversy over its legality and environmental impact, is being constructed on an expired building permit and is closer to the Kryos Potamos river ...

A total of 6,800 who were residing illegally in Cyprus have been deported or repatriated so far in 2024 as part of efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin, ...

The European Commission has given assurances that it will use “all the diplomatic means at its disposal” in order to protect the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) after reports this week ...

Agricultural organisations are hopeful that this year’s olive oil production will be better than last year’s, potentially leading to a drop in prices for consumers. However, the full ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Thursday urged the “world and the European Union to recognise right from wrong” in response to a reported agreement between the Republic ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has accepted an invitation to attend a European Union ministers meeting in Brussels next week along with Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, it was reported ...

Trikomo’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Hasan Sadikoglu and his municipality are both the subjects of a case which was handed over to the Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday, alleging lawbreaking ...

Around 600 new housing units are to be constructed in Limassol in the next six years for rent or purchase as part of the state’s affordable housing policy, the Cyprus ...

Implementation of local government reforms in the Paphos district has not gotten off to a great start, the president of the Union of Paphos Communities said on Friday. Michalis Nikandros ...

The Cyprus government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are in a furious row over a decision by tour operator Tui to stop daytrips to the north, with leader Ersin Tatar ...

The University of Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it would open up the remaining unfilled places for students starting undergraduate programmes to those who passed international high school examinations. Those ...

Limassol police are investigating an assault and theft involving a 64-year-old man who was allegedly lured to the scene by a young girl, it emerged on Wednesday. According to the ...

The number of migrants stranded in the buffer zone has reached 86, as arrivals continue unabated to the Green Line without access to asylum proceedings, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said ...