#Cyprus

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 ...

The government is taking all necessary measures for security following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. He said members of the ...

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland kicked off her meetings in Cyprus on Monday, setting the stage for Friday’s Commonwealth ministers’ meeting on oceans. The Commonwealth SG met President Nikos ...

A man was fined €2,000 last week after confessing to bird trapping offences dating back to January in the Achna forest area, the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police said on Monday. ...

Egypt desperately needs a major gas discovery to shore up its declining production The submission of the updated development plan for the Aphrodite gasfield by Chevron at the beginning of ...

Wildlife services say they probably haven’t been orphaned and you will harm their chance of survival As spring ushers in the breeding season, the serene outskirts of the Paphos ...

The latest developments in the region and the negative consequences of the escalation of tension especially in relation to migration were discussed on Sunday afternoon by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

The suspension of examining asylum applications from Syrian nationals is the activation of Cyprus’ Plan B in the face of increasing migrant arrivals and is legal, competent sources told the ...

Five Paphos bars and restaurants were fined by the police on Saturday night for various violations, the force announced on Sunday. The five owners of venues in the tourist area ...

After a long legal battle, Polis municipality finally gets to revamp and tame a beloved slice of anarchy The Polis Chrysochous beach campsite, beloved by many for over 40 years, is ...

Eighty three years was marked on Sunday since the founding the Akel party. On April 14, 1941, the founding meeting of the party was held in Skarinou, on the initiative of the ...

In light of developments in the region, the foreign ministry on Sunday said that the Estia plan has been activated in case there was a need for evacuations but so ...

Due to the recent mass arrival of Syrian asylum seekers, and pending developments on the issue of the reassessment of Syria’s status and the designation of safe areas, Cyprus ...

Describing herself as an accidental politician, the head of Belarus’ government in exile was in Cyprus this week drumming up support against the country’s leader, who she accuses of ...

A man has been arrested after appearing to be the pilot of a boat that brought a further 32 migrants to the island on Saturday, The boat arrived early on Saturday ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting April 8: Minister of Agriculture, Maria Panayiotou, recently lauded the economic significance of the wine industry and unveiled plans ...

A fragmented political landscape is giving Elam a competitive edge in lead up to elections European Parliament elections have seldom gathered the level of interest as the fight for the ...