#Cyprus

The police branch of the independent union of public employees (Asdyk) issued a statement on Monday expressing dissatisfaction with the finance ministry’s decision to calculate the compensation for police ...

The Public Works Department said Monday it has received three bids for a €7 million project for the installation and operation of a traffic management system touted as reducing journey times ...

A 49-year-old maths teacher was remanded for eight days after two students filed complaints of sexual harassment against him, it was reported on Monday. The two female students are 13 and 16. ...

Paphos has been named the most liveable small city in the world, according to a report by Compare the Market AU. The report assessed seven factors: the number of restaurants, ...

Part of a large circular walkway around the walls of old Nicosia was inaugurated over the weekend, the municipality said on Monday. Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said the project is ...

The ongoing drought and looming water crisis facing Cyprus this summer will be raised by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during a meeting with her counterparts in Brussels. “Cyprus is facing ...

Warnings have been painted on the road around the island at junctions that have fixed cameras on them, the transport ministry announced on Sunday. According to the ministry, painting of ...

While Disy seems to be the winner in the latest poll for the elections taking place in two weeks, it also points to a lack of interest, with 55 per cent ...

Cape Aspro and Petra tou Romiou could be included in the Unesco Cultural heritage list if a proposal by Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou and the communities of Pissouri and Kouklia ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades and Nikolaos Prakas With a staggering more than 7,000 candidates to choose from, next month’s EU and local government elections are threatening to drown voters in array ...

Lack of political will for a substantial revision of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas is putting the region in danger, the Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on ...

Fighting the growing trend of illegal and undeclared work in Cyprus is proving to be a challenge, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Sunday. Addressing the 29th Annual General Assembly ...

What is happening in the Osiou Avakoum monastery is within the statute of the Church and everything is legal, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday, while noting that the trial will ...

Three people were able to safely evacuate a vehicle that burst into flames on the highway on Saturday night. Police received information at about 11.30 on Saturday night that a car ...

Flower festivals underline the importance of nature and the need to promote environmental culture for its protection, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Saturday evening opening an event in Yermasoyia. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides sent a message on Saturday to companies responsible for implementing strategic projects in Cyprus, emphasising that those failing to meet their obligations will not be tolerated. He ...

Rating’s agency Moody’s on Saturday upgraded the outlook on the government of Cyprus to positive from stable. The decision to improve the outlook reflects Moody’s confidence in ...

A demonstration was held on Saturday outside the Legal Service for Thanasis Nicolaou, where his mother, Andriana, called on state authorities for justice over her son’s murder while in ...

A difficult summer is expected due to the dry winter, fire services’ spokesman, Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) Kettis also said ...

Complaints to the financial ombudsman’s office rose by 20 per cent last year to 1,121, Financial Commissioner Valentina Georgiadou said on Friday. The office is the single body for out-of-court resolution ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli announced on Friday he will sue the north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union chairman Mustafa Naimogullari over what he described as “slander” ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday addressed the graduation ceremony for the new frogmen of the National Guard at the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ naval base. Speaking to the graduates, Palmas acknowledged ...

Social workers announced on Friday they had indefinitely suspended their on-call service. The service will not be resumed until every social worker who has been seconded from the social welfare ...

The United Nations has resumed the transfer of humanitarian aid arriving by sea at the temporary jetty off the coast of Gaza, it emerged on Friday. Deliveries had been halted ...