#Cyprus

The national guard on Tuesday celebrated 60 sixty years since its establishment in 1964. Sixty years ago, on June 4, the council of ministers decided by decree to establish the military force under ...

The bankruptcy of German tourism group FTI is a negative development for Cyprus tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis said on Tuesday, while hoteliers described it as another blow in ...

The owners of a hotel in the north on Tuesday denied rumours that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy owns the property. It had been rumoured that Zelenskiy owned the Vuni Palace ...

Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta was under review on Tuesday spurred on by the prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears. The state is under ...

Nicosia’s municipal swimming pool will not be open to the public until next year, municipality spokeswoman Petrina Kakoulli said on Tuesday. It has now been closed to the public ...

Local stakeholders appear to have thrown in their lot with a proposal of the ports authority (CPA) after the latter expressed its readiness to undertake the development of the Larnaca ...

Repair work is ongoing on the temporary jetty placed off the coast of Gaza which broke apart last month during high winds, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday. She ...

Options for Larnaca’s port and marina are being evaluated and there is a commitment to inform the public as soon as possible about the next steps, Transport Minister Alexis ...

The financial aspect of the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery is the most complex one, the attorney-general said on Monday. George Savvides was answering questions about the progress in ...

Greek Cypriots have received a total of £25.4 million (€29.8m) worth of compensation from the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north so far in 2024, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin ...

British high commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq OBE is cutting his service on the island short. Sources told the Cyprus Mail that Siddiq, who was appointed in August 2022, is set ...

Police on Monday announced a second arrest, of a 51-year-old man, in the case of a telephone scam operated by people masquerading as doctors. He appeared in court later on ...

A two-state solution is the “only viable political option” in Israel-Palestine, Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday. Speaking to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ahead of a two-day visit to ...

With 9,000 staff and 3,000 police officers, and a total budget of €6,650,000, 1,845 polling stations will open on Sunday morning in Cyprus for 705,357 registered voters to elect members of the European Parliament and ...

More rehabilitation services have been integrated into state health care services (Gesy) by the health insurance organisation (HIO), it emerged on Monday. According to an announcement sent out to providers, ...

Limassol police on Monday were continuing an intense search for the arsonists who caused a large fire in Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapontas. The fire in Ayios Sylas was set ...

Over 1.8 million people have visited Varosha since it was reopened for visitors in 2020, Turkish public service broadcaster TRT reported on Monday. Varosha had been empty since the Turkish invasion of ...

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis and the Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas took stock of the defence cooperation between ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday that the state has no greater concern than the resolution of the Cyprus problem. “We assure the Cypriot people that there is no ...

Forget for a second the complexity of the coming elections for the new system of local government – the smorgasbord of different ballots, candidates galore, and so forth. Because it turns ...

Hundreds of people attended Nicosia’s pride parade on Saturday, marking 10 years since it was held for the first time. Waving the signature rainbow flag were also diplomats taking part ...

Former UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer met Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar where they discussed it is time for “new ideas” around the Cyprus problem, it emerged on Saturday. ...

Dozens of animals were burned alive in the Ayios Sylas fire, it emerged on Saturday as a team from the veterinary services went to the area to document the damage. ...

There is no reason for workers hired by Kition Ocean Holdings to be concerned for the future of their employment, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Saturday, as he pledged the ...