#Cyprus

The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities are due to begin discussions on the creation a bicommunal solar park, the EU’s Director General of Structural Reform Mario Nava said ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) takes the Auditor General’s latest report about shocking amounts of overtime at Nicosia general seriously and will take all measures needed, spokesman Charalambos ...

Cyprus is the second-worst country in the European Union regarding workplace gender equality, it was revealed on Monday. According to a survey carried out by Swedish business website Finansvalp, Cyprus’ ...

Three migrant boats arrived over the past two days in Cyprus, with almost 200 people arriving on the island, police said on Monday. According to police, the first instance on Sunday ...

The annual budget of the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be submitted to parliament’s plenum for a vote, it emerge after an extraordinary house health committee meeting on ...

Eight hundred divorces are registered annually in Cyprus in all districts, while already since the beginning of the year almost 400 petitions have been filed, the house human rights committee heard ...

The solution to the Cyprus problem is of fundamental importance for the balance in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said in statements at the presidential palace after his private ...

The gaming authority and casino regulator has collected millions of euros from the casino, since its opening day, the chairman of the authority Christos Mavrellis told the House finance committee ...

Cyprus’ compliance with international sanctions is “very good”, the finance minister said on Monday, adding that by year’s end the two units dealing with sanctions will be consolidated into ...

The value and importance of all-day school is “obvious,” Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Speaking at a promotional event in Nicosia, she said the extension of the school ...

Seepage of untreated animal manure, mainly cow dung, risks causing irreversible environmental damage to the Achna dam and its surrounds, its community leader said on Monday. A leak on Sunday ...

A 34-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of drug possession with intent to supply after being found with 8kg of cocaine. ...

Larnaca’s newly unveiled Mediterranean Artists’ Park will provide the opportunity for outdoor art installations and for the hosting of cultural events, Larnaca municipality said on Monday. “Culture stands as ...

A donkey was run over by an ambulance near Rizokarpaso on Saturday night. The ambulance was being driven with a patient on board from the Rizokarpaso health centre to the ...

The European Union (EU) Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meets on Monday afternoon to consider, among other things, the demands of farmers who have been protesting across Europe for ...

The eerie charm of the derelict Amiandos miner’s hospital where the past confronts the present and raises questions about the island’s future I came upon it quite unexpectedly ...

The state aspires, through targeted measures and incentives, to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and ...

Police arrested a 60-year-old man discovered with dozens of untaxed tobacco items, while e was driving in Limassol. According to police, the man was found during regular stops of vehicles ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he hoped UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Holguin would soon be able to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem. Speaking to ...

There is an increase in the population of the Mediterranean monk seal in Cyprus and 2023 figures show that there are 20-22 mammals on the island, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said, ...

Cyprus’ new ambassador to Austria, Andreas Ignatiou, expressed gratitude for Vienna’s support in efforts for a Cyprus settlement, while presenting his credentials to the Federal President Dr Alexander Van ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is travelling to Geneva on Sunday to participate in the High-Level Meeting of the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, which begins on Monday. A ...

Police arrested a 28-year-old man in Nicosia, who is suspected of injuring a man and a woman with a knife in a break-in, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, ...

The weather will be mostly fair on Sunday, the met service said, adding that from Monday on there will be a chance of scattered showers. The temperature is set to ...