#Cyprus

The finance ministry is “examining and costing scenarios” for potential new measures to support people facing ongoing difficulties with the cost of living, Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday. He ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has again criticised Greek Cypriot leaders, pouring cold water on the idea of reunification as the Republic celebrated 63 years of independence on Sunday. “Considering the ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has called on the government to address the growing problems encountered by travellers at Paphos airport, especially as far as waiting times and queues are concerned. ...

Faster processing times of asylum applications have received a boost with the recruitment of 25 additional examiners, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. “The recruitment of new staff is a ...

While Cyprus’ legislation says all the right things on paper, the fight against corruption is compromised by institutional flaws, the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (Greco) ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos was in Ukraine on Monday for a meeting of the foreign ministers of all 27 European Union member states in Kyiv. The meeting is the first of ...

A delegation of the House foreign affairs committee, headed by its chairman and the president of the Cyprus-Armenia interparliamentary cooperation committee Harris Georgiades, began contacts in Yerevan on Monday. The ...

The only way forward is the way of peace, said the President Nikos Christodoulides in a televised address to the public on Sunday, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary ...

Climate change makes need for constant upgrades ever more vital In a significant stride toward bolstering its firefighting capabilities, the Fire Service recently welcomed a delivery of nine cutting-edge 4×4 fire ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday as part of her official visit to Cyprus. The two held a meeting at the presidential ...

A criminal investigation into 17.5kg of cocaine hidden in banana crates has turned into a legal wrangle between the British bases (SBAs) and the Republic of Cyprus, in what has ...

Two people were rescued from the sea off the coast of Limassol on Saturday. Police said they received a call regarding two people in danger of the coast of Limassol ...

Former Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday urged the current government to “modestly read the reasons” for the upgrade of Cyprus’ credit score by Moody’s. He added that the ...

Α 29-year-old Serbian national died after being run over in Limassol in the early hours of Saturday morning. The man was attempting to cross Limassol’s coastal road when he was ...

Cyprus records around 4,000 new cancer cases per year, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. Kanari was speaking at the first Oncology Forum held at the Bank of Cyprus oncology ...

Taxi drivers across Cyprus are set to go on strike on Monday, beginning at 7am. They are set to gather in protest at the GSP stadium in Nicosia, the new ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday he was “deeply satisfied” after investment service Moody’s upgraded Cyprus’ credit rating to “investment level”, putting the success down to the success of ...

The Union of Cypriot pensioners (Ekysy) said “none of the problems plaguing pensioners have been resolved” in a letter to social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou on Saturday. They added ...

The Cyprus disabled persons confederation reacted negatively to a proposed state housing project saying it contradicts the ethos of integration. The council of ministers on Tuesday, gave the green light ...

SBA personnel and other volunteers, including students, collected some 295 kilogrammes of trash during a cleanup operation along a six-kilometre stretch of beach in Larnaca on Friday. The cleanup occurred at ...

There are signs that there is movement regarding the appointment of UN envoy on the Cyprus problem, Unficyp Chief Colin Stewart said on Friday at the fourth Cyprus Forum in ...

The interior ministry is seeking repatriation of some Syrians as it says it is approaching the immigration issue comprehensively, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. Speaking against the backdrop ...

Conservationists in Cyprus released griffon vultures into the wild on Friday, in the latest attempt to boost a critically endangered population of the scavenger birds. Once thriving, the number of ...

Sheep and goat breeders have announced their intention to protest over non-implementation of PDO (product of designated origin) requirements for halloumi. But the agriculture ministry said their differences that occurred ...