#Cyprus

Life expectancy in Cyprus has fallen from 82.4 years in 2020 to 81.7 years in 2022 after dropping to a low of 81.3 years in 2021, according to an EU health report. Despite the drop, life ...

The attorney-general on Tuesday filed an appeal over a Limassol District Court decision that last month awarded compensation to an individual in a 2013 Laiki Bank haircut case. “In particular, the ...

Another 15 vultures have arrived in Cyprus from Spain as part of ongoing efforts to save the endangered Griffon Vulture species on the island, it was announced on Tuesday. The birds ...

Cyprus actively supports the aviation sector, aiming to increase the nation’s air connectivity, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday during the naming ceremony of a SKY express plane called ‘...

Launching a new Youth Culture Card on Tuesday, President Nikos Christodoulides described it as a “window to culture”. The card is available to all young people who turn 18 years old ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli threatened on Tuesday to issue Ercan (Tymbou) airport’s operating company T&T with daily fines worth $1,000 (€914) over “deficiencies” at the new ...

Preventing and combating youth delinquency, such as school bullying, is a top priority for the government, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on Tuesday. She was speaking at an event to ...

Disy MPs were critical of the government’s performance during the second day of discussions in the House regarding the 2024 state budget on Tuesday despite party leader Annita Demetriou throwing ...

Control of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant was officially assumed by the Water Development Department (WDD) on Tuesday morning. The WDD is set to administer the plant for a “transitional ...

The ship initially identified by various reports as ‘Lyme Bay’, the first humanitarian aid ship sent from Cyprus to Gaza, was still waiting to dock on Tuesday, after it left ...

By Elias Hazou and Tom Cleaver The 2024 state budget looks set to pass the house on Wednesday after Annita Demetriou, leader of the House’s largest party Disy, threw her ...

The cabinet on Monday green-lit amendments to the 2024 state budget bill to include the agreement struck recently concerning salary advancements for public sector workers on the lower pay brackets. Cabinet’...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday with authorities dealing with delinquency in schools, following the arrest of a group of teens that set fire to ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday denied reports that President Nikos Christodoulides had been invited to Turkey by the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tatar made the comments ...

A special police team has been set up to investigate reports of a babysitter abusing three infants in Nicosia in the span of a year, it emerged on Monday. Parents ...

The tussle for the coveted title of the Cyprus European Capital of Culture 2030 was launched officially on Monday. The competition is between Limassol, Larnaca and Nicosia. “The deputy ministry, acting ...

Two men have been arrested for their role in an attempted murder close to Ayia Napa marina last month, after a vehicle was shot at, police said on Monday. A 39...

After weeks of intensive discussions and preparations, Israel has given the green light for a humanitarian corridor to transport aid from Cyprus to Gaza. According to state broadcaster CyBC, a ...

The costs of migration will be exorbitant in 2024, due to increased needs from non-stop flows in recent years, in addition to new structures, medical care, benefits and the management of ...

What happens when honesty is met with justice? Understanding the Whistleblowing Law of 2022 and the deadline for companies’ procedures By Dorina Mastora and Constantinos Antoniou Envision a law that safeguards ...

‘The opposition to Israel’s actions against Palestinians has turned into an unconscious attack on all Israelis and Jews’ Since the Hamas attack on Israel in early October and Israel’...

So many people visited the Christmas village in Fikardou on Sunday afternoon that police announced they had to change traffic arrangements. As a result, entry to the village was only ...

Pyrgos has expressed its delight after the local Halitzia Tillirias cheese was added to the European Union’s Protected Geographical Indications register. “This opens doors to new opportunities for employment, ...

A few days ago I saw the article ‘Government gets its way on 397 new public sector jobs’ in your paper and thought to myself – all the government needs to do ...