#Cyprus

A Limassol court this week found in favour of a group of depositors with now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank who saw their savings wiped out in the March 2013 ‘haircut’, awarding them €5.7 ...

House transport committee chairman Marinos Mousiouttas presented a proposal on Thursday to halve the cost of fines for motorists who run red lights from €300 to €150. Mousiouttas presented the proposal at ...

The Larnaca district court on Thursday rejected a case against the state and the Central Bank of Cyprus seeking damages for the losses during the 2013 haircut. In the court’s ...

The Attorney General’s office on Thursday instructed the police to initiate a criminal investigation following the findings presented by the Sports Ethics Committee regarding potential criminal offences allegedly committed ...

The trial of Sefer Bugra Altundag, who suspected of murdering 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, was delayed on Thursday until December 8 after Altundag’s lawyer said he wanted ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Thursday the north shows “zero tolerance” to organised crime. Ustel issued a written statement, in which he said “we are continuing ...

Four suspects in the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos last month will be kept in custody until the start of their trial in two months, the Limassol District Court decided on ...

A retired art teacher in Larnaca took up a brush and paints to transform her graffiti-filled neighbourhood playground into a vibrant cultural experience. Visual artist Androula Angelidou Antoniadou created works ...

A report released by the Audit Office on Thursday highlighted that a total of 164 traffic violations recorded by traffic cameras installed on Cyprus’ roads concern police vehicles. According to the ...

The Cyprus Greens on Thursday have called on people to attend a peace march on later this week in support of the Palestinian people. In a statement the party expressed ...

Two cars worth thousands of euros were stolen from a showroom in Limassol in the early hours on Thursday, police said. According to police the perpetrators broke into the offices ...

Windows were damaged at the Paphos district court after stones were thrown at them by a member of the public, police said on Thursday. The damage was noticed on Thursday ...

The historic but dilapidated Piale Pasha Hani (‘old Pasha’s inn’) in Larnaca is set to be restored, following approval of a request from the Mari community council. “The inn ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Iole Damaskinos Government’s spokesman, Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed the activation of diplomatic and military measures along the UN buffer zone on Thursday, following incursions by the ...

A discussion at the House Ethics Committee quickly deteriorated on Wednesday when MPs discussed a draft bill that would set minimum requirements for special advisers appointed by the presidential palace ...

Just over a sixth of Cypriot electricity consumption came from renewable energy sources in 2022, it was learned on Wednesday. The exact figure, 17.2 per cent, was included in a report handed ...

During a blood donation event organised by the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia to commemorate the victims of the conflict in Gaza, Palestinian ambassador Abdallah Attari said the ultimate goal of ...

The foreign ministry is addressing an issue that arose when inspectors from the ministry were not allowed to visit schools in Rizokarpaso, blocked by the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Wednesday the Greek Cypriot lobby have been “launching attacks” on the north’s real estate market. “I have observed that recently there ...

In an attempt to clarify the situation that has developed around the issue in the buffer zone close to Ayios Dhometios, Hussein Isiksal, a special advisor to Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Safe and sustainable disposal of medical waste is causing concern among environmental observers, fuelled by the apparent refusal of some health professionals to comply with existing regulations. Despite current legislation ...

Seven out of ten Cypriots say they’d be willing to pay more income tax to help lower-income households cope with the costs of green transition, while a little over ...

The importance of social investments, the role of Cyprus in the development of the European Disability and Parking Cards, and the actions taken in the country to tackle structural racism, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will be attending the UN Climate Summit (COP28) in Dubai on Thursday, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing, Letymbiotis added that ...