#Cyprus

Five hundred new police officers will be hired, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday, which will strengthen the force. The minister’s announcement came in the midst of criticism ...

Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed in 405 school buildings in collaboration with the electricity authority (EAC), the Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday. The final report on the project, agreed ...

Lawyers will hold two protests this week following the collapse of the e-justice system. The first one-hour protest will take place on Wednesday from 10am outside parliament when the House ...

Measures announced to tackle organised crime came under fire on Tuesday, while Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said their immediate introduction would boost effectiveness as holistic improvements to the structure of ...

Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers on Tuesday denounced the Cyprus government’s planned crackdown on their operations as “racist”. The government had announced on Friday plans to effectively reduce the burden ...

The UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus will be on the island on January 29 for a series of meetings, it was reported on Tuesday. According to CNA sources, ...

Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou announced on Tuesday he is to stand in June’s European Parliament elections. Panayiotou, 23, was born in the village of Meniko. He commonly goes by ...

New British and US airstrikes targeted a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities, with Akrotiri base in Cyprus the launchpad for the British aircraft. In ...

Unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Monday their members will hold a vote at the end of the month on possible industrial action, including ...

The law to formally hand over the operations of the north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) airport to the Turkish army was unanimously approved in ‘parliament’ on Monday. The airport has been ...

Police on Monday announced eight measures aimed at tackling organised crime and football violence, including increasing the number of front-line officers, more patrols and inspections on all sports fans attending ...

Electricity supply at the Nicosia general hospital has been successfully restored and efforts are underway to fix all technical issues that arose on Monday morning, State Health Service (Okypy) spokesperson ...

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances under which arrested Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat managed to obtain a Republic of Cyprus passport while a warrant was out for ...

The construction of a roundabout in Larnaca’s Dromolaxia-Menou municipality is facing delays as some landowners have not given their consent for their land to be used for the project, ...

Water levels of in the vast majority of the islands’ dams are well below half of their capacity, it emerged on Monday. Low rainfall last year coupled with a prolonged ...

Former Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas went public on Sunday with his disappointment over President Nikos Christodoulides’ handling of the cabinet reshuffle, saying he found out minutes before the official announcement ...

Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis said on Sunday the president’s announcement that roadworks at Akamas would resume was a disappointing and concerning development. “We are greatly concerned, seeing as ...

Arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer shakes up sales of Greek Cypriot properties in north The arrest of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer in Italy over exploitation of dispossessed Greek Cypriot property ...

A health ministry decision mandating all adult rape and sexual violence victims go to Nicosia’s Makario hospital for any examination, irrespective of which city they live in, has sparked ...

As new bill ping pongs between government departments, MPs threaten to pass their own version By George Christou The registration of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies has turned into ...

By Andreas Metaxas While the world seems increasingly more uncertain, with multiple crises currently erupting all around us, and some more patiently waiting for the right moment, it is crucial ...

Permanent exhibition of British period at revamped museum The revamped Leventis municipal museum of Nicosia tells the tale of the transformation of tiny, poorly maintained city contained within the constrictive ...

There were protests outside the British Sovereign Base Area (SBA) at Akrotiri in Cyprus last Sunday about its use in military operations against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and its ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 15: Contrary to expectations that accompanied the reduction in the consumption tax rates for motor fuels, fuel prices ...