#Cyprus

Works in the Akamas will resume “immediately” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, despite calls against it by the Green Party. Speaking about last month’s cabinet decision regarding changes ...

The state official who refused an alcohol test last week should have resigned, Akel MP Irene Charalambidou reiterated on Saturday. The incident took place at 2.30am on January 11 in Nicosia, ...

The government intends to hold all matches without the presence of fans if the violence in the stadiums continues, President Nikos Christodoulides emphasised on Saturday. Following last week’s incidents ...

Parties on Saturday slammed President Nikos Christodoulides for handing out political favours with appointments made to semi-governmental organisations. Criticism came from various political factions, which slammed the sloppy handling by ...

Five men were on Saturday remanded for eight days for stealing transformers from the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) and causing damage of over €100,000 in the past three months. The suspects ...

Epidemiologist Petros Kararyiannis on Saturday appealed to the public, especially the elderly and vulnerable groups, to get vaccinated to protect themselves from Covid-19. The Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Virology ...

In total 25 irregular migrants were spotted at the coastal area of Ayia Napa in the early morning hours on Saturday. Police said the new migrants arrived in the island by ...

According to data published on Friday by Eurostat, Cyprus experienced a 14 per cent decrease in potato prices in 2023. Similar trends were observed in Belgium (18 per cent decrease) and Austria (4 per ...

Restarting works in Akamas would be a terrible mistake, head of the Green Party Giorgos Perdikis said on Friday after a meeting with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou. Calling the matter ...

President Nikos Christodoulides replaced an Elam member who was initially appointed to the board of directors of the Cyprus state university of technology (Tepak), it emerged late on Friday. According ...

A new bill to restrict taxi drivers from the north offering their services in the south has been submitted to parliament by the transport ministry. The bill is set to ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) meeting and the government are looking at aligning strategies, on energy, natural gas, renewable energy sources and manufacturing. This was the subject of a ...

Cyprus Airways will target the Greek market in 2024 and the airline’s top brass were in Athens on Thursday to present plans to travel agents and journalists. The meeting inaugurated ...

Turkish Cypriots must “recognise that their homeland is the Republic of Cyprus”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. Speaking at an event marking the name day of Cyprus’ first ...

An Iranian national who held permanent residence in the Republic has been stripped of his residence rights after being found to have been facilitating the sale of Greek Cypriot properties ...

The rate of inflation continued on a downward path in December, according to the Consumer Protection Service which monitors the prices of consumer products. Inflation in December was down to 1.6 ...

President of the Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides, expressed satisfaction with the current bookings for the new tourist season, noting interest from both small and large markets. Given the challenges ...

Away fans have been banned from all competitive football matches for the rest of the season, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) announced on Friday. The decision affects games in the ...

Cyta has put into operation the 4th photovoltaic system in its buildings, this time at its head offices, it announced on Friday. At the same time, the installation of photovoltaic ...

The Houthi movement “do not pose an immediate threat to Cyprus,” British Defence Minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. Shapps was speaking to journalists outside Cyprus’ Presidential palace following a ...

A group of Greek-American US Congress members from the Hellenic Caucus have sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, urging him to formally welcome President Nikos Christodoulides, to the ...

Success was declared during drilling for natural gas in the “Kronos 2” reservoir in block six of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Friday, with the flame above the reservoir having ...

Cyprus on Friday described as “an unpleasant development” the decision by Russia barring entry into its territory to three Cypriot officials connected with the deportation from the island of a ...

According to the annual data published by Eurostat, the EU exported 32.1 million tons of waste to third countries in 2022, marking a 3 per cent decrease from 2021. Concurrently, waste imports to the ...