Two Iranians face deportation over foiled terrorist attack
Two Iranian nationals may face deportation after they were linked to a foiled terror attack against Israelis and Jewish people in Cyprus, police said on Monday.
The two have been ...
Hundreds of teddy bears thrown onto pitch
One thousand eight hundred teddy bears were thrown onto the pitch during Saturday’s top flight football match between Aek Larnaca and Aris Limassol.
The gesture marked the successful execution ...
Tatar backs appointment of UN envoy
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has greenlighted the appointment of Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as the new UN envoy to Cyprus, it emerged on Monday.
According to reports in the ...
Ongoing operation of waste plant hangs in the balance
The Pentakomo operation has lunged from one scandal to another. Now operators have been kicked out the question remains how the facility will continue to operate
The continued operation of ...
Cyprus ‘kept in the dark’ on use of British bases for Israel-Gaza war
The government stayed mum on Saturday amid increasing demands for answers from both the UK and Cyprus on how the British bases on the island are reportedly being used to ...
Man dies almost eight months after traffic accident
A 61-year-old man who has been in hospital for eight months after a car accident died on Saturday morning at Nicosia general hospital, police said.
Theodoros Michaelides had been driving ...
New UN envoy may visit Cyprus in new year
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said he had discussed the appointment of a new UN envoy to Cyprus during a phone call with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The call, ...
‘Corruption a serious threat to democracy’
Cyprus’ parliament marked International Anti-Corruption Day 2023 on Saturday, issuing a statement highlighting how corruption undermines trust towards institutions, and fosters conditions where transparency is absent.
The statement was published by ...
Cyprus moving forward, creating hope says President
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday welcomed Cyprus’ revised long-term rating from stable to positive by international ratings agency Fitch, saying it was an acknowledgment of the government’s planning.
He ...
President aims to make agriculture produce five per cent of GDP
President Nikos Christodoulides set a goal on Friday for the agriculture sector to produce five per cent of Cyprus’ gross domestic product.
The sector is currently worth three per cent ...
All school buses back to normal at the beginning of the week
Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) will operate all school bus routes on Monday, the company announced on Friday, saying it has received all automatic fire-extinguishing systems.
The company added that it ...
Parliament passes bill to tackle standing for long hours at work
Parliament on Friday passed a bill requiring employers to provide suitable seating for the thousands of workers currently required to stand for long hours in jobs where they could actually ...
President keeps mum about talk with Mitsotakis after Erdogan meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday kept mum about his conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following a visit to Athens by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking after visiting the ...
Thanasis case has taken ‘too long’ judge says, rejecting AG request
The attorney-general’s (AG) request to add in a new witness in the inquest over the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was rejected in court on Friday, with the ...
Cyberattacks, mass migration, and climate change top risks to Cyprus economy, study shows
Cyberattacks against the government pose as the biggest risk to the Cypriot economy, while the mass influx of migrants and deteriorating climate change conditions make up remaining top three risks, ...
Christodoulides outlines plans for elderly
President Nikos Christodoulides outlined his plans for the elderly, including plans for a national strategy and a national action plan, on Friday.
Christodoulides was addressing the European political conference on ...
Foreclosure bills passed into law (updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides heralded the bundle of bills voted into law in parliament tackling foreclosures on Friday, saying it marked “a milestone for the fiscal stability and financial outlook of ...
Government initiates study to streamline state payroll (Updated)
The government will commission a study on how to streamline the state payroll to reflect international and European standards, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday, as he discussed the ...
Cyprus considers direct investment in EuroAsia Interconnector, decision by January
Cyprus is mulling becoming a direct investor in the EuroAsia Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island with Greece and Israel – but any final decisions will come by ...
Christodoulides warns of veto on foreclosure bills
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday made it clear he would veto two government bills on foreclosures coming up for a vote in the plenum on Friday should the parties go ...
‘No terms and conditions for UN envoy’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the UN envoy set to come to Cyprus will not have terms and conditions, responding to comments from ‘officials’ in the north that the ...
Unficyp closely watching Turkish works in Dherynia
The UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) is closely monitoring works in Dherynia, which are being conducted by the ‘authorities’ in the north near the buffer zone, UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique said ...
Environmental organisations call on government to ‘rise to occasion’ on Akamas (Updated)
By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou
Contractors have been ordered to halt all construction work within the Akamas national forest until December 18, while a group of experts review whether the ...
Cyprus failed to carry out screenings for billions in foreign investment, report reveals
Although Cyprus holds billions of the EU’s foreign direct investments (FDI), it has failed to carry out any screening mechanisms over the funds it received between 2020 and 2022, according to ...