#Cyprus

Two people were in two separate instances remanded for three days on Sunday in Paphos, under suspicion of trying to depart from Paphos airport with forged passports and IDs. According ...

Cattle farmers on Saturday threatened to dump milk at the presidential palace starting January 10 if the cheesemakers stay true to their threat to shut shop next year. “It’s a ...

The fate of the humanitarian aid to Gaza dispatched from Cyprus almost one week ago remained unknown on Saturday, as Greece’s foreign minister urged all parties involved to show ...

A total of 74 prisoners were granted a presidential pardon ahead of Christmas and will have a chance to reunite with their families, it emerged on Saturday. The presidential pardon is ...

Cyprus on Saturday refuted Ankara’s arguments against the Maritime Spatial plan, calling them unfounded. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the views expressed by Turkey “have no grounds for the ...

People that go to the north for anything besides prayer at churches there are “trivialising human dignity” Archbishop Georgios III said on Friday in a politically charged Christmas message. Using ...

Technology needs to be introduced in all schools in Cyprus, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias said on Friday. Hadjizacharias was speaking during visit to a ...

A 54-year-old man died in a car accident on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway on Friday, after crashing into the car in front of him and losing control. According to ...

The administrative board of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association unanimously agreed to close all dairy farms associated with the group starting January 10 In a statement released on Friday, the association said ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Nikolaos Prakas Legal measures are being examined to deal with the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. ...

On Friday, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos expressed his satisfaction at the signing of loan agreements between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Sewerage Boards of Limassol-Amathus, Larnaca, and Nicosia. “...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Friday sought to reassure consumers regarding the safety of products found in supermarkets. During a visit to a supermarket in Nicosia, she stressed the ongoing ...

Following chaos last weekend, traffic arrangements have been made to ease access to Fikardou for its Christmas village, police said on Friday. From Saturday to Tuesday, arrangements will be in ...

New measures are to be taken to curb episodes of violence and delinquency in schools, the ministry of education outlined on Friday. The measures come in the wake of the ...

An investigation is underway by the audit service after the electricity authority (EAC) complained about its potential competitor Power Energy Cyprus (PEC), it emerged on Friday. PEC, a €200 million power ...

Almost 50 percent of Cyprus’ businesses experienced a cyberattack in the past year, with half of them paying an average of €27,000, the digital security authority revealed on Thursday, following two studies ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday evening extended, on behalf of the Cypriot people, condolences to the families of the victims of a mass-shooting event in Prague. “Deeply shocked by ...

Employers’ groups expressed disappointed over the government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1000 per month, citing economic concerns. In contrast, most labour unions lauded the decision. Most ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday stressed the need to take measures against financial illiteracy within society, underlining the need for collective action to tackle the issue. Speaking at the Presidential ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that in January he will hold a national council meeting and decide on his negotiating team for the Cyprus problem. “At the beginning of ...

The fire on three yachts at the Larnaca marina was put under control late on Thursday afternoon. According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke out at around 12...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the Israeli government had not yet approved the docking of the ship initially identified as the British vessel RFA ‘Lyme Bay’, reported by various ...

There has been an increase in Syrian asylum application, the interior ministry said on Thursday, while noting that the cases are difficult to deal with as the people concerned cannot ...

More complaints are being filed to the ombudswoman’s office over benefits it emerged on Thursday, as ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides handed over the annual reports for 2021 and 2022 to President Nikos ...