#Cyprus

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 ...

Holiday travel by Cypriots for Christmas and New Year are on the rise, mirroring the trend seen during the summer months, and is expected to surpass 2019’s record numbers. According ...

The cabinet has approved a proposal for changes concerning the implementation of the Sustainable Development Plan (SDP) projects for the Akamas National Park, specifically a review of the contentious roadworks ...

A bomb explosion at a state prosecutor’s home in Paphos was condemned on Thursday as a “despicable act” by the legal service and justice ministry. The incident unfolded on ...

Over half of Cypriots are dissatisfied with the way democracy operates in their country, a proportion exceeding the average dissatisfaction rate in the European Union, Eurobarometer data showed on Wednesday. ...

Paphos criminal court granted a new adjournment in the case of premeditated murder of 58-year-old Ioannis Polykarpou, to give time to both sides to prepare admissible facts. The next hearing ...

Cyprus wants to go tough on migrant smugglers and will set up a special unit on illegal migration within the police force, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

Lawyers for Thanasis Nicolaou’s family, the national guardsman who died in 2005, objected to actions by a prosecution witness on Wednesday, saying the attorney-general’s office has for 18 years been ...