#Cyprus

Around 25,000 low-paid workers may see an increase in their income once the government finalises its talks on minimum wage, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday, as discussions are slated ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari announced on Friday that the government is set to publish a national strategy for mental health next year. Kanari was speaking to staff at the Athalassa ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou announced plans to prepare a national strategy for the protection and safeguarding of members of the LGBT community on Friday. Procopiou was speaking at an event ...

Rare sightings of the Red Sprite weather phenomenon were caught on camera this week by a patient Cyprus photographer who spent over seven hours getting the perfect shot. On Wednesday ...

Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated. Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...

Turkish Cypriot police said that a total of 74 people have been arrested so far during investigations into the “fake prescription scandal”. The scandal concerns the alleged writing of fraudulent prescriptions ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday discussed Cyprus’ policy implemented in recent months to make the country a less attractive destination for migrants with Nigerian and Lebanese officials, while in ...

The government is prioritising strengthening the Fire Service through resource allocation, technological advancements, and specialised training programmes in the face of climate change, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. ...

The foreign ministries of Cyprus and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding, “establishing a strategic cooperation” between the two countries. The memorandum, signed on Thursday, covers a ...

As the holiday season unfolds, the spirit of Christmas continues to spread throughout the landscapes of Cyprus. City centres and rural locations host festive events celebrating not only the holiday ...

Cyprus will on Friday submit a formal request for the second and third tranche of payments from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) which once granted will bring ...

The European Council must take decisive action over the situation in Gaza, as there is a war raging “in our neighbourhood” President Nikos Christodoulides said ahead of the session on ...

Paphos is to invest over €9 million in restoration and renovation projects in the town and its surrounding area, following the signing of a contract on Thursday. The contract, signed between ...

The UK has 82 tonnes of humanitarian supplies in Cyprus “ready to go”, along with five tonnes of medical equipment, Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Andrew ...

The number of Covid-19 cases in Cyprus is once again on the rise and is expected to increase further over the holiday period, medical services director Elisavet Constantinou said on ...

Children at Makarios hospital were all smiles on Thursday when Santa Claus came to visit and give them presents for the festive season. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail about the ...

By Michele Kambas As record numbers of Syrian refugees reach the shores of Cyprus, the Nicosia government wants the European Union to consider declaring parts of their war-torn homeland safe ...

The legal service will examine 20 cases of violations on Akamas agricultural property next to the protected Natura 2000 zone, the interior ministry announced on Thursday. Owners have ignored warnings from the ...

The health ministry said it will review a report from the state health services organisation (Okypy) regarding a complaint about a nurse who allegedly locked a patient for hours in ...

The RAF has transported no “lethal cargo” to the Israeli Defence Forces, the British High Commission in Nicosia said on Wednesday. “On the occasion of the first Annual UK-Republic of ...

A demonstration in solidarity with Palestine will take place in Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Sunday at 2pm. The demonstration, organised by the group called “United for Palestine”, aims to ...

A fish farm has been operating illegally for years in a Limassol village, destroying the environment around the Kouris dam for which several ministries are suspected of abuse of power, ...

The journalists’ union warned of dire consequences to press freedom in Cyprus on Wednesday, should the contentious Article 4 in the European Media Freedom Act be passed into law. Cyprus has ...

Four Cyprus-based companies and one individual were hit by US sanctions for being complicit in furthering Russia’s war against Ukraine, it emerged on Wednesday. A statement by the Office ...