#Cyprus

The family of a 17-year-old who died in a car accident has accused the police of lying to the public saying that no justice has been served, 11 years after the ...

A scheduled protest by fans of the Apollon football club ended without incident on Thursday. The fans were protesting about the five-month prison sentence earlier imposed on two Apollon fans. ...

Nicosia pupils on an annual trip to Greece needed to change accommodation due to the poor conditions at their pre-booked hotels. Secondary school administrators on Wednesday issued an announcement stating ...

Advertisements for massive new construction projects in the north – with a focus near Trikomo – have sparked discussion across the divide, with many stunned at the scale and pace of change. “...

Nicosia district court on Wednesday ruled that the Republic of Cyprus violated the human rights of former defence minister Costas Papacostas during his incarceration in the aftermath of the 2011 blast ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill proposing tax rebates for energy upgrades to businesses, as well as an extension of the tax deadline for individuals to October 2 and the ...

The antiquities department has installed four new digital information points (infokiosks) at four of Cyprus’ mediaeval castles. The new infokiosks will serve Limassol castle, Larnaca castle, Paphos castle and Kolossi ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the establishment of a National Security Council, as confirmed by government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis. Members of the National Security Council will be tasked ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed media reports on Wednesday which downplayed the government’s reorientation on energy as “wrong”, stating that energy companies and the government are on the same ...

Police in Limassol are investigating an incident that took place on Tuesday night involving around 30 young individuals who allegedly attacked two people after asking them what team they supported. According ...

A day after he presented evidence of match fixing to the sports ethics committee, former member Haris Savvides slammed the Cyprus Football Association (Kop) for allegedly lying about not receiving ...

Thirty-five animals have so far been infected following an outbreak of sheep and goat pox in the north, with the number expected to rise even further, Turkish Cypriot media said ...

By Alexandros Clerides The transfer of prisoners between countries is more than frequent with Cypriots who are sentenced abroad and want to serve their sentence in Cyprus, and foreigners who ...

The first real test for the recently established anti-corruption authority is set to begin with the arrival of experts from abroad – starting with the ‘golden passports’ case. But of the 80 ...

Tourism to Cyprus seems to have recovered from Russian sanctions as arrivals so far this year are eight per cent higher than the record year of 2019 and 38 per cent higher ...

The head of the school teachers’ union Oelmek Constantinos Constantinopoulos on Tuesday called the inclusion of a passage in a modern Greek exam for gymnasium students, which had been previously ...

In 22 state primary schools in Nicosia, Cypriot pupils are in the minority, MPs heard on Tuesday as some said the shrinking population on the island has become critical. At three ...

The government will do everything it can to stand by those who need to move to new housing while their current refugee homes are demolished as part of the state ‘...

After the announcement that a parliamentary committee would convene to examine a complaint against independent MP Andreas Themistocleous, alleged to have made ‘abusive remarks’ against Greens MP Alexandra Attalidou, police ...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) said on Tuesday it agrees with plans to use offshore gas reserves for power generation as soon as possible to drive down electricity ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Tuesday assured she would act as a mediator to solve the issues raised by the Cyprus physiotherapists’ union in an effort to postpone a planned ...

The sports ethics committee appointed four investigators on Tuesday, tasked with looking into four top-flight matches, which were played in the last fortnight following claims of suspicious betting activity. Vice ...

A 42-year-old driver on Tuesday caused an accident between Sotira and Liopetri while driving with four times the permitted amount of alcohol in his blood. According to Famagusta police spokesman ...

The public has paid an added €569.6 million through their electricity bills as levied by the state, via the EAC, as Cyprus continues to be slapped with steep fines for its ...