Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its promotion across the board, gender equality ...
The audit office is investigating a complaint that claims President Nikos Christodoulides received substantial benefits past his post between 2013 and 2018, while he was working at the presidential palace.
Audit office ...
A UN Secretary-General Special Adviser could be appointed for Cyprus under certain conditions Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday, despite categorically denying any such an appointment the previous ...
Akel is currently the most popular party, followed by Disy and then nationalists Elam in third place, a new opinion poll has found.
The survey, conducted by IMR on behalf ...
Australian Cypriot Silia Kapsis will represent Cyprus at the 2024 Eurovision song contest in Malmo, Sweden, state broadcaster CyBC announced on Tuesday.
She will sing a song by Greek lyricist Demetris ...
Fifty duty-free cartons of cigarettes containing 200 cigarettes each, and 24 kilos of rolling tobacco were confiscated at Paphos airport, the department of customs said on Tuesday.
According to a statement, on ...
Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in an interview with TRT he has not lost any sleep over his calls for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, reiterating ...
The next milestone for the Cyprus problem following the UN General Assembly in New York, will be the European Council meeting in December, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
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Cyprus’ coasts of the British bases are teeming with turtles with the highest number of nests recorded within the areas since 2009, it was announced on Tuesday.
Bases environmental experts confirmed 282 ...
An ongoing review of how Turkish Cypriot commercial properties are managed has shown that about one-fifth of leases are problematic, according to just-released data from the interior ministry.
In a ...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that he would “never accept” the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to Cyprus.
Tatar was speaking at Ercan (Tymbou) airport ...
Deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou has resigned from her position, the presidential palace said on Monday.
She submitted her resignation in the morning, and it was accepted by the President ...
The body of a British national who was found dead in Paphos in May will be cremated in her hometown of Stockport on Tuesday.
Ann Naisbitt, 79, was initially reported missing ...
Charges against Iosif Iosif (known as Sifis) were withdrawn at Nicosia criminal court on Monday, over an attempted murder case against Nicos Rodotheou in 2018.
In total 13 charges against Iosif were ...
A crackdown against illegal and undeclared work over the past month has led to €157,900 in fines being imposed with 418 employers inspected and 1387 workers checked.
A whopping 40.6 per cent of the ...
Immigrants who maintain close links with Turkey are reportedly on a list of monitored foreign nationals confirmed by police, it emerged on Monday.
Police confirmed reports on Sunday that security ...
The demand for Cyprus halloumi in foreign markets is steadily growing, with exports in the first four months of 2023 amounting to €112 million, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos said.
Speaking at an ...
Six bird species have stopped breeding on the island over the past seven decades, reducing the robustness of Cyprus’ ecosystems immeasurably, Birdlife Cyprus told the Cyprus Mail.
“Since 1950, we have ...
Cyprus’ capital city boasts just four per cent of tree coverage
Whenever a data collection company releases a table of statistics regarding tree coverage or green spaces in European cities, ...
A pilot programme in Larnaca has seen numbers of the pests reduced
A programme to battle increasing numbers of mosquitos on the island is already showing results, with a notable ...
Police task force cracking down on illegal trade
With drug busts on an almost daily basis and increasingly large stashes found, the island’s police drugs task force has painted ...
Police confirmed reports on Sunday that they maintain a list of foreign nationals suspected of possible links to terrorist groups abroad.
In statements to the Cyprus News Agency following a ...
Organic production in Cyprus has made huge strides in the past two decades, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday during the first annual organic farming festival in Denia.
The ...
The north’s universities are facing crises ahead of the start of the new academic year in October, with financial and administrative issues plaguing its largest academic institutions.
The Eastern ...