#Cyprus

Health Minister Popi Kanari instructed the national health insurance organisation (HIO) on Saturday to present her with a study on the basic national health scheme (Gesy) services to be offered ...

European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola on Saturday sent a message to Famagustians that the EP’s position on the reunification of Cyprus remained unwavering. According to an announcement by ...

Well-known Cypriot tetraplegic mouth painter Kyriacos Kyriacou from has died aged 67 after being hospitalised for the past ten months at the Nicosia general hospital, his family announced on Saturday. “He ...

A police constable on duty, and another man were killed after being hit by a car on Friday night on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway as the officer tried to remove ...

Firefighters were battling a blaze that threatened the Ayios Neophytos Monastery in Paphos in the early hours of Saturday, authorities said. The blaze was declared under control some five hours ...

Local government reforms are “on the home straight”, according to interior minister Constantinos Ioannou. In a speech read on his behalf by the Kyrenia district officer, Antonis Economides, to a ...

A section of the Larnaca – Ayia Napa motorway was closed due a traffic accident on Friday evening. The closure concerns the direction of Ayia Napa, where the road has been ...

Paphos police on Friday arrested a hotel employee on suspicion of stealing over €2,000 from guests’ rooms. The 20-year-old man was detained after police secured testimony against him. He is being ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said he is “on the same line” with the UNSG Antonio Guterres regarding the appointment of a UN envoy to assist in the efforts to ...

The construction of new student dormitories in Limassol to address the serious housing issue in the city is expected to commence in the coming months, it was announced in the ...

Cypriot LGBT organisations Kuir Kibris and Accept LGBTI Cyprus were presented with a European citizen award in a ceremony at the European Union house in Nicosia on Friday. The two ...

It is necessary to start the study process regarding the implementation of trams in Nicosia and Limassol, according to Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis. He was speaking to the Cyprus News ...

Bullying at school, at work, and in the army is set to be criminalised, after a law was tabled by House speaker Annita Demetriou and Akel MP Andreas Pasiourtides. Should ...

Larnaca port is investing in cruise destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, it announced on Friday with the goal of attracting tourists from new markets and offering them upgraded tourist experiences. ...

Covid-19 and flu jabs will be administered simultaneously from October 2 across existing vaccination centres, the health ministry announced on Friday. It said those who wish to proceed with just the ...

Political parties in Cyprus on Thursday said that President Nikos Christodoulides sent the right message to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, during his speech at the UN General Assembly a day ...

Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of clamping down on cars and other vehicles which have undergone unauthorised modifications, with the aim of reducing noise pollution. The bill passed with 35 ...

Every single employee at the Presidential palace will have their overtime payments examined by the audit service, following on from recent controversies surrounding payments made to deputy government spokesperson Doxa ...

Police “should not hide” while carrying out speed checks, according to spokesman Christos Andreou. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday, he said “the instructions are clear. They ...

The Nicosia district court on Thursday issued bans from sports venues and financial guarantees to six individuals who were arrested on September 17 prior to the start of a football match ...

Central Asian countries were warned against accepting the north as an observer member of the Organisation of Turkic states (OTS) at a conference in Brussels on Wednesday, according to reports. ...

Close to 20 hotels were fined nearly €50,000 for employing workers illegally, the labour ministry announced on Thursday following an investigation in July. According to the ministry, targeted inspections conducted at hotel ...

Five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa will remain in custody until their trial begins, the Famagusta District decided on Thursday. The decision on whether ...

Workers conducting excavation work at the Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol on Thursday discovered a loaded pistol along with 45 fully loaded firearm cartridges underneath a burial plaque. Limassol police was ...