#Cyprus

The large fire in Akrounta, which burned over six square kilometres of Limassol state forest, was on Monday said to be under complete control following two nights of firefighting efforts. ...

Thousands of people took part in a peaceful march in central Nicosia on Sunday night in support of migrants in the country. Starting from Eleftheria Square at 6pm, demonstrators marched ...

The large fire in the Akrounta area of Limassol is now manageable, authorities said on Sunday afternoon as light rain began to fall in the area, raising hopes of totally ...

Intensive moves are underway to create a new political party on the island called Volt Cyprus, which will focus on resolving the Cyprus problem, modernising the country and European integration. ...

Corruption weakens the economy although a lot is being done in Cyprus to work against it, the US state department’s global anti-corruption coordinator said on a recent trip to ...

The issue of migration will be tackled in its entirety, President Nikos Christodoulides has said, stating that the issue was among his government’s seven policy priorities. His comments in ...

Astrobank is looking to buy out CDB Bank as it branches out into acquisitions and mergers within Cyprus’ banking sector, it was reported on Saturday. The Cyprus News Agency cited ...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is striving to accelerate the pace of recovery, identification, and return of remains to the families and are utilising new technologies to help in ...

Cultural heritage maintenance promotes unity between the two communities in Cyprus, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said during an event on Friday marking the completion of the preservation works of ...

The lack of human resources in the tourism sector was among the issued discussed during a meeting between the deputy minister of tourism Kostas Koumis and the Famagusta Board of ...

The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under Gesy, data from the state statistical service showed on Friday. ...

The government is focused on efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus problem, with the next two months being considered crucial, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. The Greek Cypriot ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said that the registration of the “Cypriot Red Soil Potato” as a geographical indication product with the European Union registry is currently underway. In his address ...

Turkey must abide by the international law to reach a solution in the Cyprus problem that will safeguard the rights of all Cypriots and benefit all the region, House President ...

The ad hoc committee on demographics, chaired by nationalist party Elam, will be restricted to discussing only the topic under its remit, House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Friday. Speaking ...

The national federation of UK Cypriots hit back at an article penned by former British foreign secretary Jack Straw in support of a two-state solution for the island. The federation ...

The interior ministry is set to hold a meeting next week with the aim of “evaluating and taking measures to facilitate people crossing at crossing points”. In addition, the issue ...

The government on Thursday revealed that it will soon bring a bill that will allow the justice minister to issue a decree barring access to websites deemed to have racist ...

Signs on the motorway will begin to be replaced after they were vandalised, the House transport committee said on Thursday, following a session where they also discussed the issue of ...

‘Unhealthy’ relations between Russia and Cyprus The international community must “commit itself to a two-state solution” to the Cyprus problem if negotiations for reunification fail yet again, according to former ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Nikolaos Prakas The first day of school for thousands of secondary school students began on Thursday, as children returned to their desks and gymnasiums and lyceums. ...

Thirteen people arrested during racist riots in Limassol last week are appearing in criminal court in October, the Limassol District Court decided on Wednesday, after they filed the case directly ...

Deputies on Wednesday grilled Cyprus’ police chief on institutionalised racism within the force and whether this was a factor in the observer status police took, as mobs attacked migrants in ...

Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz has been conditionally released from custody in Cyprus and is to reappear in court on Sept. 14, a Cypriot police official said on Wednesday. Steinmetz was ...