#Cyprus

Three officers were reportedly blamed for the rioting that unfolded at a basketball match last month in a report drawn up by the police and handed to the justice minister ...

Vets on Wednesday appealed to the health ministry for hospital-grade FIP vaccines for cats amid an upsurge of the fatal disease caused by feline coronavirus. The state veterinary services said ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Wednesday said the auditor general had mounted a sexist attack against her for six years. “Today was the pinnacle of a sexist behaviour ongoing for six ...

Five schools will become model green schools thanks to an investment programme focusing on sustainable energy in education, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. Through a total investment of €2 million, ...

Two of the three suspected diamond thieves have been identified as Georgian nationals and the Cyprus police are to request Interpol and Europol alerts, the force said on Wednesday. The ...

The government was called to explain itself on Wednesday over why Cyprus did not submit a candidacy for the secretary-general position of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amid speculation that ...

Student participation in a competition aiming to showcase Cyprus tradition “exceeded all expectations” with the eight winners receiving an increased prize totalling €180,000. Over 600 projects were submitted from almost 200 schools across ...

A Nicosia district court on Tuesday cleared Morphou Bishop Neofytos of all charges of violating coronavirus-related decrees by holding a church service on Epiphany Day in January 2021 during lockdown. The ...

Fuel prices at the pump should remain stable in the near term but will likely creep up in the coming weeks following Opec’s decision to cut oil production, an ...

Spain stands by Cyprus in its search for a just and viable solution to the island’s political problem, while its prime minister on Tuesday said it would take the ...

January’s twice-yearly exam grades may have cost final year students their futures, parents said on Tuesday, demanding the education ministry take responsibility for what happened and act accordingly. Speaking ...

A total of 3.796 million overnight stays were booked in Cyprus in 2022 through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia or TripAdvisor, Eurostat figures released on Tuesday showed. However, the number ...

Cypriot novelist Eva Koursoumba was on Tuesday shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023. Her story, The Fisherwoman, was selected along with 27 other stories written by people from 19 different countries ...

By Yiannis Kourtoglou High school students and teachers on the island have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the ...

Disy members on Tuesday submitted candidacies for the party leadership positions set to go to the vote in May, as party leader Annita Demetriou heralded the increased interest for the ...

Akamas landowners called on the ministers of agriculture, interior and finance on Tuesday to determine levels of compensation over the introduction of the Akamas local plan. The matter had been ...

A high level police officer has been implicated in over a dozen cases of workplace bullying of female officers, the house human rights committee heard on Monday, as they decided ...

The press and information office (Pio) on Monday launched a five-year campaign titled ‘Journalists Matter’ starting with a discussion on how protecting journalists is paramount to protecting democracy. “This campaign ...

Lawmakers on Monday discussed for the umpteenth time the matter of reduced VAT on homes, with reports suggesting the government will go back to the drawing board and present yet ...

The government’s goal is to reach an agreement with the unions regarding the issue of the cost of living allowance (CoLA), Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday, emphasising, ...

Forty-seven areas on the island are still classified as dangerous due to landmines or other active remnants of war such as unexploded artillery shells, bombs and grenades, data reported on ...

A total of €15,000 was raised for the Cyprus Anti- Cancer Association during Sunday’s annual Christodoula march organised by the SBA police, as part of events held around the island. ...

A report into the events surrounding an incognito exercise conducted at Larnaca airport on March 9 by two officers posing as civilians were able to pass dummy explosives and knives through ...

Over €22 million will be allocated to the wine sector by the end of 2027, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. The current financial instrument for the implementation of the wine ...