#Cyprus

Cyprus is seeking to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Greece, particularly where defence policy issues are concerned, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday during his first official visit to ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday warned consumers to be cautious of people posing as agents of the authority, who are scamming people for money. According to an announcement from ...

The government will submit a proposal over the cost of living allowance (CoLA) once the conditions for it allow, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday. After a period of ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Friday filed an appeal in connection with a sentence imposed for a triple fatal road traffic accident in May 2017 in Pano Polemidia. Last month, the Limassol ...

Another 1,047 new Covid-19 infections were traced in the last week, the health ministry said on Friday, also recording four people dying from the virus in just five days. The deaths ...

A law giving the transport minister sweeping powers – such as designating low or zero-emission urban areas and barring certain vehicles from using them – must be passed by year’s end, ...

One in ten Greek Cypriots travel to Turkey or to the north to receive dental care, the House health committee heard on Thursday. Antonis Antoniou, head of the dentists’ association, ...

The attorney general’s (AG) office on Thursday put a stop to a private criminal lawsuit that prison director Anna Aristotelous and her deputy filed against drug squad chief Michalis ...

A wide-ranging bill which seeks to completely overhaul dog ownership regulations threatens harsh spot fines of up to €300, but animal rights groups question whether it will be enforced. Don’t ...

Cyprus has limited choices when it comes to contraception, which restricts women’s sexual and reproductive rights while also hindering progress in policymaking and information, the family planning association said ...

The House legal committee heard on Wednesday a wide range of opinions on the so-called ‘fake news’ bill, a proposal which seeks to criminalise personal insults online. The proposed amendment ...

Dam capacity this year so far is a cause for concern as it is almost 20 per cent less than the previous year, the deputy director of the water development department ...

A 24-year-old man currently serving a seven-year jail term after he was found with over 10kg of cannabis and 476g of cocaine, saw his sentence increased to 10 years at the ...

The north has been steadily increasing its demand for electricity from the Republic over the past three years, as the power needs of the north are not being met by ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of Disy deputy party leader, he said in an announcement on Wednesday. The final day to enter the running ...

MPs will discuss the proposal for the abolition of the twice-yearly exams next week, a move that satisfied the demands of teachers, parents and students who resisted the new evaluation ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday rejected suggestions it had been well aware of rampant abuse at the online appointment system of the migration department for months, but wilfully chose to ...

Patient surveys at hospitals will be used to evaluate how much funding each one will receive from the national health scheme (Gesy) at the end of the year, the health ...

Defendants on trial will be electronically monitored at home instead of being remanded in prison based on two law proposals aimed at reducing central prison overcrowding. This means that people ...

A reprieve for Akamas, but what of the wider countryside and common species? By Martin Hellicar The latest in a long series of ‘save Akamas’ campaigns staves off the worst ...

Twenty Greek and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs from bicommunal groups were on Tuesday awarded cash prizes as the winners of the 13th Stelios Bicommunal Awards for Business Cooperation. Each of the ...

Akel on Tuesday described as “reheated food” allegations that back in 2016 they had been lobbied by a pro-Russia group to introduce a motion in parliament calling for the lifting of ...

The government will spend €100 million over ten years to fix the problems at refugee apartment buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking at a House refugee committee meeting, ...

Trade union SEK on Tuesday said its main priorities were the full restoration of CoLA, extending collective agreements, and addressing the employment of third-country nationals. Speaking after a meeting of ...