Diaspora delegates briefed on Cyprus’ energy challenges
Cyprus’ energy sector is crucial for the country’s competitive edge and must adapt to renewable energy demands if it is overcome the major challenges it currently faces, Energy Minister ...
Rude official investigated after asking why elderly parents needed IDs
A district officer is being investigated after she allegedly asked a woman why she was bothering to renew her elderly parents’ IDs as they were bedridden, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...
Pyla: No discussion of changes to status quo says government
The government’s position against any changes to the status quo is steadfast, according to its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
“We are not even going to discuss any planning that calls ...
Investigation into 11-year-old car accident nears conclusion
Renewed investigations behind the death of 17-year-old Andreas Loizou who was killed in a car accident 11 years ago are coming to a close but may be inconclusive, reports suggested on ...
Diaspora conference: US federal democracy can be model for Cyprus
The US system is a “perfect example” of a federal state to be emulated, president of the Pancyprian Association of America, Philip Christopher, said at the annual conference for Cypriot ...
President names Marios Lyssiotis as Diaspora Commissioner
President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Tuesday that Marios Lyssiotis would be named the Commissioner for the Diaspora.
During his speech at the large-scale diaspora conference, Christodoulides also announced an online ...
Windfall tax under ‘serious consideration’
The government is “seriously considering” levying a windfall gains tax on banks to offset the earnings they’re making due to the rise in interest rates, reports said on Tuesday.
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Aristotelous promises more support for Kormakitis residents
The government aims to improve the living conditions enclaved Maronites are experiencing in the north, head of the humanitarian affairs commissioner Anna Aristotelous said during a visit to the communities.
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Discussions continue over Pyla-Arsos road
High-level discussions regarding the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos are ongoing, representatives of the United Nations confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
The discussions follow last ...
Cops for hire: state coffers get boost from police services
Cops for hire: private and legal entities can buy additional police services with the money raised going to state coffers, it emerged on Tuesday with the force confirming a significant ...
Turkish Cypriot women bemoan north’s all-male ‘cabinet’
Few eyebrows were raised when the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel made his latest cabinet reshuffle on August 11.
It had been expected for some time that he would banish ...
Joint military exercise between Cyprus and US
Cyprus and the US carried out a joint search and rescue exercise – over the sea and in the air – on Monday with major US navy vessels such as Arleigh Burke-class (...
Consumers association calls for return of fuel subsidy
The government must reinstate the fuel subsidy for two months as petrol prices are up 18 cents per litre from the time the government scrapped it back on July 1, the consumers ...
Two women detained for theft, resisting arrest
Police in Ayia Napa on Monday arrested two women, aged 20, theft, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
According to police statement, a shop owner spotted one ...
Australian MP suspended after Turkish invasion speech
An Australian MP of Greek Cypriot heritage has reportedly been suspended from a sub-faction of the Victorian Labour Party after sparking factional in-fighting over a speech backing Cyprus.
According to ...
Russia finally condemns Pyla violence (Update 5)
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to express its deep concern over the developments in Pyla, according to CyBC’s reporter in New York.
Just hours before the ...
CyBC in trouble with audit office over promotions
Staffers at the state broadcaster CyBC have been promoted despite not having a recognised university degree or sufficient foreign language fluency, the audit office charged in a letter that went ...
US Senator Menendez to be made honorary citizen of Paphos ahead of Cyprus world diaspora conference
US Senator Robert Menendez will be named honorary citizen of Paphos when he visits on Friday, the municipality announced on Monday, ahead of his visit set to coincide with the ...
Another ex-finance minister weighs in on GDP drop
The cost of the government’s actions will become evident in the medium-term and it have to take responsibility for its choices, former finance minister and opposition Disy MP Harris ...
Four arrested in north for selling weapons to a fugitive in Republic
Four people have been arrested and charged in the north after being found selling weapons to a wanted person in the Republic.
In addition, the suspects attempted to convert counterfeit €1,300 ...
Israeli group invests in two Cyprus hotels
Israeli hotel group Fattal is set to acquire the Limassol Grand Resort and recently acquired the Latsi Holiday Village Resort, the group announced on Monday.
This will extend the company’...
Women should ‘not accept violence and be strong’
Victims of domestic of violence were on Monday encouraged to speak out and not hesitate to file complaints by chief the Turkish Cypriot police’s Violence against women intervention unit ...
Eighty-six people rescued off the coast of Cyprus
A total of 86 people were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC).
There were 61 men, 6 women and 19 children on a ...
Cyprus plan to reduce emissions unclear
Τhe EuroAsia Interconnector and Cyprus’ 2030 Energy Plan
Cyprus issued its draft updated National Energy and Climate Plan, 2021-2030, (NECP) for public consultation on July 21 and to the European Commission (EC) ...