#Cyprus

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday that fast-track clinics have proven to be an effective solution to long-standing problems in the public health system. He said their establishment was ...

The European Commission’s proposal to at least double support to Cyprus for protecting its external borders was a key topic discussed here on Thursday between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos ...

A joint appeal has been made to the health ministry by the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev), the Cyprus association of private hospitals (Pasin) and the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA), ...

The former contractor for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko on Thursday laid the blame squarely on the Cypriot side, accusing it of incompetence and of often acting ...

The transport ministry has instructed the road transport department and the information technology services department to rectify matters after motorists were left without valid road tax certificates despite paying their ...

Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north, was released on bail on Thursday after having been arrested himself on Wednesday. He ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday promised “further policies” to aid displaced persons and their descendants at a meeting with mukhtars-in-exile. “We will look at the issues which concern you and ...

The anti-corruption authority on Thursday corroborated attorney-general George Savvides’ position that he never received three “corruption cases” from it regarding alleged irregularities at the Vasiliko natural gas (LNG) import terminal. “...

Cyprus’ holding of the Council of the European Union’s presidency in the first half of next year will be “of crucial importance” for efforts to achieve unanimity among the ...

The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...

Cyprus Turkish bar association chairman Hasan Esendagli late on Wednesday night visited Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north, who was ...

The road transport department (TOM) on Wednesday addressed reports that registration permits had not been renewed despite payments having been made, saying that efforts to resolve the issue were underway. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday evening assured that there were no differences with the Greek government regarding the Great Sea Interconnector project. Greek Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis had earlier ...

The drinking water supply in the Oroklini area of Larnaca will be reduced due to repair works carried out by the water development department on Thursday, Larnaca’s district government ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday formally announced the appointment of Senegalese diplomat Khassim Diagne as UN special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp). Diagne, who ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday announced that former brigadier Paris Markou would be running as a Disy candidate in the Famagusta district. “[Makrou] is a man who has served ...

A 33-year-old woman who was driving on the Nicosia – Limassol highway near Ayios Tychonas collided with a truck on Wednesday morning, with police later determining that she was driving with ...

The unaudited status of the attorney-general is not included in the package of bills on the reform of the legal service, which is set to be discussed on September 10 at ...

Students studying at public universities in Cyprus face acute problems in finding housing close to their faculty, the House education committee warned in a meeting on Wednesday. “There are excellent ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday evening made an appeal to both trade unions and employers, urging them to exercise patience in the face of ongoing differences in the context of ...

Greek Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis on Wednesday called on the Cypriot government to “clarify its position” over the Great Sea Interconnector project. The project, if completed, will connect the ...

A 56-year-old man on Wednesday was handed two consecutive prison sentences of ten years each for the two charges of manslaughter for his role in connection with two murders in ...

Ninety-five per cent of families displaced by the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district in July have now received a lump sum payment from the government, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Parents of more than 6,000 pupils in Western Limassol municipality have threatened to keep their children home from school on Friday unless the local school authority resolves ongoing staffing and administrative ...