Cyprus is lagging behind UN sustainability goals
Cyprus is lagging behind in the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris agreement on climate change, according to a press release issued by the UN Sustainable ...
New conscripts for 14-month stint in army
New conscripts on Monday started to take up their 14-momth posts in the National Guard in a process that will last until Friday.
Recruits have to enlist on the specified ...
Limassol woman defrauded out of over 250 thousand euros
Police on Monday were investigating a case of fraud and money extortion of over 250 thousand euros.
The victim, a 78-year-old Limassol resident, at the end of June received a bank ...
Flurry of activity over foreclosures on Monday
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will present to legislators on Monday a government package of seven proposals to address the issue of foreclosures.
The package was submitted on Thursday in a ...
Memory preservation a counterweight to Turkish actions, president says
The preservation of our memory, our national character and our tradition, as well as any worthwhile effort to preserve monuments and sacred relics, constitute a strong counterweight to any Turkish ...
Couple pretending to be doctors remanded again after extorting almost €100,000
Famagusta district court on Sunday renewed a remand order for two people aged 66 and 65, over their connection with obtaining €96,000 from elderly people by pretending to be doctors.
They were remanded ...
The vicious tale of excavating ancient Enkomi
In the mid-20th century, excavations at an ancient city caused a massive row between two archaeologists but answered the question of when the Greeks first settled in Cyprus
A ...
Government calls on political parties to do the right thing over foreclosures and NPLs
The government has complete faith in the responsibility of all political parties to rise to the occasion and do the right thing in tackling foreclosures and non-performing loans (NPLS), government ...
Worries that EU funding for electricity connection at risk
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou refrained from commenting on Saturday over concerns that EU funding for the EuroAsia Interconnector is at risk due to delays in meeting milestones.
Speaking to the ...
Funeral for soldier missing since 1974 held in Nicosia
The funeral for Andreas Georgiou whose fate was unknown since the 1974 invasion, was held on Saturday after his remains were identified through DNA testing.
“His parents Stavros and Athena endured ...
Man suffers 80 per cent burns after explosion
A 62-year-old man with burns on over 80 per cent of his body was being treated at the Nicosia general hospital on Saturday.
Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said two fire ...
Sea water therapy for horses (with video)
Horse owners frequently take their horses to a beach in Larnaca, highlighting the benefits to their health as a result of the sea water.
The horses are often race horses ...
President urges UN chief to appoint special envoy to Cyprus
President Nikos Christodoulides has urged the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to heed the call of the Security Council and appoint a UN envoy to facilitate the resumption of the ...
Injured man rescued from sea
A 50-year-old man who was injured at sea was rescued off the Geroskipou coast on Friday night.
The joint search and rescue centre was notified at 7:27pm from the marine ...
Christodoulides optimistic about upcoming Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will discuss the Cyprus issue with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the upcoming Nato summit despite it not being on the official agenda, ...
Auditor-general has ‘reservations’ over state university budgets
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides expressed his “objections and reservations” regarding supplementary budgets for Cyprus’s two state universities, the University of Cyprus, and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) on Friday.
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PACE president called on Turkey to abandon its two-state solution
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Kox, extended an invite on Friday to President Nikos Christodoulides to speak at a future PACE plenary ...
Parliament highlights lack of support for Alzheimer’s patients
The lack of dedicated facilities for Alzheimer’s patients and the almost total absence of state support came up in parliament on Thursday, with government officials promising to take a ...
Environmental damage at Ammos Kambouri beach sparks committee report
The house interior committee decided on Thursday that they would prepare a special report on the Ammos tou Kambouri beach in Ayia Napa, where construction works over the past years ...
No room for complacency on immigration issue says interior minister
Cyprus has ramped up its returns of irregular migrants this year with over 4,370 repatriated so far – compared to 2,353 last year, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou.
He met senior European ...
North fuel shoppers face €4 fine per litre (Updated)
Those crossing to the north with the sole purpose of filling up their cars with petrol face a fine of €4 per litre, a customs department official said Thursday.
Customs department ...
Unions to protest outside Limassol’s casino resort
Two unions are planning to hold a protest outside City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort in Zakaki next Tuesday, a day after its official opening.
Following the casino’s opening ...
UCLan shares prestigious joint Unesco sports position with Qatar
The Larnaca-based British University of Cyprus promotes social responsibility in sports with a joint leadership of Unesco chair on governance and social responsibility in sport.
The Cyprus campus of the ...
House passes foreclosures amendments, delays controversial bills (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou
The House on Thursday passed two of four legislative proposals amending the foreclosures framework, but decided to postpone voting on the controversial bill that ...