#Cyprus

There are still gaps in dealing with cyber-attacks, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias admitted on Tuesday. However, his ministry has taken serious actions to strengthen ...

The reunification of Cyprus goes through the European Union, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday during the main Europe Day event and flag-raising ceremony that took place at Eleftheria ...

Cyprus, China and the UK exchange cross-cultural knowledge in audio-visual media through the newly established International Centre of Media, Arts and Communication at UCLan Cyprus university. The unique initiative, developed ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that they are working towards lowering the VAT rate in general in Cyprus, adding that the government would mostly likely also further extend ...

Sperm donor anonymity should be waived in the future, but only under certain conditions and if the child itself requests the information, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou advised ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that the government is working to develop a unified refugee policy, prompted by reports of recent developments in Varosha. The Cyprus Mail reported over ...

The trial of British David Hunter resumed at Paphos criminal court on Monday, where prosecution aimed to get the facts on record of how police were alerted to the murder, ...

A woman found dead in her apartment on Sunday was strangled, police said on Monday as an arrest warrant was issued for the main suspect, thought to have crossed to ...

A Cyprus court recognised for the first time the right of environmental NGOs to access the national courts to ensure environmental protection. This was achieved through a decision of the ...

Authorities rescued three people from an apartment where a fire broke out in Larnaca on Sunday afternoon. Two fire engines responded to a call about a fire in an apartment ...

An event to honour the fallen during World War II during was held on Saturday at the monument in Larnaca of Cypriot heroes who fell during WWII, in the presence ...

Authorities are still looking for a 25-year-old man to shed light into the premediated murder case of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in a Germasoya apartment early on ...

Psychologist Jordan Peterson divides opinion but the man with the sometimes controversial ideas has included the island on his ongoing tour News that sometimes controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson will be ...

The education ministry supports actions to preserve the identity of different religious groups in Cyprus, according to Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Cyprus, having signed the European Charter for Regional or ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Humanity has made remarkable progress in dealing with the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. However, a lot remains to be done. ...

But start-up and replacement costs mean it’s not all plain sailing On a day in late winter, having skirted the buffer zone and willed my little Toyota Aygo through ...

The theories advanced by some lawyers with regard to the sanctions imposed by the United States and Britain were laid to rest by the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, ...

A new website puts those in need in contact with those with too much. But organisers hope this is the start of a new mentality A new food donation platform ...

Customs agents seized hundreds of thousands of euros from a passenger arriving in Paphos airport on Saturday, authorities said. According to an announcement from the customs department, agents seized €400,000 from ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Saturday that ‘Estia’ plan to evacuate foreign national from Sudan via Cyprus has been completed. The plan was initiated on April 25, and in total 2,611 ...

Elections for top spots in opposition party Disy are being held on Saturday, as party members vote, following the election of a new leader two months ago. House Speaker and ...

A fire in Limnitis appears to have been caused by a spark between electricity cables, reports from the north said on Saturday. The fire had broken out at around 1pm ...

The mandatory self-isolation in Cyprus for cases diagnosed positive for Covid-19 was lifted on Friday, the health ministry announced, recommending however other measures. As noted in an official announcement, if ...

The finance ministry on Friday hit back over reports Cyprus had a low amount of Russian oligarch assets frozen, compared to other EU counterparts. The ministry’s permanent secretary George ...