#Cyprus

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 ...

Race driver Vladimiros Tziortzis and Michalis Pavlidis, one of the co-founders of the NGO “Yparcho” aimed at people with disabilities, have been appointed by the road safety council as the ...

Police on Friday began a new search for Andreas Perikleous, who has been missing from his Limassol home for two weeks now. Efforts were underway at Governor’s Beach in ...

Following a spat with former President Nicos Anastasiades, ex-chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papapcharalmabous on Friday published a letter dated February 9, 2021, which he said backed his claims the ...

The use of natural gas will help provide the island with cheaper electricity, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday outlining the new government’s proposed energy strategy. Speaking on ...

The commander of the British Forces in Cyprus and Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) administrator Peter Squires on Friday paid tribute to all those involved in the successful evacuation of people ...

Lawmakers on Thursday said the matter of a building in Aglandjia, owned by the State Scholarship Foundation, rented out for a meagre €500 a month, will be resolved either amicably with ...

Trade unions on Thursday gave a thumbs-down to a mediation proposal by the government for a new deal on the cost of living allowance (CoLA), while employers grudgingly agreed to ...

Stores will be required to carry out stock counts on the zero VAT consumer goods, the finance ministry said ahead of the introduction of VAT reductions on Friday. Cabinet on ...

Strengthening the attorney general’s office in Cyprus, as well as sanctions against Russian and Belarusian entities on the island, were the main topics of discussion during the meeting between ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Iole Damaskinos There is nothing for the government to investigate, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday about the sale of properties in Varosha last week, ...

Elections for new community council members for two Akamas villages will be held at the end of May, Paphos District Officer Mary Lambrou announced on Thursday. The election decision comes ...

The European Commission is puzzled about the relatively low amount of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs in Cyprus, the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said on Wednesday, a day ...

House President Annita Demetriou said that she will inform her EU counterparts on the issue of Varosha, in light of recent reports on the sale of hotels owned by Greek ...

Cooperation to counter malicious cyber threats was among the issues on the agenda of the second meeting of the 3+1 Cyber Security Working Group of Cyprus, Israel, Greece and America held ...

The foreign ministry sent a support message to Serbia on Wednesday following news that a boy killed eight children and a security guard in a school shooting in Belgrade. In ...

The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) in the north said on Wednesday that it is collaborating with left-wing party Akel to breach the gap between the two communities created by Turkish ...

Fifteen Turkish Cypriots remain in Sudan amidst calls for their repatriation, media in the north reported on Wednesday. The group of Turkish Cypriots are working in a Turkish company in ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthening cooperation between Cyprus and Finland during a meeting Finnish Ambassador to Cyprus Harri Mäki-Reinikka. According to a statement ...

MPs, organised groups, and members of the public were furious on Wednesday over a bill aimed at criminalising threatening text messages and online posts, decrying it as a tightening noose ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has signed off on the contentious fuel tax law rather than send it back to parliament, so as to protect consumers from skyrocketing prices, the government announced ...

A report filed four years ago by a tech company warned the government of the risk of water leaks at the finance ministry’s basement, where servers are located. News ...

No sales transaction was made for the three hotels in Varosha through the immovable property commission, its ‘chairman’, Novber Ferit Vehci was reported as having stated on Wednesday. As reported ...

Trade unions will hold a joint meeting on Thursday to decide their collective stance on the government’s compromise proposal regarding the cost of living allowance, not ruling out possible ...