#Cyprus

Cyprus must fully embrace the ‘Fit for 55’ package, a set of proposals aimed at revising and updating laws within EU member states to bring policies in line with a of ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) will be forced to halt payments if its supplementary budget is not passed, rector Tassos Christofides said on Friday. During a visit by the house ...

Solar energy parks are sprouting up like mushrooms, House agriculture committee chair Yiannakis Gavriel said on Friday during a session on the issue after it emerged that 47 facilities had been ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday convened a meeting at the presidential palace to discuss the issues facing the operation and implementation of national health scheme Gesy. Alongside Gesy operator Health ...

Interim measures to deal with issues in the management of Turkish Cypriot properties were announced by the interior ministry on Friday, a day after more mismanagement claims surfaced during a ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday that female and male diplomats “now have the same opportunities and the same access to leadership positions” in Cyprus. Even so, speaking at ...

Excavations near Hala Sultan Tekke have unearthed tombs containing an array of impressive burial items, including locally produced pottery, ornaments and imported jewellery, according to the antiquities department. It announced ...

Cypriot-flagged ships are the eighth-most trustworthy in the world, according to the secretariat of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU measures the performance of ships bearing the flags ...

Police confirmed on Friday that an operation by the Joint Rescue centre picked up 45 irregular migrants on two boats in the Famagusta region on Thursday evening. The migrants were transported ...

A patient advocacy group which has brought questions before parliament on the verification of doctors’ expertise, came under attack from the head of the Cyprus Medical Council on Friday. The ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari ordered an immediate investigation on Friday after a patient complained they were wrongly diagnosed with metastatic cancer and told they have six months to live. “This ...

The culture of self-interest in Cyprus is evident almost on a daily basis but the past week has been exceptional. Firstly, we had the disgraced Bishop of Kiti who refuses ...

Failing to stick to criteria in existing legislation has led to varying decisions being made on a case-by-case basis in usage of Turkish Cypriot properties, the audit office said on ...

A British couple who used a surrogate in the north to give birth to their son have been stranded there for three months as they wait for him to be ...

Four years after the tragic events surrounding the serial killer ‘Orestis’ Metaxas, a documentary is being made to shed light on those affected by his crimes in which the bodies ...

A Russian man who is listed on Interpol’s wanted list has been found and arrested in the north. Stanislav Mitrushi was arrested by Turkish Cypriot police in Trikomo on ...

Ministers are examining measures to actively support the revitalisation of Tylliria as previous efforts to stem the tide of urban flight from the region have failed, it was announced on ...

British High Commissioner to Cyprus Irfan Siddiq praised the excellent collaboration on UK sanctions of Russian-linked entities, while President Nikos Christodoulides focused on the importance of UK support in the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday evening that finding a viable solution to the Cyprus problem remains the highest priority of his administration, noting that the support and solidarity of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday responded to harsh criticism by opposition parties about his 100 days in office speech saying he didn’t expect anything different. In statements outside a conference ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday presented the support plan ‘ktiZO’ for renovation and new apartments at refugee housing estates. Speaking at the conference, Ioannou announced that the non-profit organisation ...

Limassol district court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit filed by depositors in the former Laiki Bank against the state in relation to the haircut on deposits in 2013. The attorney general’...

Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday appealed the ‘manifestly inadequate’ 11-year prison sentence recently imposed on a man for sexually abusing two minors under the age of 13 in Limassol. The accused ...

The former Kiti bishop has spoken out against the Holy Synod decision to put him on forced sabbatical, decrying it as “void” and inconsiderate to his needs. His lawyer Yiannis ...