#Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides pledged to gradually restore shift allowances and overtime pay for civil servants by 2025 on Tuesday. Addressing the annual conference of civil servants union Pasydy, he said efforts ...

The audit service is engaging in character assassination and overstepping the limits of free speech, Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday, as the two offices continued to exchange barbs. “We ...

Cyprus must be cautious on the matter of sanctions as the country’s credibility is being judged abroad, Attorney General Georgios Savvides told reporters on Tuesday. Asked what the situation ...

Sharing knowledge and fostering regional collaborations on desalination can help create a more resilient and water-secure future for all, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday. Speaking at the European ...

Cruise ship Europa 2, flying the Maltese flag, arrived on Tuesday morning at Kato Paphos port with 477 passengers. Port authorities said the cruise ship is on a journey through the Mediterranean ...

Retired British miner David Hunter did everything he could to help his terminally ill wife Janice as her condition deteriorated in the last few years of her life and became ...

The island’s wines will once again be the focus of attention by international experts at the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition in Limassol this week. Speaking at a press conference ...

Last year the ‘cabinet’ in the north granted permits for the purchase of real estate to 2,810 foreign nationals, while during the first three months of 2023 alone about 1,000 such permits were ...

Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou informed on Monday European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas about the migration policy being followed by Cyprus to tackle issues of illegal migration. Ioannou said that ...

All students who sat a physics paper that has been mired in outrage will be given full marks for the questions that appear not to have been part of the ...

Local authorities must play a decisive role in the social integration of immigrants and refugees arriving in Cyprus, President of the Union Municipalities and Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said on ...

The status of the island’s 180-km long buffer zone is clearly set out in resolutions and decision of the UN, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, commenting on recent ...

Police on Monday launched week-long awareness campaign for e-scooter and bicycle users. The campaign will include increased checks, they said. “Members of the police will provide information to the public ...

Comments on and reaction to UK and US sanctions hit Cyprus’ economy harder than the sanctions themselves, chairman of the Cyprus Bar Association Christos Clerides said on Monday. “When I ...

Granting Cyprus accession to the EU was a fundamental and decisive move and the bloc will always be by its side to support it, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas ...

Top spot at the Eurovision has always eluded Cyprus, so what are we doing wrong? As records go, it’s an unwanted one. Cyprus has now participated 39 times in the ...

For the first time this year, Turkey is reserving areas for ‘illegal’ exercises very close to the coast of Turkish-occupied Famagusta, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. According to ...

Hope for Children group doing a sterling job of supporting abused minors Cyprus, where at least one in four children is believed to have been sexually abused, needs to invest ...

The creation of a deputy migration ministry, the implementation of the Eastern Mediterranean Action Plan, and pressing Turkey are amongst the state’s key priorities to alleviate Cyprus’ migration challenges. ...

Cyprus has immense potential to gain from the blue economy, President Nikos Christodoulides said at the inauguration of the Blue Economy Innovation Centre of Limassol Municipality. He emphasised that Cyprus’ ...

Cyprus and Greece have launched an initiative for the appointment of an EU Commissioner for maritime and shipping affairs from 2024, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at the launch ...

A recent survey suggests Cyprus has the most marriages per population in Europe. Alix Norman looks at why residents are rushing to tie the knot, and it’s not a ...

Turkey’s illegal actions in Nicosia flight information region (FIR) prevent the smooth functioning of air traffic and put obstacles in Cyprus’ genuine effort to safeguard flight safety, permanent secretary ...

A handful of Cyprus-based companies were among the 300 entities hit with US sanctions on Friday. The three companies are Robarin Ltd, Aquila Capital Group, Huriya Private Cyprus Ltd. The list ...