#Cyprus

Cyprus, Greece and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism on Friday in Athens, with the aim of further strengthening and upgrading the cooperation of the three countries in ...

Cyprus had the most overcrowded prisons in EU in 2021, with almost 50% more prisoners than what the prison was designed to hold, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. With ...

The late British born, Greek Cypriot musician George Michael will be posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year. Michael, who formed the pop duo ...

Officials from the UK and the US will soon visit to provide additional information on the sanctions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as authorities received the second tranche of ...

The audit service slammed the environment department in a report on Friday, accusing it of not doing everything it could over the jetty construction at Paralimni marina. The findings detail ...

An overhaul of school bus safety criteria is on the cards in light of an incident on Wednesday involving a school bus packed with school children skidded across the motorway ...

Cyprus, as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM) programme, is participating in the training of 24 experts from Ukraine in mine clearance issues, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas ...

Long-term strategies for much-needed road development projects in Paphos were the focus of discussions on Friday between the transport minister Alexis Vafeadis and local council representatives. With the aim of ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Friday announced a significant increase in its passenger volume for April 2023, providing further evidence of the travel industry’s ongoing recovery from the dire ...

A man’s trip to an Ayia Napa beach took an unexpected turn as it became a rescue mission as an unusual finned and sharp-toothed visitor became trapped, photos showed ...

Livestock farmers fed up with stray and unsupervised dogs on Friday said they have filed official complaints with the authorities. Farmers in the Peyia-Akoursos area on Thursday reported that over ...

The government is ready to sign a deal for the cost of living allowance (CoLA) at any moment, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday, adding it could even be ...

The government on Thursday promised to soon deliver a ‘road map’ on tackling traffic congestion – but also pollution from vehicles – while warning that Cyprus could end up paying tens of ...

Europe’s first integrated casino resort will be opening in Cyprus on July 10 this year, Melco Resort announced on Thursday. Described as a game changing development, the resort is “poised ...

A mother of ten and grandmother of 23 said she wanted as many children as God wished to send her but that the state can do more to support large families. “...

The Veterinary Services on Thursday announced the start of the nationwide stray cat neutering programme, which will last until 2025. The implementation of the programme, which has a total budget of €300,000, ...

Bus transporting students loses wheel on Larnaca highway causes panic By Iole Damaskinos A school bus taking students on a trip to Larnaca lost a wheel and started to skid ...

Doctors on Thursday morning started their planned 24-hour work stoppage over uncertainty in medical malpractice suit insurance while the state health organisation called for an immediate end to the “pointless” ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday morning arrived in Israel for a two-day working visit it was officially announced. The president had a private meeting with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog ...

The Dutch embassy in Cyprus is hosting an event aiming to promote cycling in cities, with the aim of improving alternative means of transport. The event, Cycling in the City, ...

The bill criminalising conversion therapies for LGBTQI+ people is expected to be postponed on Thursday as far-right party Elam filed an amendment to allow such pseudo-treatments to go ahead if ...

Britain supports a solution to the Cyprus issue based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, according to the relevant UN resolutions, British Minister for Europe Leo Doherty said on Wednesday speaking ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis was in hot water again on Wednesday after it surfaced that he caused the CEO of a leading travel company bringing tourists to Cyprus to ...

Following heavy criticism in the last few days about people bring given government jobs they were not qualified for, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday a bill will be drawn ...