#Cyprus

A new university department for marine science is on the cards for Larnaca, the city’s mayor Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday after a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. “This ...

Police on Monday said they issued 744 fines for traffic violations in approximately 48 hours during checks in the government-controlled areas. More than half concern speeding, one of the main causes for ...

A 15-year-old girl was hospitalised in serious condition on Monday after the motorcycle she was a passenger on collided with a car the previous night. The minor underwent surgery and ...

No new evidence emerged on Monday after on-site investigations following the disappearance of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous last month, while six suspects remain in custody in connection with the case. Police, ...

Cyprus’ National Guard is participating in the multinational exercises “Iniochos 2023” and “Orion 2023”, as part of the wider framework of the operational training of its personnel, the force’s general staff ...

Cyprus’ European integration will only be achieved through the resolution of the national problem, the Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, marking the 19th anniversary of the Republic as ...

Three people have been arrested after presenting forged or stolen travel documents as they attempted to depart the island, police said on Monday. One person, a third-country national, was arrested ...

More Cypriot antiquities are expected to be repatriated from European and third countries within the next three months, the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Dr Marina Solomidou – Ieronymidou, said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that he will continue to follow the “successful” model of Anastasiades’ government, with a more citizen-centred approach. “The government’s ultimate goal is to ...

Evacuation efforts from Sudan through Cyprus will not stop and authorities have already accepted a further request to help foreign evacuees leave for their homes via Larnaca, Foreign Ministry Spokesman ...

Calls for government intervention to support affected buyers and the real estate sector With property prices and rents continuing to spiral during the first quarter of the year, calls have ...

Disy leader and House Speaker Annita Demetriou on Saturday called on the party faithful to let go of toxic attitudes, whispers and rhetoric that instead of healing recent rifts, only ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou sent out a message to the social partners on Saturday in his Labour Day message that unions and employers must both strive for industrial peace that ...

The fire department said on Saturday its report into the fire at the Russian Cultural Centre in Nicosia on Wednesday would be ready on Tuesday. Spokesman Andreas Kettis, said by ...

By Sarah Ktisti The government will take all necessary measures to protect Cyprus’ name as a reliable business and investment centre President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking at the ‘...

By Sarah Ktisti Employees at the Department of Information Technology Services (DITS) on Friday laid the blame for damage to servers at the finance ministry due to a water leak ...

Cyprus, in 2022, granted protected status to 580 asylum seekers, a drastic decrease compared with 2021, when a total of 2,305 asylum seekers were granted protected status, according to a study released by Eurostat ...

Proposals from the justice ministry to decongest prisons will be sent to the president next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. “The president will assess the proposals that ...

Police and inspectors from the health ministry raided two stores in Latsia and Nicosia central, they said were selling controlled substances for which they did not have a licence. According ...

Two British legal experts will be coming to Cyprus to help with investigations surrounding the controversial ‘golden passports’, an issue that has embroiled former President Nicos Anastasiades. Head of the ...

Achieving labour peace was front and centre on Friday as the Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou submitted a compromise proposal in the ongoing CoLA (cost of living allowance) dispute. The proposal ...

Migrant support group Kisa on Thursday slammed a proposal tabled by the Elam party mandating the age-testing of asylum seekers claiming to be minors. In a statement, Kisa called the ...

Parliament on Thursday approved another two-month extension for reduced fuel tax until the end of June, going one better than the government proposal. By a unanimous vote, the House passed ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) presented the new Erasmus programme on a digital skills wallet during a recent award ceremony for IT student competitions. The European project aims to develop ...