#Cyprus

The longest running charity drive on the island reached its peak on Sunday with the holding of the 48th Christodoula March to raise money for cancer charities. The slogan of ...

It really is impossible to answer ‘who do we think we are?’ By Gavin Jones Before formulating my take on one of the most intractable and long-running disputes on the ...

Afternoon court hearings will start for asylum seekers’ appeals while additional hires in the asylum service are among the measures aiming to speed up the processing of asylum applications, Interior ...

Parents and teachers said on Saturday they are “satisfied” with this year’s changes on the twice-yearly exams. Following the education ministry’s announcement on the measures for the evaluation ...

Cypriots will be able to share their opinion through electronic non-binding referendums, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. The relevant deputy ministry is already working on how the institution will ...

You gonna eat that? More and more Cypriots are saying yes – with a study finding that food waste is decreasing while finishing leftovers is becoming more common. The percentage of ...

The Larnaca port and marina project will change all of Cyprus, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday, visiting the site from which a ferry link with Piraeus, Greece will ...

The government on Friday decided to undertake a €130 million project to provide “respectable living conditions” on refugee estates. Expected to span across the next 10 years, President Nikos Christodoulides said the ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said he expects a good summer in terms of arrivals to Cyprus, adding that, along with the usual high volumes of visitors from the ...

The completion date for the construction of a jetty to facilitate a floating LNG storage and regasification unit (Fsru) at Vasiliko is likely to be pushed back once again, Energy ...

A motion to discuss a new freeze on home repossessions was defeated in parliament on Thursday, with the House deciding instead that a legislative proposal on the matter be tabled ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou Some 200 workers at three Paphos hotels called off a strike on Thursday evening, hours after their walkout, following a deal with employers over the ...

Civil servants can start and finish work half an hour earlier after the plenum approved amendments to their working hours on Thursday to alleviate traffic issues. MPs approved the regulations ...

It’s been a bumpy ride over the last couple of days along bicycle and pedestrian paths, this time with two pickup trucks spotted cruising along the designated areas in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Egypt on Thursday. After the meeting Christodoulides will depart for Cyprus. On Wednesday Christodoulides had ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said his two-day visit to Egypt has both a symbolic and substantial meaning, as it reflects a clear political will to build on the strategic ...

A 31-year-old suspect on trial for his involvement in an attempted murder in Oroklini pleaded not guilty to all charges, police said on Wednesday. The incident, which took place on ...

Three officers were reportedly blamed for the rioting that unfolded at a basketball match last month in a report drawn up by the police and handed to the justice minister ...

Vets on Wednesday appealed to the health ministry for hospital-grade FIP vaccines for cats amid an upsurge of the fatal disease caused by feline coronavirus. The state veterinary services said ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Wednesday said the auditor general had mounted a sexist attack against her for six years. “Today was the pinnacle of a sexist behaviour ongoing for six ...

Five schools will become model green schools thanks to an investment programme focusing on sustainable energy in education, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. Through a total investment of €2 million, ...

Two of the three suspected diamond thieves have been identified as Georgian nationals and the Cyprus police are to request Interpol and Europol alerts, the force said on Wednesday. The ...

The government was called to explain itself on Wednesday over why Cyprus did not submit a candidacy for the secretary-general position of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amid speculation that ...

Student participation in a competition aiming to showcase Cyprus tradition “exceeded all expectations” with the eight winners receiving an increased prize totalling €180,000. Over 600 projects were submitted from almost 200 schools across ...