#Cyprus

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday said he expects the tenders review authority to reach a decision in early October regarding Greek company Aktor’s appeal against the government’s ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday night promised that the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, will go ...

Plans were unveiled on Sunday for artificial islands to be constructed off the coast of the Karpass peninsula and the Kyrenia district. The plans were presented by Emrullah Turanli, chairman ...

European affairs deputy minister Marilena Raouna on Monday offered Cyprus’ support for “Moldova’s European path” during a visit to the country. Speaking after a meeting with the country’s ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday met Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha. The foreign ministry said that during that meeting, the pair discussed “...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday penned a letter to European Parliament president Roberta Metsola expressing her “outrage and indignation” at the arrest and continued detention of five Greek Cypriots ...

Authorities on Monday moved to quash speculation that a planned fish farming port at Pentakomo has spun out of control and would threaten marine habitats or endangered species. In a ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Monday reiterated his support for the construction of the Denia-Astromeritis road after meeting community leaders from Morphou, Solea and Marathasa. “There is a common desire ...

A new digital culture platform Let’s Culture, which will give an overview of cultural events and activities taking place on the island, was presented by Deputy Minister of Culture ...

The United States navy’s guided missile destroyer the USS Mitscher arrived in Cyprus on Monday, the American embassy in Nicosia announced. The ship is one of the US’ fleet ...

The appeal against the dismissal of former judge Doria Varoshiotou, who ruled that the death of National Guard conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 was a criminal act, was on Monday adjourned ...

The north’s ruling coalition is facing a series of headaches as this year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership campaign officially gets underway, with its rapid-fire handing out of civil service ...

The sacked contractors for phase one of the Paphos-Polis road have blocked the government’s move to press ahead with a new tender process until the company’s appeal against ...

A private party held at the protected Toxeftra beach in Peyia on Saturday was prohibited only after it had already gone ahead, NGO Terra Cypria said on Monday. Local authorities ...

The road between Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery on Cyprus’ northeastern tip will be closed during afternoons until further notice, the north’s ‘transport ministry’ announced on Monday. The ...

Claims by the NGO Terra Cypria that a stage set up in the courtyard of the Ayios Georgios restaurant in Peyia for a concert and cultural event caused problems for ...

Edek MP Andreas Apostolou announced his resignation from his parliamentary seat on Sunday, claiming he was barred from holding a position in the party’s leadership. The party later rejected ...

Larnaca police have launched an investigation after banners including “discriminatory language” were raised by Apoel fans before the start of the match between their team with Freedom24 Krasava ENY Digeni ...

The week gets off to a warm start on Monday with temperatures reaching up to 37 degrees Celsius inland, 30 degrees on the west coast, 33 degrees on the remaining coastal areas and 29 ...

A shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza, part of the Amalthea project, is scheduled to arrive later this evening and is expected to be unloaded on Monday morning, according to ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his country’s support for Ukraine, drawing a parallel between Russia’s invasion and Turkey’s continued occupation of northern Cyprus. In a ...

By Flora Alexandrou From antiquity to the present, wise voices have warned that a reckless word can ignite hatred, belittle human suffering, corrode trust, spark fear, or even turn ignorance ...

The Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC) is set to escalate efforts at the international level for the release of four members of the Keravnos Strovolou sports club, who remain detained by ...

Some 540 illegal rubbish dumps in Paphos, waste dumped in a state forest in Pelendri blocking a fire lane, office furniture from state authorities dumped in a field in Yeri, reported ...