#Cyprus

Preliminary voters lists for the archbishopric elections for will be distributed to every community and church in Cyprus on Monday. The move is part of the Church of Cyprus’ efforts ...

I never thought I’d spend my Sunday talking with hunters. Hunting is an alien concept to me. Why anyone enjoys shooting animals, when there is no pressing need for ...

Police on Sunday said they were looking for leads to find Casandra Moraianu, a 36-year-old woman from Romania, missing since last Friday. She is described as slim, around 1.55m tall, ...

Authorities on Sunday said 13 migrants had been rescued from a boat off the coast of Cape Greco, which included three minors. The boat’s 24-year-old driver was arrested and remanded ...

EU agency tasked with border control has high praise for Cyprus’ rate of returning failed asylum seekers While Cyprus has been criticised for its treatment of migrants, it has been ...

Shopkeepers on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia staged a protest on Saturday, calling for an accessible and sustainable shopping area. Demonstrators blocked the road and held placards saying ‘We demand the ...

Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous committed a criminal offence with the homophobic and racists rhetoric he spewed during parliament’s plenum, Akel said on Saturday. The party said it will submit ...

Up to 300 Paphos swimming athletes are in limbo as the city’s main pool remains closed over a seemingly bureaucratic row, with the mayor and deputy mayor at odds over ...

The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is “a jewel for our country,” said EU Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, on Friday. Kyriakides toured the site of the soon-to-be completed CCRI’s ...

Inflation is a significant challenge for Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience programme, as it leads to price hikes in construction projects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. Nonetheless, Cyprus received ...

The EU Commission on Friday approved the strategic plans of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for Cyprus and Italy, worth €373 million and €26.61 billion respectively. Of the total EU budget for ...

The interior ministry on Friday sought to demonstrate to EU partners how the UN buffer zone is the source of the problem where migration flows are concerned. Permanent secretary of ...

Based on the latest actuarial study the sustainability of the Social Insurance fund is guaranteed over the longer term, the ministry of labour announced on Friday. The statement appears to ...

Parliament on Friday voted in favour of amending the constitution on family law, broadening its scope on the cases the courts could hear. With 49 votes in favour and one abstinence, ...

Inflation in Cyprus rose to 8.7 per cent in November 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.54 points ...

Restoration works have begun on the ancient port of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot news sources announced on Friday. According to the news sources water supply, sewage, electricity and telephone infrastructure will ...

More than 80 per cent of businesses with ten or more employees provided mobile devices with access to the internet and business email in 2022, according to the results the survey on ...

The three main candidates for the presidency sparred in their second televised debate on Thursday evening, where they sought to establish their bona fides as capable leaders on both domestic ...

Cyprus will on Friday receive the first tranche from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, as European Commission technocrats conveyed to authorities here the need to adhere to the ...

Turkey will on Friday dispatch a drillship to waters off its southern coast, but outside Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkish authorities have issued a Naxtex – or marine advisory – reserving for ...

Limassol municipality, Limassol chamber of commerce and industry (Evel) and Etal on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with the contractor that will undertake the organisation of the Opap Limassol Marathon, ...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic among other factors has delayed efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday. Despite this, Cyprus remains committed to ...

Lawyers in Cyprus on Thursday morning held a pre-warned two-hour work stoppage protesting against new rules issued by the Supreme Court that would open the way for ‘express trials’. Between 9.30...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has sold his newspaper Kibris to a Turkish company with ties to Ankara’s ruling AKP party, reports in the north said on Wednesday. In ...