#Cyprus

For anyone who can remember traffic on Ledra Street in the 1980s and Makarios Avenue prior to the changes recently completed, it was welcome news that cars would be prohibited ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast on the growth rate of the Cypriot economy in 2022 to 3.5 per cent of the GDP from 2.1 per cent that it expected ...

Farmers on Tuesday warned that they are on the verge of being “wiped out” due to untenable production costs, appealing to the state for immediate assistance. The matter came up ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday urged people “not to rush to point fingers” after doctors at Makarios hospital were accused of failing to treat an 11-year-old’s condition correctly. “...

The education ministry is strengthening its programmes to prevent violence, delinquency and bullying, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the inauguration of the new canteen ...

The final plan for the Akamas proposed by the environment department is being examined to find a balanced solution, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday. He was speaking a ...

Integrated education is just a slogan, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday in response to criticism from disabled rights group Kisoa and the commissioner for children’s rights over ...

Both correct and wrong decisions were made during his term as leader, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday while receiving a copy of the annual report from the public service ...

The Larnaca district court on Tuesday banned a 22-year-old man from attending sporting events until his trial date on November 15 after he admitted to bringing flares to the Antonis Papadopoulos ...

The new head of the embattled Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday they are committed to tackling all outstanding issues affecting the agency, beginning with their budget for fiscal ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Cyprus will continue to support the shipping sector, regardless who is in government. “No matter who is president, the established policy cannot be changed, which says ...

The international Walk for Freedom, organised to combat human trafficking and raise awareness on the issue, is being held for the first time in Cyprus with bi-communal cooperation on October 15. ...

The European Commission’s position regarding the Turkish embargo on Cypriot-flagged ships and airplanes remains unchanged and has been clear for a long time, said EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean. ...

The possibility of building a railway – co-financed with the European Union – was floated on Monday after a meeting between government officials and visiting EU Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean. Valean ...

Two Limassol companies on Monday were each fined €19,000 and two people were handed commuted prison sentences for causing the death of two workers. According to an announcement from the labour ...

The two people arrested in connection with crowd violence during a football match between Apoel and Karmiotissa on Friday will appear in court on October 12, police said on Monday. The ...

The education ministry’s current policies do not reflect inclusive education as defined by the UN, commissioner for the rights of the child Despo Michaelidou-Livaniou said on Monday in support ...

Cyprus has established itself as a competitive and modern international shipping centre, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, kicking off the Maritime Cyprus conference. Cyprus has established itself as a ...

Mental health in Cyprus needs to be prioritised, civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday, calling on stakeholders to work towards finding solutions for patients having to deal with mental ...

The government has received reassurances that nothing will violate UN Resolutions on Unficyp’s mission, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Monday. Commenting on reports last week that the north ...

A former US State Department senior official who had responsibility for Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, does not foresee talks resuming as Turkey has now decided on a two-state solution. He ...

By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki We so often hear the Cyprus issue being expressed in terms of a status quo, with the implication that we are faced with a static situation. ...

The Turkey-Libya MoU increasing tensions with Greece After a quiet year in 2021, perhaps as a result of Covid-19, we are back to the perennial problem of exclusive economic zones (EEZ) ...

Mystery still surrounds the 1960s’ baby deaths at Dhekelia, but one woman is determined not to forget them Hundreds of “sleeping babies” at the Dhekelia British military cemetery have been ...