#Cyprus

A court has thrown out a lawsuit by depositors of Bank of Cyprus seeking compensation for the 2013 bail-in, where almost half of their uninsured savings were converted into shares. In ...

After meeting the Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou, who informed him about illegal actions in the area, Italian MP and rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Piero Fassino ...

The Cyprus issue and the latest Turkish provocations in Varosha, the situation in Ukraine and Brexit were the focus of a meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday between House president Annita ...

The island’s political and business world put aside their differences on Tuesday in an outpouring of grief for Zeta Emilianidou, the highly respected labour minister and public official who ...

Controversial lawyer Andreas Pittadjis – whose famous line ‘this is Cyprus’ became a phrase used to laugh at scandals – was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association on Tuesday for demeaning the ...

Members of the House finance committee have voiced their concern at the government’s intention to open tenders for the construction of juvenile detention centres to private companies. MPs Christiana ...

Our region will experience climate change more intensely and sooner than other regions, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis reiterated on Tuesday as the island played host to a high-level international conference ...

Cruise traffic to Limassol this year will be significantly up on 2021, with further growth projected for 2023, according to Nawaf Abdulla CEO of DP World Limassol, which operates the cruise terminal ...

Cooperation on technological issues between Cyprus and the US has been strengthened following a series of meetings held by Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos with ...

Nicosia water board will save 120 tons of paper and €240,000 a year by billing consumers digitally, it said on Monday. The water board has been trying to eradicate paper bills sent ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos’ comments on the presidential elections, in which, among other things, he accused Akel of being British agents sparked widespread reaction, with some condemning him as anachronistic. In a ...

Inland and in mountainous areas of the island could be hit by thunderstorms and hailstorms on Monday afternoon as the met office forecast mainly fine weather up tp then with ...

In the third episode of “Weekend Escapes,” series founder, Alexandros Tsangarides, visited the 8th Larnaca Food Festival, an authentic, pulsating street food festival that has now become an institution in ...

Proposed planning zones in the revised Akamas plan are endangering the survival of species such as the green turtle and the long-legged buzzard, two environmental NGOs warned on Friday. Members ...

Justice Minister Stephie Drakou hailed the “excellent relations” shared between Cyprus and the UK in comments made at a charity event in the British bases to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’...

The Limassol branch of Peo trade union confederation said on Friday that its student housing project has been completed and will welcome 28 students in 18 apartments for the 2022-2023 academic year. ...

Proposals submitted by Cyprus and adopted by EU transport ministers will help cushion the blow from a transition to sustainable aviation fuels that could potentially cost the island a 20 per ...

Another round of price rises on car fuel hit the market on Friday with the average price for unleaded 95 now at €1.81 per litre, with those in the industry warning of ...

There are currently 35 coronavirus patients in state hospitals, but in a significant improvement in the island’s epidemiological indicators, there is no longer anyone being treated for Covid in an ...

In today’s episode, a Syrian man – one of 44 irregular migrants aboard two inflatable boats that had set off from Turkey – drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, ...

Ahead of the weekend, the met office forecast is for mainly fine weather with occasional increased cloud in the mountains and temperatures close to the seasonal average. In its early ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has stated that the number of people that have used the national health system, GESY, is indicative of its success. In other ...

Classroom temperatures in the island’s primary schools exceed the recommended maximum limit on most days, a survey on air quality in them showed on Wednesday. The survey, by the ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris confirmed reports on Wednesday that a resident of Germany has acknowledged as his own four children from three different women, all who happen to be asylum ...