#Cyprus

Polis Chrysochous and Peyia municipalities have jointly welcomed the rejection of the president’s challenge to local government reform, which would have seen Akamas communities under a single municipality. In ...

Former Nicosia Mayor Lellos Demetriades passed away at the age of 89 at the Nicosia General Hospital on Saturday afternoon. According to his son, Achilleas, Demetriades had been facing health issues ...

Relatives of female army personnel protested outside the defence ministry on Saturday, demanding an immediate end to gender discrimination after male colleagues were promoted over a decade earlier than female ...

The ministry of health will operate 61 testing sites on Sunday offering free rapid tests to those in eligible groups. These include minors, the vaccinated and those who are recovering from ...

A group of Ukrainians protested Russia’s war in Ukraine on Saturday in Kato Polemidia as a pro-Russian event was taking place with hundreds of Russian and Cypriot nationals. The ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after he was caught driving a stolen car under the influence of drugs in Larnaca. Police said they spotted the suspect driving a ...

A preliminary study on the former landfill in occupied Dikomo, where the remains of 70 Greek Cypriot missing persons are believed to be buried has been submitted to the committee on ...

Authorities on Saturday expressed concern over the increased use of hard drugs among young people following the arrest of a 22-year-old man who was allegedly supplying heroin and crystal meth ...

A 26-year-old man wanted by Bulgarian authorities is expected to be extradited there after he was arrested at Paphos international airport prior to his departure to Ireland, police said on ...

The government remains firmly committed to strengthening Cyprus’ fiscal position, promoting sustainable recovery and the long-term stability of the Cypriot economy, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday after DBRS ...

‘Fashion is more art than art is,’ is the famous quote by Andy Warhol and an exhibition opening in Nicosia this month shows how. Synergy: Art into Fashion is the ...

In today’s episode, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Cyprus to close its ports to all Russian ships and to deny “privileges” to Russian nationals, as part of ...

In today’s episode, traffic cameras appear to be stuck in the ‘pilot’ phase with 50,000 violations recorded since the start of the year but only 2,000 fines handed out. In other ...

The traffic camera saga continues: They’re up, they’re working, but they appear to be stuck in the ‘pilot’ phase – with 50,000 violations recorded since the start of the year ...

Reports that the Cyprus government had been asked to give its Russian-made weapon systems to Ukraine has put the government in a quandary. Although Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides ruled this ...

The EastMed pipeline remains a project of common interest despite being gas-based, making it ineligible for EU funding, the European Parliament voted on Tuesday during its plenary session. During the ...

The government will lobby European Union nations to get them to reduce armaments sales to Turkey, and has asked parliament to assist in that effort. The issue was discussed at ...

The transport ministry plans to lower inner city speed limits to 20 and 30 kilometres per hour in a bid to promote other forms of transport, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on ...

The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to a ‘strategic alliance’ of the three nations, pledging to expand cooperation in an otherwise turbulent region. ...

The health ministry announced three deaths from and 2,987 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The new deaths were of two women aged 71 and 87, and a man aged 96, bringing the total ...

All police officers should undergo training on how to handle homophobic and transphobic offences, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides has suggested. In a report to the police chief, Lottides also suggested ...

Three years of efforts are beginning to pay off, with Cyprus poised to see an increase in the number of visitors from France, deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios said on ...

A 90-year-old man died on Tuesday after his moped crashed with a car near Dhekelia, police said. Initial reports say that the victim, Christos Yiangou from Xylophagou, crashed head on ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said his visit to Montenegro marks a historic chapter in bilateral relations, as it is the first ever official visit to the country by a ...