#Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would decide on any unofficial meetings with the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem after a possible meeting in New York with ...

New head of Paphos police Nicos Tsappis took full charge on Wednesday, taking over from Nikos Pentaras, who had been in the post since 2017. “My aim is to produce tangible ...

Despite the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Cypriot banking sector has achieved remarkable progress and was steadily headed towards viability, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Wednesday addressing the bank association ...

The Education ministry on Wednesday announced it will withdraw an English textbook following strong reactions to instructions issued earlier in the day to tear out a page on Kemal Ataturk, ...

It is good that the House Ethics Committee has taken up the weakness of the authorities in combating human trafficking. The committee met on Monday to look at the failings ...

With the new season just weeks away, preparations at AEK Larnaca, one of the most forward-thinking clubs in Cypriot women’s volleyball, are well underway. AEK have only won one ...

Hoteliers in Famagusta are expecting bookings to rise for September and October while the occupancy rates were satisfactory for August, their chairman Doros Takkas said on Friday. “In Famagusta, especially ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said he wants a list of the doctors who are advising their patients against receiving the coronavirus vaccination. A major bump in the road towards greater ...

The quality of life of thousands of Nicosia and Limassol residents is affected by environmental noise both day and night, MPs heard on Wednesday. The House environment committee discussed a ...

Greeks and Greek Cypriots want to scrap Turkish guarantees and get rid Cyprus of the Turkish army, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday. Tatar, who was visiting the ...

Nicosia municipality on Monday morning removed a swastika which had been spray painted on a monument in the capital dedicated to a Cuban national hero. The vandalism of the monument – ...

The education ministry on Monday said it is working on amending the legislative framework over the appointment of assistants for special needs students after the House education committee last week ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) on Monday strongly criticised the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) for the 38 per cent price hike set for August compared to the same month last ...

The president’s invitation to Turkish Cypriots to return to the 1960 regime was just a response to the Turkish Cypriot leader’s contradictory statements regarding the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) ...

Kyriacos Nicolaou catches up with two Premier League greats on the island recently to coach kids at summer camps at Limassol’s Parklane hotel As the unrelenting August sun beat ...

Was President Anastasiades offering some light relief to lift the gloom caused by the opening of Varosha by proposing a return to the 1960s constitution, or was this another display ...

THE REVOKING of the passports of 14 ‘officials’ of the pseudo state by the council of ministers was a gloriously meaningless decision that was enthusiastically cheered by our patriotic parties, but ...

A woman with Covid-19 has given birth in the north, reports said on Saturday. The mother had contracted the virus just a few days before giving birth at a Covid ...

The ministry of health announced on Saturday that 47 sites will operate to offer free rapid tests to eligible sectors of the populace on Sunday. The sites in operation for Sunday ...

A Portuguese expert who will carry out a study of a landfill in the north, which is believed to be where the remains of 70 missing Greek Cypriots were buried, is ...

The military balance on the island remained unchanged in 2021, with the Turkish forces in the north outnumbering the National Guard by 3.5 to one, according to a Cypriot Centre of Strategic ...

The result of an appeal against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) cannot be predicted as such cases are politicised, the chairman of the Bar association said ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 and 355 new positive cases on Tuesday, while there are 184 hospitalised Covid patients. Those who died were both male while one of them, ...

The health ministry announced 46 rapid test sites will operate on Wednesday for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while unvaccinated employees must present a ...