#Cyprus

The rate of child poverty in Cyprus is on a “steady decline”, social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC radio, she highlighted the fact that ...

The lawyer of Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation after being extradited from Cyprus to Germany, has requested that his ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s campaign to be re-elected to the role on Wednesday night won the endorsement of a third political party, ruling coalition party the DP. The ...

Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Wednesday night called on Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos to substantiate claims he had made regarding alleged links between foreign exchange companies in Cyprus and Latin ...

The Louroujina crossing point “will be the first to be opened” after the Turkish Cypriot leadership election in October, the village’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Ali Karavezirler said on Wednesday. ...

The House legal affairs committee renewed pressure on the ministry of justice to submit a long-awaited revised bill aimed at tackling violence in sports stadiums, during a session held on ...

A bill which would impose a maximum limit on MPs of three terms in office failed to be sent to a plenary session of parliament on Wednesday after being discussed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he would be open to Turkish participation in the European Union’s €150 billion defence programme, “if Turkey means what it says” in relation to ...

Three of Cyprus’ political parties mentioned in a report written by the audit office which highlighted financial irregularities in their operations defended themselves on Thursday. Akel were one of the ...

Single parents will no longer lose their financial support just because they live with another adult, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The council of ministers has approved a key amendment ...

Cyprus is becoming a major player in international money laundering networks linked to Latin American drug cartels, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos warned on Wednesday. The island, already known as a ...

Greek Cypriot businessman Savvas Kakos testified as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut at the Nicosia Criminal Court on Wednesday. Aykut, who ...

European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn will make his first contacts on the island “in the immediate future”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He said ...

Farmers of the Xyliatos area, Nicosia district, sent out a distress call on Tuesday warning that their crops were dying, calling on authorities to make arrangements so that water from ...

The Nicosia criminal court was on Tuesday shown a television interview of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut, as his trial for the alleged development and sale of €43 million worth ...

Two green taxes remain under discussion with the EU, both in terms of content and compensatory measures, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He added that the final proposal ...

The government announced on Tuesday a sweeping reform of the teacher evaluation system, marking the most significant change to public education in decades. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis outlined the details ...

The arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north “will certainly not stop, no matter what Tatar says”, President Nikos ...

A report unveiled by the audit office on Tuesday revealed financial irregularities among all seven political parties which are represented in Cyprus’ parliament. The report was based on the last ...

The bathing waters in the Lady’s Mile area will be observed through a new water quality monitoring programme implemented by the environmental department and the British bases. Under the ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced on Tuesday the next phase in the mass installation of smart meters, targeting homes and businesses across all districts from May 27 until mid-June. ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday decried accusations that President Nikos Christodoulides used the presidential jet to fly from Larnaca to Paphos as “ridiculous” and “a joke”. “At first, to ...

The government is facing strong criticism over how it is handling the football clubs that have failed to repay their debts on the pre-arranged schedule, yet are being allowed to ...

The Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday called on Nicosia municipality to rethink its recent decision to partially reopen Makarios avenue to regular traffic. In a statement, Etek urged ...