#Cyprus

The government said on Tuesday it has no intention of scrapping the so-called ‘penalty’ on pensions imposed on those retiring early at age 63, provoking a tussle in parliament between the ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday once again insisted that the arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north are ...

The government is committed to implementing tax reform on January 1, 2026, and “this is something that cannot be changed,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. The president convened a meeting to ...

The electricity authority (EAC) is to propose a 3 per cent increase in the price of electricity paid by consumers, its chairman George Petrou said on Tuesday. The plan comes after ...

The community advocacy group Syrians in Cyprus on Tuesday expressed concerns about the “tight” timeline set out in the government’s new voluntary repatriation plan for Syrian nationals who have ...

Nursery school workers across Cyprus went on strike on Tuesday, demanding better pay and conditions. Their trade unions, Paseu-Peo and Ouuk-Sek, said on Tuesday morning that they had sent various ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ voted in the early hours of Tuesday morning to relax its laws relating to the operation of casinos, following a full day of arguments over the ...

The construction of a new port in the Limassol district village of Pentakomo would have “immediate and irreversible environmental impacts”, ornithological charity BirdLife Cyprus’ campaign coordinator Tasos Shialis said on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar formally kicked off his campaign to win re-election on Monday evening, bringing together the three political parties which have endorsed his campaign for his first ...

The trial of former Volunteer Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki continued on Monday before the Nicosia District Court, with testimony from two former presidents of the Cyprus Youth Organisation (Onek) and a ...

Girls in Cyprus reported gambling more than boys in physical locations, drinking more alcohol, and using more synthetic drugs, but they scored lower than boys and below the threshold on ...

A package of bills aiming to straighten out the issue of multiple state pensions paid to certain state officials will go to the plenum on June 19, with MPs on Monday ...

A proposal to grant terminally ill patients the option of assisted suicide elicited a vigorous debate in parliament on Monday, with some MPs and organised groups advocating for a more ...

Parliamentarians on Monday wrapped up discussion of bills proposing to create a national financial sanctions implementation unit, with the legislation now set to head out to the plenum for a ...

It was outside the police’s remit to inform the road safety council of links between potentially faulty airbags and fatalities on Cyprus’ roads, the police’s traffic department director ...

Parents of people killed in car accidents due to faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata decried the “cheap excuses” offered by current and former state officials called to testify ...

Citizen groups and affected will protest on Thursday against the decision by Nicosia Municipality to reopen the northern section of Makarios Avenue to private vehicles. Under the slogan A Lively ...

The owners of the three dogs that bit a 25-year-old woman and two children aged six and three in the Moni industrial area on Sunday were remanded on Monday for ...

The health ministry confirmed on Monday that Cyprus is not among countries affected by a Belgian sperm donor scandal linked to a rare cancer-causing gene, despite earlier reports suggesting possible ...

Turkish Cypriots have been rendered “anxious, intimidated, and threatened” by the flurry of arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the ...

Just over an hour after polls closed, political party Edek on Sunday evening announced Nikos Anasstasiou as the new leader of the party. He had been standing against Diomides Diomidous, ...

Those exploring Cyprus with a curious mind and a sense of adventure normally opt for the coastline with scuba diving, jet skiing and parasailing among the most popular adrenaline-boosting outdoor ...

Six years after its launch, the national health scheme Gesy is here to stay, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Sunday, describing the system as the biggest reform in the ...

Lucky is one of many unwanted dogs in Cyprus abandoned to roam the streets, left to fate, to maybe live, maybe die. Some are hit by cars, some are shot ...