#Cyprus

The cabinet has approved plans to impose steeper fines on water wastage with the expectation that these would go into effect this summer, permanent secretary of the agriculture ministry Andreas ...

Publicly exposed individuals and officials required by law to submit an asset declaration known as ‘pothen esches’ – ‘where did you get it from’ – will have to do so by June 30, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the Turkic world would be “incomplete” without northern Cyprus. Addressing the day’s informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States, which ...

The British bases on Wednesday reiterated their warning to refrain from swimming at Lady’s Mile beach, despite the continued insistence by the Environment Department and the mayors of Limassol ...

Convergence on key issues concerning trapped property buyers was achieved on Wednesday at the House legal affairs committee, which began an article-by-article examination of the proposed legislation to protect those ...

Court proceedings against former Transport Minister Marios Demetriades in the Anastasiades government and other individuals, over the golden passport scandal, were postponed on Wednesday till June 4. The case was scheduled ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court has called on former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides to submit all evidence he claims he has in his possession regarding “collusion and corruption” within the court in ...

The forestry department has issued a warning to the public as Cyprus enters its peak fire season, urging residents and visitors alike to avoid any activity that could spark a ...

Larnaca is currently serving as the scenic backdrop for the Irish travel series Téacs Taistil (which translates as “Travel Text”), with a filming crew capturing Cyprus’ charm for the ...

Three hundred special police officers, originally hired to patrol the Green Line and prevent illegal crossings through the UN-controlled buffer zone, have reached the end of their contracts. Those wishing ...

Greek Cypriot refugee Christos Saveriades has been awarded €9 million in damages by the Turkish Cypriot ‘immovable property commission’ (IPC) for the loss of use of his property in the north, ...

The Syrian people “can be sure that Cyprus will be by their side”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday as European Union member states gave the green light to ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday lambasted banks for the lack of ATMs, particularly in mountainous and remote areas, giving them a one-month deadline to come back with a plan for more extensive ...

Paphos will get enough water this year and the next for households, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou told a broad meeting on Tuesday, describing the situation as “manageable”. The ...

Two men, aged 40 and 22, were remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday following an attack on the Omonia fan club in Lakatamia on Sunday night. Police are investigating ...

In just a few hours, hundreds of Cypriots in London and many more online will hear details of the government’s incentives to bring them back to Cyprus. The cabinet ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, on Tuesday said he is in the process of creating a new political party. Speaking to television channel Kanal ...

The cabinet has approved “fundamentally important” teacher evaluation reform, which will be implemented over the course of five years, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou announced on Tuesday “with particular satisfaction”. The ...

Forty-six-year-old Costas Soteriou was on Tuesday sentenced to 28 years in prison at the court on the British base of Dhekelia for the murder of Charalambos Constantinides. He was handed a “...

The Forestry Department has failed to protect Cyprus against fires due to both insufficient air and ground-based equipment, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said in a report made public on Tuesday. After ...

Bowel cancer screening kits are now being sent to men and women aged 74 years old across Cyprus, the health ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail ...

A new proposal for the future of Larnaca’s marina was put forward on Monday by the town’s chamber of commerce and industry (Keve), aiming to preserve its local ...

Parliament is to prepare a “good practice manual” for the media, which will outline “good practices and appropriate vocabulary” regarding media reporting on diseases and people who have them. The ...

People born in the north to one Cypriot parent and one non-Cypriot parent on Monday took to the streets to demand that they be given citizenship of the Republic of ...