#Cyprus

The EU is becoming irrelevant in talks regarding regional crises, namely the Middle East and Ukraine, and should set up a more substantive communication with the US, while Cyprus has ...

MPs hit back on Wednesday against a suggestion to roll out CCTV cameras across public spaces, arguing the country cannot turn into ‘Big Brother’ in a bid to fight organised ...

There have been a total of 22 physical attacks on or robberies of delivery drivers in Limassol so far this year, the city’s police said on Wednesday. Their official figures ...

Thousands of domestic helpers are using Cyprus illegally as a springboard to other destinations in the EU, MP Rita Superman said on Wednesday. “Greater supervision and streamlining are necessary, both ...

The 24-hour bus strike scheduled for November 25 has been cancelled by the employees of the Paphos public transport company. According to an announcement made by both Omepege-Sek and Segdamelin-Peo, the ...

The labour crisis in the construction industry deepens with the second mediation proposal put forward by the labour ministry thrown out on Wednesday by the trade unions, while repercussions are ...

Hundreds of flamingos have returned to Akrotiri salt lake after the area saw its first rainfall of the season last week. According to the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AAEC), around 300 ...

Works begin on Monday for the installation of a new medium voltage cable in Paphos forest, from the village of Lysos through Stavros tis Psokas forestry station to just below ...

Hundreds of people, many dressed in white Tshirts, crowded into and around the Archangel Michael church in Frenaros on Tuesday for the funeral of the three young men killed in ...

Efforts to open new vehicle crossing points in Nicosia will continue with determination, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...

A small number of Cypriot passport holders were listed on Tuesday on the UK’s financial sanctions list, including one businessman allegedly linked to Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea ...

The municipality of Larnaca on Tuesday expressed its sadness after thieves stole the Santa from one of its recently installed Christmas decorations. “The municipality of Larnaca expresses its deep sadness ...

Over 3,000 drought-resistant and aromatic plants have been planted in areas of Cyprus farmland at risk of desertification, the environment commissioner said on Tuesday. By 2026, the EU co-funded LIFE-AgrOassis project aims ...

Seventeen tonnes of humanitarian aid that arrived in Cyprus on Saturday from Italy will be sent to Gaza as soon as possible via Ashdod, through the Amalthea sea corridor, foreign ...

Various problems have been identified in the vehicle recall process, including delays in notifying drivers and a shortage of spare parts, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. “The responsibility ...

An attempted murder investigation was underway in Nicosia on Tuesday, after two people were stabbed at a park on Monday evening. Police spokeswoman Eleni Constantinou said two males aged 24 and 16 ...

Parliament on Monday greenlit funds for the anti-corruption authority that the body says are indispensable to continue the work of investigations. Despite having given the authority some pushback last week, ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Monday said it would be ineffective to adopt a nationwide anti-racism strategy, despite being urged to do so by the EU Commission, ombudswoman’s office, ...

The amount of rain which has fallen in November so far already exceeds 117 per cent of the average rainfall for the entire month, the met office revealed on Monday. An ...

Nicosia district court has dismissed a lawsuit against the state, the Central Bank and the Bank of Cyprus over the 2013 ‘haircut’ on deposits, the attorney-general’s office stated on Monday. ...

Chanting slogans against the US and Israel and in solidarity with the Palestinians, the Cyprus coordinating committee of students (Psem) marched to the US embassy in Nicosia to mark the 51...

The government’s new strategy to prevent and handle violence in schools was launched on Monday, providing students, parents and teachers with the necessary tools to do so. In a ...

The case against former Green Party candidate in the European parliament elections Oz Karahan and former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis, who were both arrested for unfurling a banner containing “...

Gesy on Monday unveiled its “patient’s guide”, an online portal which offers answers to frequently asked questions related to the services it offers. The guide was unveiled by Health ...