#Cyprus

A total of 70 minors in Cyprus have been referred to treatment centres for substance abuse since the beginning of 2023, it was revealed on Wednesday. According to data from the Cyprus ...

Press freedom could face serious setbacks as multiple bills and proposals threatening journalistic independence are currently under discussion, the Cyprus journalists’ union (Esk) and the journalism ethics committee warned on ...

A long-awaited update to Cyprus’ family law was “absolutely necessary” to safeguard children’s rights, the commissioner for the protection of the rights of the child, Despo Michaelidou-Livaniou, said on ...

Nicosia Criminal Court approved on Wednesday an amended charge sheet, during the trial of Simon Aykut, the businessman accused of unlawfully exploiting Greek Cypriot properties in the north.The approval ...

Serious problems in finding and informing car owners about recalls were reported on Wednesday by the five witnesses who testified before the three-member committee examining the recalls process for cars – ...

The government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambriadjies”, will not be voted on by parliament before Easter. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis’ final attempt to ...

The annual Christodoula March at the British bases has raised €15,000 for the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association, in an event attended by hundreds of participants from 47 communities. The bases announced on Wednesday ...

The north’s ruling coalition on Tuesday night for the second time legalised the wearing of hijabs by children at public schools in the north. Following a cabinet meeting, ‘government’ ...

An estimated 13,000 Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of northern Nicosia on Tuesday evening to protest against the ruling coalition’s attempts to legalise the wearing of hijabs and other ...

The European Commission has signed a new agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), allocating an additional €5 million to support the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage ...

The procedures for the safe arrival and reception of civilians from a neighbouring country in a crisis were put to the test on Tuesday during an exercise at Limassol port. ...

The indoor swimming pool at GSO stadium in Limassol was closed on Tuesday after pictures of far from ideal conditions were widely circulated online. The Sports Organisation (Koa) had raised ...

Only a small fraction of hotels and tourist accommodation establishments are fully licensed, MPs heard on Tuesday, while unlicensed businesses continue to operate with impunity, confident that the state will ...

The government will “not abandon its struggle until the last missing person is found,” Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas pledged on Tuesday and thanked all organisations of relatives for their support ...

A civil engineer on Tuesday denied authoring a reference letter for former volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki as the latter had claimed, as the trial continued into his forgery of his ...

A village priest accused of disturbing the peace with prolonged and too loud church bell ringing appeared before the Nicosia District Court on Tuesday facing a total of 20 charges. The ...

Akel reacted with fury on Tuesday after a group of Famagusta schoolchildren were photographed performing Nazi salutes after the taking of their official class photograph. The incident occurred at the ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) and the state health services organisation (Okypy) owe millions of euros in unpaid administrative fees, the digital security authority’s assistant commissioner Petros Galides said ...

180,000 Brits in Cyprus may have overstayed their visas By Tom Cleaver Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the whereabouts of around 290,000 third-country nationals, including around 180,000 Britons, who arrived legally in ...

A 24-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to five years in prison after having been found guilty of illegally smuggling people into Cyprus. He had been arrested on April 13 last ...

The 45-year-old alleged ringleader of a bizarre criminal group, which has made headlines in recent weeks after using forged state seals and impersonating officials, has been handed over to the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday asked American multinational technology company Amazon to “participate substantially in Cyprus’ digital ecosystem”. Speaking after a meeting between Christodoulides and Amazon’s senior vice president ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke of how Cyprus can become an “emerging hub” for artificial intelligence on Tuesday. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said after a meeting between Christodoulides and OpenAI’s ...

A new list of harsher sentences for crimes against animals appeared in the north’s official gazette, paving the way for those found guilty of crimes against animals to receive ...