#Cyprus

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

A man who had been wanted for almost 20 years for his role in a fatal traffic accident is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. According to the ...

Cyprus and Greece on Thursday signed two bilateral agreements related to organ transplants, according to Health Minister Michalis Damianou. The first agreement focuses on cross-border kidney transplants. This will allow ...

The matter of dangerous buildings and who is responsible for demolishing them has become a sore point between the new-fangled district self-governing organisations (EOA) and the municipalities, it emerged in ...

The House audit committee cancelled its session on Thursday “as a mark of respect” to Odysseas Michaelides, who was fired from his post as auditor-general. MPs were slated to discuss ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday reiterated their interest and commitment to implement the electricity interconnector project. Christodoulides met Mitsotakis in Athens at the ...

Scientists have uncovered a mystery surrounding the extinction of dwarf hippos and dwarf elephants that once roamed Cyprus before the arrival of the first humans. During the Late Pleistocene, Cyprus ...

The majority of political parties on Wednesday lambasted developments at the Supreme Constitutional Court that led to Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides being fired from his post. In parliament, a House ethics ...

The dispute between Attorney-General George Savvides and Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides, which led to the sacking of the latter for inappropriate conduct by the Supreme Constitutional Court, had gone on for ...

An aeronautical military exercise with Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy called Enomia 5-2024 was successfully held to the southwest of the island between September 12 and Wednesday, the defence ministry said. ...

In a courtroom that was packed to the brim, an audible sob followed the news that Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides was fired on Wednesday. The hearing lasted two hours and at ...

Three men were arrested in Dhekelia on Monday morning for trapping songbirds in the British bases area, it was announced on Wednesday. The three men were discovered using mist nets ...

Former House President Yiannakis Omirou on Wednesday called on the government to “act quickly and effectively” to ensure the delivery of National Guard files from Greece concerning 1974 which contain information ...

Dismissed Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the system has “successfully beheaded me”. Speaking after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to relieve him of his duties was handed down, ...

A protest took place on Wednesday morning outside the venue of the ‘Doing Business with Israel’ conference, organised by the national investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus in Nicosia. The demonstration ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court was “unanimous” in its decision over whether or not Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides will be fired, it was heard in court on Wednesday. Proceedings in Nicosia began ...

Three further arrests were made on on Wednesday in connection with violent episodes which broke out at the abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon on Sunday. The first two, ...

By Anastasia Korae Cities worldwide are increasingly adopting pedestrian-friendly and bicycle-friendly policies, amid growing concerns over the climate crisis and the need to reduce air and noise pollution. These efforts ...

Revenue generated from gambling in 2023 exceeded €1 billion, marking a 79 per cent jump compared to 2020 the National Betting Authority said on Tuesday. Presenting an overview of the industry between 2020 and 2023, the ...

The banner unfurled at the basketball match between Greek club Panathinaikos and Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv in Nicosia reading 50 years of illegal occupation, no one forgets “reflects a sad ...

MPs of the House ad hoc committee on demographics on Tuesday lashed out at the National Agency for Demographic and Family Policy (Evdop), saying it has no concrete plans for ...

A public discussion will be inevitable after the Supreme Constitutional Court issues its decision on Wednesday over Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ future in his role, lawyer Achilles Emilianides said on ...

The government on Tuesday green-lit Cyprus’ participation in the Great Sea Interconnector – the commercial name for the mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island to Crete. The decision was announced ...

Final year students at the Laniteio lyceum staged a protest on Tuesday, boycotting the first two lessons of the day to express their dissatisfaction with the classroom conditions due to ...