#Cyprus

In a major boost to Cyprus’ firefighting capabilities, the department of forests received 25 new fire trucks on Friday, reinforcing efforts to combat wildfires ahead of what is expected to be ...

The terms of reference for the three-member committee appointed to investigate the import of vehicles with potentially defective airbags from was published on Friday. The committee, which is chaired by ...

Cypriot MPs “did not listen to the experts” over the matter of smart lights and countdown timers, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he ...

The Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, is making a slow but steady recovery along Cyprus’ shores, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. With an ...

Greenhouse gas concentrations over Cyprus have reached a historic high, reaching 430 parts per million (ppm) in January. “The sector with the largest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus is ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday insisted that the smart bus stops being installed across Cyprus are not the wrong way round after Akel MP Costas Costa said their designs ...

Cyprus has set itself the “ambitious” target of having a third of energy consumption derive from renewable sources by the year 2030, the energy minister said on Thursday, while also announcing ...

A bill which would allow women to voluntarily enlist in the National Guard will go to a vote at a plenary parliament session in the next two weeks, Defence Minister ...

A framework for regulating breastfeeding rooms in workplaces and public spaces was discussed by the House health committee on Thursday. “It is with great satisfaction that we finally have before ...

Four cases of measles have been reported in infants attending the same nursery, with all currently receiving treatment in the hospital. The infants, aged 17, 16, 14, and 13 months, had not been vaccinated ...

Greek Cypriots would have ‘no problem’ with Holguin No specific names were mentioned during official discussions regarding the appointment of a new United Nations envoy to Cyprus during this week’...

A bill to exempt casinos from the restriction limiting cash transactions to €10,000 has been the subject of heated debate while opponents on Thursday lambasted the proposal as a last ditch “...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday stressed the importance of “what was avoided” at the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem which took place in Geneva earlier in the week. In ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday expressed its opposition to the government’s plans to require all sports venues with a capacity of 500 spectators or more to install CCTV ...

The ministries of justice, defence and migration and international protection stated on Wednesday that they strongly rejected allegations of illegal pushbacks and the use of force against migrants at sea. ...

The House education committee announced on Wednesday that schools and nurseries will soon be required to inform parents if their child is absent, as a new government decree is expected ...

The House education committee examined the budgets of the University of Cyprus and the Open University of Cyprus on Wednesday, highlighting pressing financial and administrative challenges.Deputy chair of the ...

A heated debate erupted in the House legal committee on Wednesday over proposed legislation regulating Easter bonfires, as authorities seek to enforce stricter safety measures ahead of the holiday. The ...

Turkish Cypriot politicians on Wednesday decried the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was among the first to react to Imamoglu’s arrest, being ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos has called on the government to increase state funding to the unified municipality conceived through recent local administration reforms, as its new form demanded more spending ...

Plans for a new solar farm to be built in the buffer zone which separates Cyprus’ two sides are “being examined in the context of confidence-building measures”, transmission system operator ...

Deputy mayors of the newly amalgamated Polis Chrysochous municipality have raised the alarm over what they describe as ‘dysfunctional governance’, blaming the issues on an ill-planned local government reform. The ...

Residents who joined Nicosia municipality under the new local administration reform were in for a shock in March, when they started receiving inflated annual property tax bills. The bills appear ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), connecting the electricity grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel is now being handled on a diplomatic level as it has become a matter of foreign ...