#Cyprus

Cyprus is in “advanced consultations” with the United Arab Emirates regarding the establishment of a joint company to participate in the share capital of the Great Sea Interconnector, President Nikos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to New York on Saturday ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. He is set to give his speech to the general assembly on Wednesday, ...

Strengthening energy cooperation between the Med9 countries and promoting green energy will be the focus of next week’s ministerial meeting in Larnaca, which was expected to promote peace and ...

Cabinet on Friday approved the state budget for 2025 and the government’s medium-term fiscal framework for the three years between 2025 and 2027. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, Finance Minister ...

Cyprus’ electricity regulatory authority (Cera) on Friday approved cabinet’s decision over the future of the Great Sea Interconnector project, adopting the requests of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (...

The Republic of Cyprus and the north both expressed overall satisfaction with the Council of Europe’s committee of ministers’ decisions regarding developments related to the use of and compensation ...

Efforts to reform the legal service and audit office will plough ahead as planned, without any changes, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Friday. In statements to the Cyprus News ...

The remodelling of Nicosia’s city centre is a multifaceted initiative, not just an economic venture, aiming at the rebirth of the city while maintaining its historical identity, Interior Minister ...

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 ...