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The Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) is encouraging beachgoers to use social media to inspire others to help keep the island’s beaches clean. Through its new ‘Beachfluencer’ campaign, the ...

The ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece cannot continue without renewed state subsidies, contract operator Scandro Holding Ltd’s chief executive Charalambos Manoli said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The operation of the advisory council came under scrutiny on Friday after Akel accused the body of being bypassed during the appointment of semi-state organisation boards. Institutions Committee chairman and ...

New Transport Minister Evie Tsolaki on Friday said that one of the initiatives she will consider is an expansion to system of park-and-ride services offered around the island, with the ...

Consumers in Cyprus remain largely satisfied with their mobile phone services, although more are reporting connection problems and dissatisfaction with the way complaints are handled, a survey published on Friday ...

The British father charged following the death of his three-year-old son at a Paphos hotel has returned to the UK after a Cyprus court lifted travel restrictions to allow him ...

A 16-year-old teenager was seriously injured in a car accident in Nicosia in the early hours of Friday. The incident occurred at around 2am, when a car driving on Grivas ...

The Great Sea Interconnector, which, if completed, will link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, is a “European issue”, Greek Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said on Thursday. “No ...

The roadmap put forward for the next steps on the Cyprus problem by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his visit to the island last week aims to bring about ...

The central prisons are facing a growing security crisis marked by violence, drugs, overcrowding and staff shortages, the prison guards’ union Isotita (Equality) claimed on Thursday, as its dispute with ...

The municipality of Latsia-Yeri on Thursday reiterated its opposition to the creation of a facility for young asylum seekers within its boundaries, demanding that the government provide a written assurance ...

Wine villages across the island are celebrating the “grape wish” on Thursday, to mark the feast of the transfiguration of Jesus Christ. On this day, vine growers take the first ...

Neither the government of Greece, nor the government of Cyprus offered any confirmation or denial of reports that they intend to issue a navtex, a message used to transmit information ...

The old GSP is set to become a new dining, retail and public services hub after PHC Ltd secured the contract to operate five commercial units at the redeveloped site, ...

Newly sworn in Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis pledged to deliver “tangible results” and build on the work of his predecessor Maria Panayiotou after being sworn in on Thursday as part ...

The 31-year-old man who stabbed a woman multiple times at a supermarket in northern Nicosia was on Thursday brought before a court in northern Nicosia and remanded for a single ...

President Nikos Christodoulides heaped praise upon his government and upon the ministers whom he relieved of their duties as their replacements were sworn in on Thursday morning. “With feelings of ...

A €31 million reform will deliver the first comprehensive and holistic modernisation of Cyprus’ Social Welfare Services, affecting every aspect of their operation, department director Maria Kyratzi said on Wednesday. “This ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel of having unduly interfered in last year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, which saw him unseated ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that President Nikos Christodoulides rejected a proposal for more landmines to be cleared across the island, which was made by United Nations ...

Trade unions announced on Wednesday that hourly paid government employees will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on September 17 unless the government submits a revised pay proposal before then. After rejecting ...

Around 35 per cent of free water-saving equipment kits have already been distributed to households across Cyprus as part of the agriculture ministry’s “Water, for Tomorrow” campaign, the ministry said ...

The drug squad (Ykan) is investigating possible trafficking routes through the north used to bring the stimulant Captagon into the government-controlled areas, as the substance emerges as one of the ...

Communities affected by the wildfire sparked at the Kalo Chorio firing range have unanimously renewed calls for the facility to be relocated. The defence ministry also pledged to cover all ...