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Officials said on Thursday they’re working on legislation giving authorities the discretion to bar the registration of companies for reasons of national security where such entities are controlled by ...

The state legal service must explain itself in light of the acquittal of former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis in the case regarding the alleged ...

A change to how cats and dogs are protected across Europe is on the horizon, and Cyprus has just a few years to get ready. Recent discussions at the House ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos spent two hours taking questions from the police on Wednesday evening as investigations into allegations made against him regarding an alleged rape continue. Various local ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar late on Wednesday night slammed accusations linking him to underworld dealings and alleging that he had taken illegal election campaign donations in cash as “...

Conservation work on the Ayios Prokopios church in the village of Syngrasi, near Trikomo, is underway, technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said. He said the committee’s ...

The landfill tax will be reduced from €35 to €10 per tonne and is set to increase by €5 annually starting in 2028, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. “The €5 increase will be ...

The Audit Office is not currently investigating the Paphos municipality but if irregular activity arises then “everything will be in the light”, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Wednesday. He also ...

The acquittal of former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, who were on trial for their alleged involvement in the ‘golden passports’ scandal, was “expected”, the ...

The appeals court has dismissed all appeals and upheld the ruling of the court-of-first instance in the case of 10-year-old Stavros Yiorgallis, from Klavdia, who died after being discharged from ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) warns consumers about recent fraud targeting apartment tenants. Fraudsters falsely request large payments for smart meter installations by a private electrician. The EAC clarifies ...

Decisions on the national guard’s contract soldiers were announced on Wednesday by President Nikos Christodoulides after a cabinet meeting, with measures aimed at strengthening the country’s deterrent capabilities. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday that his administration is “on the same page as Turkey on the Cyprus issue” and emphasised that any negotiation with Greek Cypriots ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will travel to Washington DC on Wednesday to represent Cyprus at Thursday’s meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace with observer status. The meeting will ...

By Sara Mariza Vryonidi Every year, the Limassol Carnival fills the streets with colour, music and thousands of people celebrating together. What we don’t see as clearly is what ...

UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has “full confidence” in his personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, and shares her assessment that more progress is needed from the island’s leaders, his spokesman ...

The waiting time for a site or cadastral surveys from the land registry averages out at 17 months, and in some cases it can take 16 years, the auditor-general said in a ...

An initiative to assist hotels to install private desalination units, aiming to enhance water security as dam levels continue to decline, was announced by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday. Agriculture ...

Transport minister Alexis Vafeades will brief Larnaca’s development committee on Friday regarding the findings of a study into the future of the city’s port and marina, authorities confirmed ...

Five people – four of whom have been convicted for the murder of Demetris Andronikou, known as Demetroui – were referred to a direct trial before Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday, facing ...

Former Cyprus Football Association president Giorgos Koumas will make his first court appearance on Friday after being formally served with an indictment in a criminal case concerning possible conflict of ...

Wealth is what sets former House president Demetris Syllouris apart from those who are indeed corrupt, he pointed out on Tuesday, shortly after being acquitted by the Nicosia criminal court ...

The final investment decision on management of the Kronos gas field will be taken at the end of March, with the aim of sending the first natural gas to Egypt ...

The number of Cypriot residents returning from a trip abroad reached 170,045 in January, an increase of 15 per cent compared to the same period last year, statistical service Cystat said on ...