Cyprus to mark Earth Hour on Saturday
The Presidential Palace will be lit up in blue and green on Saturday from 6pm to 8.30pm on the occasion of ‘Earth Hour’, the office...
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Police to hold meeting after hundreds protest Covid restrictions (Updated)
Police plan to hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis to decide what action to take after hundreds of people gathered...
‘Protest tents’ raised opposite palace over corruption
Tents have been raised opposite the presidential palace by a protest group demonstrating against “injustice, corruption, and dictatorship”, with the group stating that they will...
Palace hirings to be regulated after nepotism accusations
The government said Thursday it planned to prepare legislation regulating the recruitment of staff by the presidency, among others, following accusations of nepotism and lack...
Palace takes swipe at auditor-general over ‘misleading’ audit
THE government took a swipe on Wednesday at Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides calling his office’s audit report on the presidency misleading and full of generalisations. The...
Scores gather at palace for second week to protest killings
Scores of people gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Presidential Palace for the second week to demonstrate for the victims of the serial killer and...
Presidential palace the first in EU to be awarded EMAS environmental cert
The presidential palace in Cyprus has been awarded two environmental certificates, the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the eco-label “Green Offices”, making it the...
Palace team wins charity basketball match
Members of the cabinet and presidential guard on Sunday played a basketball match in Nicosia against a team representing led by comedian Louis Patsalides of...
Scores gather to protest against foreclosures
Brandishing placards reading ‘No home should go to the bankers’, some 250 people gathered outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday, protesting against coming...
Woman driver sought after motorcyclist hit
A 26-year-old man from Nicosia was injured on Tuesday after he was hit by a car while driving his motorcycle near the presidential palace, while...
Man driving under the influence hits presidential palace roundabout
A Paphos man nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit drove his car onto the roundabout outside the presidential palace in the early hours...
Renowned NASA astrophysicist to attend astronomy event at palace
Cyprus will officially celebrate International Astronomy Day for the first time by setting up telescopes in the gardens of the Presidential Palace in Nicosia at...
Earth Hour marked at presidential palace
An event was held at the presidential palace on Saturday night to mark the annual Earth Hour in which lights are turned off for an...
Palace calls on party leaders to behave responsibly (Updated)
Despite President Nicos Anastasiades’ plea to party leaders to behave responsibly on the issue of publicising classified documents from National Council sessions, views from both...
Disgruntled taxi drivers issue one-month ultimatum
Nicosia urban taxi drivers on Thursday delivered the government a one-month ultimatum to meet their demands, otherwise they would escalate their measures. In their latest protest...
Palace lunch for enclaved children, Helios orphans
The President and First Lady, Nicos and Andri Anastasiades hosted a lunch on Monday at the presidential palace for the enclaved children and the orphans...
Farmers protest, demand payment of state subsidies (Update)
By Angelos Anastasiou FARMERS protested outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday demanding the immediate payment of state subsidies, as well as resolution of...
‘Good prospects to broaden ties’ (Update 7)
By Jean Christou MOSCOW and Nicosia pledged on Wednesday to broaden economic ties during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov which was described...
President expects new health minster to “immediately” engage NHS stakeholders (Updated)
By Andria Kades President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday he expected the new health minister to engage immediately in constructive, meaningful dialogue with stakeholders to...
Plane attacks Hadi’s Aden base as Yemen conflict escalates
By Mohammed Mukhashaf An unidentified warplane attacked the presidential palace in Aden on Thursday, after forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stormed a camp...