Over 300 co-op properties to pass into state hands
A total of 315 cooperative bank properties are expected to be taken over by the state soon, however Akel is breathing down the government’s neck to support the reestablishing of ...
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Insiders made millions by exploiting Turkish Cypriot properties
Civil servants are said to have made millions virtually overnight by appropriating Turkish Cypriot properties and taking advantage of the lack of supervision by the interior ministry run guardian of ...
Palm trees planted along Larnaca beaches
A total of 110 palm trees have been planted along the seafront on Castella beach in Oroklini, the Larnaca municipality and tourist board announced on Monday.
The aim is to render ...
Forced to buy rubbish bags you cannot use
Aglandjia’s new ‘pay anyway’ scheme is about to defeat the purpose of its flagship recycling Pay As You Throw, as aggrieved residents are trying to find ways to make ...
Cyprus enters International Low-Vision Song Contest with ‘Pyxida’
Cyprus will participate in this year’s online International Low-Vision Song Contest on May 16, with the entry Pyxida, performed by Nicoletta Livadioti and Nikos Demetriou.
The public is being encouraged ...
Greek president tours Nicosia’s dividing line
Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas began the second day of his official visit to Cyprus with a tour of the old town of Nicosia and a walk along the ceasefire line, ...
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Dead man found on Engomi rooftop
A dead body was found on a roof in Engomi at around 2pm on Wednesday and investigations are underway to determine the cause of death.
Police said the dead person ...
House promises new solution for trapped property owners
A proposal drafted by the House legal affairs committee to finally solve the years-long problem of trapped property buyers will be forwarded to the plenum to be voted on before ...
Cyprus referred to EU court over Vati and Kotsiatis landfill contamination
Cyprus is being referred to the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with the landfill directive and an earlier court judgement, concerning the landfills of Vati in Limassol ...
Cyprus records 28 forest fires in 2024
In 2024, a total of 28 forest fires were recorded in Cyprus, burning a total area of 3,529 hectares, 25 per cent of which was in Natura2000 areas, the environment commissioner’s office said ...
Turkey makes donation to CMP
Turkey has donated a digger and a machinery transport vehicle worth €126,500 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, it was announced on Tuesday.
The equipment was delivered through the ...
Larnaca warns of fake QR codes on parking meters
Larnaca municipality warned on Tuesday that fake QR codes have been placed by scammers on parking meters.
It said this has been going on for a few days.
The fake ...
‘Glitches in Gesy software unacceptable’
The malfunction of the national health system (Gesy) software is “a long-standing and unacceptable phenomenon”, the Medical Association said on Tuesday, adding that tweaks have proved to be “sloppy and ...
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President acknowledges civil service’s bad press, focuses on positive
President Nikos Christodoulides acknowledged the civil service’s negative image on Tuesday, saying however that it had been a driver in difficult times, such as after the Turkish invasion in 1974, ...
Christodoulides hopes to keep promise for resumption of Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides repeated on Tuesday his disappointment with the outcome of Monday’s talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, but said he hoped to announce developments in the ...
Pseka calls on US administration not to sell fighters to Turkey
The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (Pseka) has called for the rejection of any effort to reinstate Turkey in the programme for US F35 fighter jets or lift the ...
Erdogan’s trip to north raised at European Parliament
The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the north was raised on Monday at the European Parliament, during the first day of the plenum.
A proposal was ...
Christodoulides, Tatar looking forward to Holguín’s arrival
The leaders in Cyprus are looking forward to receiving the UN chief’s personal envoy Maria Ángela Holguín in the coming weeks, deputy spokesman for the secretary-general, Farhan Haq, ...
Hand hygiene a must, health ministry says on WHO day
Following strict hand hygiene is a must in preventing infection, regardless of the use of gloves, the health ministry said on Monday, World Hand Hygiene Day.
The ministry said infections ...
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Syrians in boat off Cape Greco taken to Pournara
Twenty-one Syrians arrived by boat in Famagusta area early on Monday morning, mobilising the authorities, and one person was arrested on suspicion of trafficking migrants.
According to the police, at ...
Greek president starts official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday
President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas starts a three-day official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, at the invitation of President Nikos Christodoulides, his first visit abroad since he assumed ...
Police warn of scammers posing as government officials
Scammers are posing as government service officials to trick people into paying money, the police said on Monday.
The police said they received complaints that the scammers were contacting people ...
Christodoulides comes away from talks with ‘three nays’
Three of President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposals in talks on Monday on confidence building measures with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar were rejected, with the latter said to have taken up ...
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Holguin appointed UN chief’s personal envoy to Cyprus, government to cooperate ‘closely’
Holguin reappointed UN chief’s personal envoy to Cyprus, government to cooperate ‘closely’María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia was appointed as UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...