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The Cypriot government and the country’s public service are accelerating the reform of public resource management, the first phase of which is expected to take effect in 2023, Finance Minister ...

“The elimination of violence against women is an issue of high priority for the Republic of Cyprus,” said the President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou during an event ...

Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides, and Ambassador of Palestine to Cyprus Abdallah Attari, discussed on Friday bilateral relations between Cyprus and Palestine, developments in the Middle East and the Cyprus problem. ...

The Cyprus problem and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) proposed by the Greek Cypriot side were among the matters discussed during a meeting President Nicos Anastasiades had with French President Emmanuel ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will travel to Dubai on Monday to take part in Cyprus’ national day at the ongoing Dubai Expo. His trip to the emirate will also include meetings ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to raise the exploitation of African migrants by traffickers who, facilitated by Turkish authorities, are sent to EU countries including Cyprus at the EU summit ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to pay a visit to Cyprus on March 2, diplomatic sources told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday. The 11th President of the State of ...

Pub Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, which is said to be the oldest in the United Kingdom, is closing due to financial difficulties after 1,229 years of operation. The managers of the ...

Although the pandemic caused delays in plans for the state’s complete modernisation, we are now facing a new reality that acts as a springboard in our drive to reactivate ...

The Council of Ministers has decided that the new action plan for the smooth operation of flights and airports will enter into force from February 21, instead of March 1 as initially ...

Cyprus Energy Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Marios Panayides chaired the 17th Summit of the Executive Council of East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) which unanimously approved its work programme for 2022, including ...

Cyprus Police fined 14 individuals and seven business owners for violating protective measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours ending ...

Cyprus is one of the countries worldwide with the lowest levels of pharmaceutical contamination in its rivers, a study of the Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals project showed on Tuesday. The ...

The European Commission has announced that it has approved an estimated two million euro Cypriot scheme to support private investments into innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which will contribute ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will head to Brussels on Thursday and Friday to take part in a European Union – African Union summit. Among other issues, the summit will focus on matters ...

Two cars in the parking lot of an apartment block in Limassol were set ablaze in the early hours of Tuesday, police saying it was arson. According to the police, ...

Cyprus’ National Guard and the French armed forces successfully completed the air defence exercise “Talos 2022” on Monday. The exercise was part of the bilateral defence cooperation programme, between Cyprus and ...

Cyprus skier Yianno Kouyoumdjian on Sunday finished in 42nd place out of 89 competitors in the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Games. Kouyoumdjian, the only Cypriot at the Winter ...

Speaker of the UK House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle begins a three-day official visit to Cyprus on Monday, following an invitation by House President Annita Demetriou. It is the ...

Nine businesses and 27 individuals were fined for breaking coronavirus decrees in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday as police around the island carried out 2,182. In Nicosia, eight people ...

Cyprus has been leading the way in building the link between the Middle East and Europe, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, ...

Substantial confidence-building measures (CBMs) are not made to deceive the Turkish Cypriots, President Anastasiades said Sunday, responding to statements made by the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. The president was ...

A night club owner in Larnaca was ordered to suspend operations after police found it violated COVID-19 measures. The police fined a total of 11 citizens and seven businesses, according to ...

The Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, has a working visit to Cyprus on Sunday, during which he will discuss with Foreign ...