Cyprus

Tempers flared during a debate at the House health committee on Thursday in response to proposed changes to the national health service, Gesy, put forward by Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos. ...

Civil wedding ceremonies hosted at archaeological sites in Cyprus were the focus of discussions by lawmakers during the House transport committee meeting on Thursday. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos posed the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday thanked Greek Prime Minister Constantinos Mitsotakis for the latter’s highlighting of the Cyprus issue during his recent working visit to the United States. The ...

Lawmakers on Thursday voiced reservations over a government bill that aims to fast-track so-called ‘strategic developments’, pointing out that the legislation itself omits to spell out which investments are deemed ...

The European Commission has sent four reasoned opinions to Cyprus, one step before the case could be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union. In its infringement ...

Following the rise in prices that has been at the centre of disputes and protests all over Cyprus in recent weeks, potato farmers said on Thursday they will also take ...

Cyprus does not meet the terms and conditions to apply for Nato membership and will not apply for the moment, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday on the sidelines ...

Two of the suspects charged in relation to the violent incidents at Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca last month will appear in court on June 3. The incidents that took place ...

As part of the efforts carried out by the health ministry to better inform people on what to do should they test positive to Covid-19 or become close contacts, a ...

A fire that broke out at the local church in Pedoulas has been brought under control by firefighters on Thursday afternoon. “The fire is under control. It was put out ...

The fire department on Thursday wrapped up two days of drills in cooperation with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), and with police in Larnaca. The drills were part of ...

Two artificial nest boxes for barn owls have been placed near the storm water retention ponds of Limassol-Amathus sewage board in Kato Polemidia to reduce rodents in the area in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said he would not tolerate any violation of the provisions regarding the halloumi PDO, as three men were arrested following a protest on the issue ...

Turkey’s fourth drilling rig arrived at the port of Mersin on Wednesday. The drilling rig joined the rest of the fleet, namely the Fatih, Yavuz and Kanuni drilling rigs. ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos will perform the duties of Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou who is being treated abroad after suffering cerebral aneurism, the government announced on Thursday. In a brief ...

The chairman of the board of directors at the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) Antonis Stylianou said last week’s security exercise at the port area of Vasilikos was a huge ...

Contracts have been signed to renovate four more churches and three mosques across the divided island, the bicommunal technical cultural heritage committee announced on Thursday. The works are due to ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man accused of allegedly stealing two gold-plated candlesticks of unknown value from the Ayia Theodora church in Mouttagiaka According to the police, the theft ...

The Noodle House has been going strong in Limassol for a few years being one of the earlier entrants in the city’s old town regeneration. Found in one of ...

Paphos police on Thursday said they are looking for three people who are wanted on suspicion of assaulting and injuring a 43-year-old man. Investigations started late on Wednesday when police ...

In today’s episode, fiery scenes erupted outside the presidential palace yesterday as sheep and goat farmers held boisterous, disruptive demonstrations. They lit fires, dumped gallons of milk and blocked ...

Jordan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ayman Al Safadi, begins a two-day working visit to Cyprus on Thursday. During the visit, he will have a tete-a-tete meeting with ...

Police on Thursday said they have uncovered a gambling den in Larnaca where 24 people were playing poker. The discovery was made as part of a police operation in the area ...

Nicosia police said they were investigating on Thursday after a kiosk was robbed at knifepoint. The robbery took place around 11pm when an unknown man entered the kiosk and threatening ...