Cyprus News

Five communities in the Nicosia district are facing water supply difficulties after the Vyzakia reservoir dried up, the House agriculture committee heard on Tuesday, along with pleas for immediate measures ...

The Episkopi environmental information centre will organise a ‘star party’ on October 17 at which participants can observe the Andromeda galaxy, Neptune, Saturn and other deep space objects. The stargazing event ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou warned MPs on Tuesday not to normalise making arrangements for overdue social contributions. The House labour committee continued discussions on proposed bills regarding social insurance debts, ...

A 17-year-old killed in a traffic accident on Saturday died from severe head and body injuries, police said on Tuesday after an autopsy was carried out by state pathologist Angeliki ...

The government is “committed to social dialogue,” Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday, expressing optimism that agreement on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) can still be achieved despite ...

A batch of pork sheftalia was recalled by the health ministry on Tuesday after it was found to contain dangerous levels of salmonella. The ministry said it had detected the ...

By Christina Michailidis Once confined to traditional Chinese medicine, mushrooms are now appearing in coffees, cacao blends, smoothies, and supplements aimed at everyday wellness, promoting anything from focus and stamina ...

An opinion poll which gave incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar a lead of a little more than three per cent over his opposition-backed challenger Tufan Erhurman ahead of October 19’...

Disy opened a book of condolences for former party vice-president and advocate for peace and women’s rights Katie Clerides on Tuesday at the party offices, where it was signed ...

Half of the electorate is uncertain about their vote, a parliamentary elections poll revealed on Monday night. The poll revealed that 73 per cent of the electorate believe the country is ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday called on his counterparts from the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) to “remove the unfair isolation suffered by the Turkish Cypriot people”. Addressing ...

Ten fast recharging stations for electric vehicles are set to be operational by the end of 2025, with a total budget exceeding €1 million, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Funded ...

The state doctors’ union Pasyki and state health services organisation Okypy are pressing on with negotiations over incentives to be given to doctors from 2025 till 2027, which doctors said were not ...

Employers’ organisations Oev and Keve will be meeting on Monday at 3pm to discuss their next steps regarding the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), after the presidency announced discussions would continue under ...

A yellow weather warning was issued by the met office on Tuesday for severe storms, with Storm Barbara bearing down on Cyprus’ west coast. The weather warning will be in ...

Cyprus is experiencing a demographic shift driven by two concurrent inflows: globally mobile professionals who work remotely and Cypriots returning after years abroad. The normalization of distributed work, proximity to ...

Specialist on-call doctors at the Larnaca general hospital are being paid without turning up to work, according to a report released by the audit office on Tuesday. The report stated ...

Concrete roadblocks which had been placed in front of Paphos airport to ward against potential terror attacks were removed on Tuesday morning. The roadblocks had been placed in front of ...

Mushroom season is almost upon us, but what does that have to do with Cyprus’ events’ agenda? It signals the return of the Cyprus Mushroom Festival, which, after a year’...

Turkish Cypriots may lose their citizenship of the European Union after a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, opposition political party CTP ‘MP’ Ongun Talat, the son of former Turkish ...

Shots were fired at an office building in Limassol on Tuesday morning, the police said. The police said they were informed about the incident at around 3.50am, and that they ...

There is “no crisis” between Cyprus and Greece over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector, President Nikos Christodoulides insisted on Tuesday amid an open rift between the two countries ...

Storm Barbara is on its way to Cyprus and is expected to make landfall on Tuesday evening. Before it arrives, the skies will be partly cloudy, with isolated showers possible ...

MPs on Monday began discussions on new regulations giving civil servants the option to work fewer hours, with a commensurate reduction in wages. The regulations aim to allow civil servants ...