Cyprus

Officials from the Paphos district were left upset and perplexed by the government’s decision to only use the mobile desalination units which are set to be delivered to Cyprus ...

The European Union is to finance the expansion of Nicosia’s Pedieos linar park into the north, the European Union’s infopoint in Nicosia announced on Friday. The infopoint explained ...

The Nicosia city council voted to approve the partial re-opening of Makarios Avenue to vehicle traffic, following a long deliberation that concluded late on Thursday night.  Councillors voted to open ...

More than 2,000 parents and children sought assistance for cases of bullying and abuse from the 1466 Helpline operated by Hope For Children, with the Support of XM. In 2023, the Helpline received 890 ...

Forrmer auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who was removed from office by a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling last September, on Friday announced that he would form a “new political movement” on Monday. ...

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after police found a total of 188 barrels of diesel in his house, the police said on Friday. The police had carried out a search ...

Limassol Mayor Yiannis Armeftis hosted a tour of the city’s new social services centers for a European delegation it was reported on Friday. The project was co-financed by European ...

As Cyprus’ technology sector continues to grow, the country is shifting its focus from attracting foreign professionals to convincing Cypriots abroad to come home. That was the message from a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is participating on Friday in the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania. According to a press release during the summit Christodoulides will participate in roundtable discussions ...

A 19-year-old British national suffered a cut to his eyebrow by falling over while being arrested after attempting to start a fight in Ayia Napa, the police said on Friday. ...

A fire broke out in an area where rabbits and chickens were being housed on Thursday evening, with the police investigating the matter on Friday. The fire broke out in ...

Friday will be partly cloudy with dust in the air and temperatures rising to 29C inland, 22C in the mountains, and 26C on the coasts. Winds will be south-to-north easterly, ...

A bill has been introduced to the United States’ congress which has among its aims the “strengthening” of the country’s “partnerships with Cyprus”. The bill, dubbed the ‘Eastern Mediterranean ...

Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 16 years in prison, having earlier found her guilty of attempting to smuggle 40 kg of cannabis through the airport. The defendant, aged 26, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday conveyed Cyprus’ “strong support” for the EU prospects of Bosnia-Herzegovina during a meeting in Sarajevo with Zeljka Cvijanovic, Chairperson of the Presidency of the Balkan ...

Paphos criminal court on Tuesday issued an order for the state to seize the property of two men earlier convicted for possession of narcotics. The court ordered the confiscation of €46,500 ...

Medical students at the University of Cyprus have expressed frustration over prolonged delays in establishing university clinics, saying the lack of progress is forcing them to pursue specialist training abroad – ...

A defence attorney in the ongoing ‘golden passports’ trial sought on Thursday to demonstrate that the naturalisation of a Russian national, despite certain irregularities in the procedure, cannot be attributed ...

Two bills – one lowering the voting age to 17 and the other introducing automatic voter registration – will be put to a vote in the House plenum on May 22, following their unanimous ...

Turkish Cypriot teachers were in court on Thursday for the latest hearing of their challenge to have the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Thursday dismissed claims of a rift between the ministry and Larnaca municipality regarding the city’s port and marina development. He said cooperation with Larnaca ...

Thousands of low-income pensioners are being negatively impacted by the stalled easing of the 12 per cent actuarial reduction applied to pensions for those retiring at 63, trade union Deok said on ...

Cyprus did not break European Union law over its regulation of the import of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata, at least in part because there ...

The clearance under the Kalavasos bridge remains unchanged at 3.7 metres and was never high enough to accommodate fire trucks, the project’s contractors – joint venture Medcon and Wade Adams JV – ...