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President Nikos Christodoulides can stop the state broadcaster (CyBC) from appealing a court decision to pay €1 million in damages to journalist Evdokia Loizou, her lawyer said on Thursday. The statements ...

An investigator will face criminal charges for deliberately failing to properly investigate the road death of Andreas Loizou back in 2012, the attorney general said on Thursday. The announcement came almost 12 ...

President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address on Thursday to Russia’s elite, updating them on the war in Ukraine, Moscow’s nuclear capabilities, and its relationship with the ...

The attorney-general ordered on Thursday that the trial of Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat be suspended since the key witness in the case is dead. According to what was heard ...

Police on Thursday are investigating an armed robbery in at a party in Limassol, from the night before, where four masked men made off with thousands of euros. According to ...

After lengthy tender procedures, the Electricity Authority (EAC) has awarded the tender for the installation of smart meters to the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), it emerged on Wednesday. The decision ...

The government has been on the defensive after Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Tuesday that the cabinet had approved the creation of an oversight body for professional service providers – ...

The death of Thanasis Nicolaou was a murder, and there is an ongoing conspiracy trying to cover this up by calling it a suicide, Limassol district court heard on Wednesday. ...

The government on Wednesday hit back at criticism from the bar association and accountant’s association over the creation of a unified oversight authority, saying their outcry does not send ...

In 2023, Cyprus received one asylum application per 78 inhabitants, figures released on Wednesday show. This figure means Cyprus receives far more applications per head than anywhere else in Europe. According to ...

The solar farm in the buffer zone, touted as an important bicommunal project in Cyprus by the EU, is still in the idea stage and faces many challenges, the government ...

Cyprus’ entry for the Eurovision song contest in May in Sweden was on Wednesday revealed to be Liar, which will be sung by Silia Kapsis. Written by Demetris Kontopoulos and ...

The amount being paid to some public hospital doctors in overtime and allowances are beyond belief. The audit office’s annual report on Nicosia general hospital recorded a case of ...

By Martin Clark The incredibly diverse nature of the Cypriot countryside and villages is due to physical geography in the first instance, with the island’s position on the edge ...

In a report released Tuesday, the auditor-general’s office again raised the matter of the simultaneous payment of salaries and pensions to currently serving state officials, calling on the Treasury ...

Cabinet on Tuesday greenlighted the creation of an oversight body for service-sector companies, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said. The body aims to prevent situations that “threaten the image” of the ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Tuesday acknowledged “misunderstandings” with the private preschools association (Sipek) after representatives of the latter protested the state’s handing of the expansion of early childhood ...

The price of olive oil has skyrocketed in Cyprus, as across the rest of Europe, in the past year, data published by Eurostat on Tuesday showed. In January 2024, the price ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) takes the Auditor General’s latest report about shocking amounts of overtime at Nicosia general seriously and will take all measures needed, spokesman Charalambos ...

Authorities on Tuesday sought to caution the public over revelations that liquid waste is seeping into the Achna dam, amid fears of environmental consequences. The issue came to the fore ...

The investigation into Thanasis Nicolaou’s death was negligent and irresponsible, the Limassol district court heard on Tuesday. “The omissions are so many, so great, that it crosses the boundaries ...

The civil servants’ union Pasydy, has received many complaints by members regarding the evaluation of their job performance. The new evaluation system was introduced this year, replacing the old and ...

Cyprus is the second-worst country in the European Union regarding workplace gender equality, it was revealed on Monday. According to a survey carried out by Swedish business website Finansvalp, Cyprus’ ...

The solution to the Cyprus problem is of fundamental importance for the balance in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said in statements at the presidential palace after his private ...