#Cyprus

A US decision to shut down the humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza “does not affect the continuation of the Amalthea initiative at all,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...

A 28-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Demetris Andronicou, AKA ‘Demetroui’, was released on Friday after authorities learned the gangland shooting occurred on his wedding day. According ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received the report by his personal envoy to Cyprus and is studying it, a spokesperson for the UN chief confirmed late on Thursday. “The secretary-general ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday took formal delivery of a cost-benefit analysis for the Great Sea Interconnector project – the mooted subsea electric cable linking Cyprus to Greece. The dossier ...

The Mari blast was a murder that killed the hopes and dreams of the young, Popi Christoforou, mother of the twins Christos and Miltos said on Thursday during the memorial ...

The lawyers of a man arrested on suspicion of operating a pyramid scheme on Thursday hit out at the media, insisting their client is innocent and that the media had ...

Nursing and midwifery unions on Thursday called on the state to help improve the image of their profession by tackling working conditions, wage scales and other terms of employment through ...

Humanitarian aid sent from Cyprus towards Gaza will dock at the Israeli port Ashdod when the temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the delivery of aid directly into Gaza from the ...

The government on Thursday conveyed its strong annoyance with opposition Disy leader Annita Demetriou over a scathing letter she sent the president concerning the Cyprus issue and the fatigue of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides lamented “tragic mistakes” made by the state on the 13th anniversary of the Mari explosion, which killed 13, on Thursday. Speaking to journalists ahead of a memorial service ...

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) chief Colin Stewart is to brief the UN Security Council on the latest state of the Cyprus problem on Thursday. Stewart will address ...

Mediterranean monk seals, the most rare and endangered marine mammal in Europe, will be once again using Cyprus’ sea caves to give birth between September and December, after a 10-month ...

Strong storms on Wednesday caused some power outages in areas of Nicosia, where trees fell. According to the electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou, trees fell in Kaimakli in two ...

Parliament is looking to change a 2019 law amendment that excluded taxi drivers with a criminal record from holding a licence, which MPs say needs to be modified to take account ...

Disy party leader Annita Demetriou was on Wednesday fighting to keep her political house in order as its members continued their infighting. An interview by former Disy President Nicos Anastasiades ...

Opposition Akel on Wednesday called out President Nikos Christodoulides and his government for what it calls a failure to fix the problems in the health system, Gesy, which the party ...

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved a Cypriot traditional food product, Tertziellouthkia, a type of local pasta, for inclusion on the registry of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). ...

The temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid arriving in Gaza from Cyprus will be “permanently removed” within the next few days, according to reports which surfaced ...

Private universities will reportedly “not hesitate to clash head-on with the government” over plans to allocate state-owned land to foreign universities for their establishment and operation in Cyprus. According to ...

Since the traffic camera system became fully operational, reports on Wednesday indicated that around 1,700 drivers are being caught daily for various offenses, which could become unmanageable in terms of issuing ...

A bill providing for Cyprus to join the United States’ visa waiver programme is set to go to the plenary in the coming days, the House foreign affairs committee heard ...

Cyprus’ authorities are getting tough on people found to be selling Greek Cypriot property in the north, with a 49-year-old German woman recently remanded the latest incident, it emerged on ...

The Italian government on Tuesday donated radio diagnostic equipment to the Cyprus customs department to be used for inspections as part of the Amalthea humanitarian corridor, through which aid has ...

The government is “determined” to fight organised crime in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the central prison’s guidance and post-prison ...