#Cyprus

A carbon tax on water of one cent per cubic metre is to be imposed on consumers as part of the green taxes due to come into effect soon, the ...

The police announced on Friday they are to increase their patrols for the long weekend, due to Monday’s public holiday. They said they are going to “take additional measures ...

A man injured by the 2011 Mari blast was awarded increased damages following a Supreme Court decision, it emerged on Thursday. His appeal of a 2020 court decision was partially accepted by ...

Revenues from fines issued following violations caught by traffic cameras from January 1, 2022, to March 14, 2024, amounted to €9,329,369, according to data presented by MPs during the House transport committee on Thursday. More ...

By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou President Nikos Christodoulides met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday. Both Christodoulides and Guterres are in Belgium for the European Council summit, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin won the majority of votes cast across the divide in Cyprus during this month’s Russian presidential elections, according to Kibris Postasi. The newspaper reported that ...

In response to the ongoing investigation by the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) into Israeli assets in Cyprus, officials from Cyprus’ finance ministry and accounting associations have both acknowledged that the ...

Knowledge of Greek is to be a key consideration in the granting of renewed work permits, as well as for new foreign applicants, Minister of Labour Yiannis Panayiotou said on ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag on Wednesday ahead of the senior officials meeting on the humanitarian sea corridor. ...

MPs failed to make headway on Wednesday over the controversial capital statements that politically exposed persons are expected to publish. Despite months of discussions, lawmakers are still trying to agree ...

A huge sculpture, named The Shell, was unveiled by Limassol tourism board (Etal) on Wednesday to enhance the Limassol beach experience. The artwork features a young girl with a shell ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the “provocative statements” by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as evidence of an ongoing threat to the Republic. With this year ...

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has initiated a comprehensive operation aimed at identifying assets, income and companies owned by Israeli nationals in Cyprus that should be subject to Israeli taxation, ...

Investigations into the affairs of the beleaguered Avakoum monastery are ongoing, following allegations over the past ten days of unethical, illegal and possibly criminal acts. The two monks at the ...

Cyprus ranked second in the EU for social media participation with 83 per cent of the population actively engaged last year, data released by the EU statistical office Eurostat showed on ...

The justice ministry needs to develop a reliable internal audit system for receipts and payments, the Audit Office said in a report released Tuesday. The dossier covered the justice ministry’...

“The elderly’s problems are not the government’s priority,” House Labour committee chairman and Akel MP Andreas Kafkalias charged on Tuesday. Speaking at a committee meeting regarding services for ...

The issue of people working illegally in Cyprus will be dealt with “aggressively”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Panayiotou was evaluating his first year in the post and ...

Around 200 tonnes of food and aid were distributed to the population in northern Gaza on Tuesday, three days after the Open Arms ship successfully unloaded its cargo after leaving from ...

Tourist arrivals recovered in February from the dip seen in January with a five per cent increase on figures from last year, data released on Tuesday showed. As a result, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will leave for Belgium on Wednesday, where he will visit the College of Europe in Bruges, participate in the European Council summit in Brussels, and hold public ...

The island could generate electricity from natural gas by the middle of 2025, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday giving an optimistic forecast on the progress of the liquefied natural ...

The two monks at the centre of the scandals at Avakoum monastery are expected to appear in front of the Holy Synod’s investigative committee in the next couple of ...

Six people were arrested and remanded under suspicion of being involved in three car thefts, police said on Monday. According to police, three 17-year-olds, a 19-year-old, and a 31-year-old were ...