#Cyprus

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday slammed the attorney-general’s office for its handling of the prosecution of former Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, accused of forging his academic qualifications. In ...

The government on Tuesday remained tight-lipped over mounting criticism on its handling of 27 migrants stranded in the buffer zone, with President Nikos Christodoulides stressing a new influx of arrivals will ...

Six additional aircraft rented by Cyprus to help combat forest fires are set to arrive in the next few weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC ...

A new app called Myth of Aphrodite, which delves into the history of the goddess using audiovisual media, was unveiled by the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) on Tuesday. Available ...

Two drivers were stopped by police Monday night for driving at up to 22 times the legal limit, it emerged on Tuesday. Police pulled over a 64-year-old driver in Paphos during ...

A fire in Gerasa, Limassol that broke out in the afternoon was extinguished five hours later on Tuesday. According to the forestry department, 70 of its officers with 14 fire engines, six ...

Unemployment in Cyprus has reached its lowest levels in the past 15 years, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. In the first quarter of 2024, unemployment was at 6 per cent, which ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday called for the highest possible turnout from Cypriot citizens in the upcoming European Parliament elections on Sunday, stating that it would send a strong message ...

The national guard on Tuesday celebrated 60 sixty years since its establishment in 1964. Sixty years ago, on June 4, the council of ministers decided by decree to establish the military force under ...

The bankruptcy of German tourism group FTI is a negative development for Cyprus tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis said on Tuesday, while hoteliers described it as another blow in ...

The owners of a hotel in the north on Tuesday denied rumours that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy owns the property. It had been rumoured that Zelenskiy owned the Vuni Palace ...

Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta was under review on Tuesday spurred on by the prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears. The state is under ...

Nicosia’s municipal swimming pool will not be open to the public until next year, municipality spokeswoman Petrina Kakoulli said on Tuesday. It has now been closed to the public ...

Local stakeholders appear to have thrown in their lot with a proposal of the ports authority (CPA) after the latter expressed its readiness to undertake the development of the Larnaca ...

Repair work is ongoing on the temporary jetty placed off the coast of Gaza which broke apart last month during high winds, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday. She ...

Options for Larnaca’s port and marina are being evaluated and there is a commitment to inform the public as soon as possible about the next steps, Transport Minister Alexis ...

The financial aspect of the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery is the most complex one, the attorney-general said on Monday. George Savvides was answering questions about the progress in ...

Greek Cypriots have received a total of £25.4 million (€29.8m) worth of compensation from the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north so far in 2024, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin ...

British high commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq OBE is cutting his service on the island short. Sources told the Cyprus Mail that Siddiq, who was appointed in August 2022, is set ...

Police on Monday announced a second arrest, of a 51-year-old man, in the case of a telephone scam operated by people masquerading as doctors. He appeared in court later on ...

A two-state solution is the “only viable political option” in Israel-Palestine, Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday. Speaking to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ahead of a two-day visit to ...

With 9,000 staff and 3,000 police officers, and a total budget of €6,650,000, 1,845 polling stations will open on Sunday morning in Cyprus for 705,357 registered voters to elect members of the European Parliament and ...

More rehabilitation services have been integrated into state health care services (Gesy) by the health insurance organisation (HIO), it emerged on Monday. According to an announcement sent out to providers, ...

Limassol police on Monday were continuing an intense search for the arsonists who caused a large fire in Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapontas. The fire in Ayios Sylas was set ...