#Cyprus

Cyprus is “remaining consistent in its long-standing positions” on the matter of Kosovo, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Thursday. He was speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) ...

Cyprus served as a transit for US missiles delivered to Israel as the country prepared its defences for the coming Iranian barrage last weekend, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening. ...

The head of the national guard on Thursday took exception to the auditor-general revealing potentially sensitive information about the military, such as weapons storage depots and the state of munitions. ...

The House interior committee on Thursday called on the government to “urgently effectively manage the migration issue.” Upon the publication of a report into the matter, the committee added that ...

Local government reform is “on the right track”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. Most of the teething problems faced during the transition to Cyprus’ new system of local ...

Adsterra has proudly announced its sponsorship of the 2nd Youth Tech Fest Cyprus 2024, scheduled to take place on April 20. As the official AdTech partner, Adsterra is deeply committed to investing ...

By Robert Morgan A protest against racism and in support of migrant rights is being organised for Saturday at noon in Solomos Square, Nicosia. “Racial discrimination in Cyprus is becoming ...

“It’s a joke” to say the government is replacing multiple pensions for government officials are being replaced by “tips”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Thursday. He underlined he ...

An opening reception on Thursday at 7pm will kick off the proceedings of the Commonwealth ministers’ meeting on oceans, which will officially start on Friday in Kouklia, near Paphos. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will pay an official visit to Lebanon together with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen on May 2, the president said on Wednesday, arriving at ...

Far-right Elam have put forward a draft proposal to halve the amount of time refugees have to file asylum applications or appeals in the court, which seems to be gaining ...

Seven burglary suspects were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court on Wednesday, after a dawn raid. The raid was part of the investigation of a number of ...

The House ethics committee on Wednesday sought to find solutions to make online state services more accessible for digitally illiterate individuals. The discussion was attended by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, ...

Five migrant boats attempting to reach Cyprus from Lebanon were pushed back to unknown destinations, it emerged on Wednesday. The pushbacks drew controversy, as the treatment of the migrants on ...

The government “does not wish to solve the problem” of multiple pensions being paid to government officials, the audit service said on Wednesday. In an eight-point statement on the matter, ...

Experts on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the government’s latest policy on suspending asylum seeker applications for Syrian nationals, while the interior ministry said it was ready to revoke ...

A boat with two people on board sank off the coast of Limassol on Tuesday afternoon, with the coast guard staging a rescue. According to the Search and Rescue Coordination ...

The social insurance fund (SIF) is financially viable until at least the year 2080, meaning there is no need to raise the age of retirement, according to the findings of an ...

A plan to support young people to own homes in the mountains is expected to be announced before the summer, mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis said on Tuesday. He added that ...

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed. ...

A British woman reported she had been left in intensive care after a 1.5m long snake bit her while she was in Cyprus, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Sam West, ...

The Audit service on Tuesday raised concerns regarding deferments granted to young men who would otherwise have been conscripted into the National guard. In a report on the matter, it ...

Construction of the first new refugee homes will begin in July, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, during a House refugee committee session. Ioannou updated the committee on the ‘...

Rural areas across Cyprus are to receive “ultra-high-speed” fibreoptic internet networks, Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of a €35 million government project to ...