#Cyprus

Opposition party Akel tabled a bill on Thursday that would repeal a law passed earlier this year regulating public gatherings and parades, decried by critics as draconian. The bill is ...

Only three of the island’s water dams have contingency plans in case of catastrophic failure, while almost two-thirds of the water bodies are in bad shape, the auditor-general’s ...

Returning to the European Commission the €67 million linked to the stalled LNG project will not “derail” this year’s state budget, the government spokesman said on Thursday. Last week it ...

Cabinet has approved a motion to repeal the legislation which allows for Cypriot passports to be granted to foreign investors, thus removing the provisions which allowed for the country’s ‘...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said it is “up to Turkey” to meet the conditions set out om the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme. ...

Budget cuts at the United Nations have sparked fears that jobs may be lost at the UN’s good offices in Cyprus, the Cyprus Mail was informed on Thursday. UN ...

Full support for efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue through United Nations resolutions and procedures was expressed by Ireland’s European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne during a three-day visit to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has raised concerns after the National Guard utilised Wednesday’s independence day parade to unveil newly acquired LRSVM Tamnava rocket launchers. He said the Greek ...

Cars which were subject to a recall due to being fitted with potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata will begin to be immobilised from Friday if they have ...

The Cyprus issue and the need to further enhance cooperation between the European Union and Nato were the focus of a meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Nato secretary-general Mark ...

Cypriot Palestinian journalist Yahia Barzaq was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, local media confirmed on Wednesday night. Barzaq worked as a freelance journalist in the strip, with his ...

Cyprus on Wednesday officially launched its long-awaited competitive electricity market, which Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said should ultimately drive down costs for consumers. Speaking on the sidelines of the independence ...

House Speaker Annita Demetriou on Wednesday stressed the need for Cyprus to invest in its defence and in strategic alliances, describing it as a matter of “national survival” for the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday attended the annual military parade in Nicosia marking the 65th anniversary of the Republic’s independence, stressing that Cyprus has an obligation to strengthen its ...

Greece and the United States extended congratulations to the Republic of Cyprus on the 65th anniversary of its independence, reiterating their support for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ...

Despite progress over recent years in reducing the trapping of songbirds in Cyprus – a practice illegal since 1974 under Cypriot law and then later also under EU legislation – scientific data shows ...

Cypriot champions Pafos FC were hammered 5-1 by German juggernaut Bayern Munich in their first ever Champions League home match at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol on Tuesday night. While ...

The expected cost of turbines to be purchased for the old Dhekelia power plant has skyrocketed, one MP claimed on Tuesday. The remarks were made by Kyriacos Hadjiyianni (Disy) after ...

The open electricity market finally went live on Tuesday, with producers and suppliers placing bids for the next day’s generated energy as the state-run Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) ...

The agriculture ministry is cracking down on halloumi that does not meet set standards and has already seized batches and filed complaints in four countries through the EU iRasff system – ...

Any decisions on a cabinet reshuffle will be announced once they have been made, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Tuesday, clarifying any such move is a constitutional right. “I have ...

Water and housing are the key challenges faced by Cyprus, head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Nadia Calviño said on Tuesday, emphasising the significant impact of European investments ...

By Tom Cleaver President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday expressed annoyance that some “on the Greek Cypriot side consciously choose to believe Tatar and not the president of the Republic of ...

The matter of Cyprus is “one of the few on which there is complete unanimity” within the Greek parliament, its speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis said on Tuesday during a visit to ...