#Cyprus

Eleven villages in the Akamas peninsula on Saturday protested government plans to divide them between the municipalities of Polis Chrysochou and Peyia in the upcoming local government reform. Speaking at ...

Our region cannot continue to address its crises in fire-fighting mode, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday addressing the Cairo Summit for Peace, in the face of the continuing crisis ...

Nicosia’s iconic Makarios Avenue on Saturday filled with spectators to watch Ferraris parade down the street in aid of a good cause. According to MotoTrend, which organised the event, ...

Paphos District Court on Saturday renewed an eight-day remand for three inmates, arrested on charges of conspiring to murder another Paphos resident. According to police, the three men, 29, 38, and 45, were ...

State aid from the from the deputy social welfare ministry is expected to increased to €17 million in 2023 for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and local authorities to operate social care programmes, Deputy ...

Goat and sheep farmers on Saturday called off a planned strike over halloumi details although they reiterated they were not happy with the new specifications. The Coordinating Committee of Goat ...

Loyal and loving, large dogs are still the most frequently abandoned pets. Alix Norman meets a Paphos man whose unusual travels are saving hundreds of the island’s biggest furry ...

A team of American doctors from Shriners children’s hospitals in the US will begin carrying out operations on children in Cyprus on Tuesday. The commencement of operations was announced ...

The construction industry in Cyprus is grappling with a massive demand for skilled workers with job vacancies exceeding 1,000 positions annually, according to forecasts by the Human Resource Development Authority (Anad). ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the government is “not dogmatic” on Friday after reinstating the electricity subsidy on Thursday. Speaking to reporters following a meeting with European Court of Auditors ...

Police trade union Isotita on Friday threatened to report the independent police watchdog to the EU anti-corruption body after it claimed that one of its five members is related to ...

House President Annita Demetriou met with Turkish Cypriot politician Mine Atli on Friday, with both expressing their commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal solution to the Cyprus problem. Atli is the ...

The Cyprus cheesemakers’ association is to hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday to discuss “measures to be taken” regarding the “critical situation” regarding forthcoming adjustments to the ratio of ...

Parties across the political spectrum have supported the government’s recent raft of measures aimed at helping people through the cost-of-living crisis. Disy, Akel, Diko, Depa, the Greens, Edek, and ...

The headquarters of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) was attacked with red paint on Thursday night. Workers arriving at the building on Friday morning were confronted by the walls, ...

Ed Sheeran is to perform in Cyprus as part of his upcoming world tour. While the exact date is yet to be confirmed, it is expected that he will perform ...

Police investigations into the north’s fake prescription scandal will be completed within 10 days, ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu said on Thursday. Speaking in a television interview, he said: “Police have ...

Repatriation is underway of over one hundred Turkish Cypriots from Gaza, authorities in the north announced on Friday. Information provided by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister, Ahmet Yildiz, put the number ...

The Larnaca 2030 European Capital of Culture committee announced on Friday the launch of a bio design festival. In its statement the organisation explains that “bioengineering concerns the use of biological ...

The electricity transmission operators of both Cyprus and Greece signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the provision of technical services from Greece to Cyprus in view of the forthcoming EuroAsia ...

Wildlife protection NGOs have warned that Cyprus’ Griffon Vulture population could be wiped out unless much more is done to stamp out poison baits. The dire warning from BirdLife Cyprus, ...

Cyprus cheesemakers’ association chairman Marios Constantinou said the Agriculture Ministry has instructed producers to “abolish” goat’s and sheep’s milk halloumi on Thursday. “What we have been told by ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou Cyprus has become a net recipient of EU funds, reversing a long-standing position of being a net contributor, as the country’s EU funding ...

The House legal committee on Wednesday requested a review of the European arrest warrant mechanism. Committee members said the review should be made with the aim of preserving the rule ...