#Cyprus

The hotel workers’ branch of the PEO and SEO unions on Wednesday announced that they would eventually go on strike on Monday, July 28, as a “last resort”, after two weeks ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on Saturday near the village of Galatia, near Trikomo, on suspicion of espionage, appeared in court again on Wednesday. There, all five had ...

As Cyprus grapples with record-high temperatures and bone-dry conditions, the forestry department has issued an urgent appeal to the public: stop using tools that produce heat or sparks near forested ...

Footage and interviews from ‘End the Starvation of Gaza’, a symbolic protest and hunger strike held outside the Embassy of Palestine in Cyprus on July 22.

Turkish Cypriot economist Mertkan Hamit on Wednesday said he had been denied entry to Turkey after finding himself on the country’s N-82 list. Being on the N-82 list means ...

Doria Varoshiotou, the now former judge who was relieved of her duties by the supreme judicial council earlier this month, will not return to work ahead of the conclusion of ...

Cabinet on Wednesday resolved to hire an investigator to probe the conduct of former transport ministry permanent secretary Yiannis Nicolaides in relation to the matter of faulty airbags in Cyprus ...

A new 600m² mural was unveiled on the wall of Bird Aviation’s hangar in Larnaca on Wednesday, making it among the first things passengers see as they fly into ...

The police on Wednesday denied reports that people had been arrested for flying Palestinian flags outside Limassol’s Alphamega Stadium ahead of Tuesday night’s football match between Pafos FC ...

An Israeli cruise ship which was turned away from the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday after a mass protest was staged at the island’s port arrived at the ...

Ayios Ermogenis exposes both the British bases and the Republic By Efi Xanthou When the first photos from the “renovation” of a restaurant on Ayios Ermogenis beach in the Kourion ...

Delays caused by a lack of stakeholder consensus over the use of local borehole water have sparked unrest in the Maroni community located southwest of Larnaca. “Despite successive meetings with ...

The gap between producer and retail prices for fruit and vegetables has widened to “unreasonably high” levels, with bananas selling for up to 110 percent above the price paid to farmers, ...

Grass clearing works on the Limassol-Paphos highway will see parts of the road closed, however traffic could continue to flow unhindered in the lanes, the public works department said on ...

72 new state-of-the-art showers are being installed on 18 beaches in the Protaras area of the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, aiming to upgrade the local infrastructure for beachgoers. “Our priority is the continuous upgrading ...

The Pyla coastal park will soon feature two wooden shelters after construction work began this week with several other upgrades to follow. “The effort to upgrade it began last year ...

An orange warning for extreme maximum temperature, valid from 12 noon to 5pm on Wednesday, was issued by the meteorology department on Tuesday afternoon. According to the met office, the maximum ...

Payoffs for employees taking early or voluntary retirement will be subject to income tax under a sweeping reform plan, the government announced on Tuesday. The draft legislation, part of a ...

Despite improvements achieved in the year since the implementation of local government reform, the system needs continuous updating and further upgrades are underway, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. “The ...

A 41-year-old man involved in a brawl in Kalo Chorio, Larnaca on Saturday night was remanded for three days on Tuesday by the Larnaca district court. The suspect faces charges ...

An Israeli cruise ship was diverting to Cyprus on Tuesday after deciding against docking at its planned destination on the Greek island of Syros after a mass protest was organised ...

A building being demolished on Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue collapsed on Tuesday, scattering scaffolding and rubble onto the road. As a result, part of the avenue from the police station ...

A 78-year-old Paphos man accused of murdering a fellow pensioner earlier this month will face trial on September 30 before the Paphos criminal court, it was ruled on Tuesday. Andreas Shiamptanis, 73, ...

An all-day symbolic protest and hunger strike called End the Starvation of Gaza was held outside the Embassy of Palestine in Nicosia on Tuesday. “The situation in Gaza has exceeded ...