#Cyprus

The exploitation of the Aphrodite natural gas remains a priority President Nikos Christodoulides and the head of Chevron international Clay Neff, and other team members said on Wednesday. From the ...

Trade unions and civil organisations on Wednesday expressed their alarm and strong dissatisfaction with the seemingly ineffective measures taken thus far to address inflation and the cost of living. Trade ...

Further details emerged on Wednesday of the overtime request filed by deputy government spokesperson Doxa Komodromou, including three hours one evening for attending a charity football event for children with ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday sought to set the record straight after auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the proposed plan for a new legal service building. Earlier in the day, daily ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday presented plans to revitalise old Nicosia, including grants to boost business activity, student accommodation grants, town planning incentives and housing arrangements, and home ownership grants. ...

Politicians on opposite sides of the divide in Cyprus on Wednesday found themselves on either side of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Greek Cypriots expressing their support for Armenia, and ...

Opposition party Disy is to table a bill which seeks to ban face coverings at demonstrations and large gatherings, claiming that “disruptive elements” infiltrate such events by becoming unrecognisable. Disy ...

Football referees will return to the pitch this weekend, they announced on Wednesday following a meeting with the Cyprus Football Association and internal meetings. Earlier this week, they had called ...

The 17 people arrested during the incidents in Chlorakas in late August appeared before Paphos district court on Wednesday, with their case rescheduled for October 5. The eight Greek Cypriots, eight Syrians ...

Commercial banks have so far offered insufficient support amid interest rate hikes, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday. During a session focusing on the issues caused by the European ...

The family of the 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was discovered under the Alassa bridge in Limassol in 2005, will commemorate the 18th anniversary of his passing ...

Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday it will introduce a Pay as You Throw waste management programme. The announcement came as the municipality, which now encompasses Larnaca, Livadia and Oroklini, signed ...

The Paphos marina project is “unreasonably delayed” which has prompted the district’s chamber of industry and commerce (EVE) to strictly monitor the timetable put forward. Paphos EVE director Marinos ...

People seeking appointments at medical specialists may soon be split into categories according to how urgent their needs are to help fight waiting times, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on ...

International human trafficking “is a global phenomenon which requires our immediate attention”, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the CrimEx and EMJnet meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean justice ...

Afternoon outpatient clinics operated by the state health services (Okypy) will have their working hours and days extended, according to health minister Popi Kanari. Kanari said these working hour extensions ...

The head of the Association for the Protection of Bank Borrowers (Syprodat) Costas Melas said on Monday that he requested to meet with finance minister to present him with new ...

The north is in favour of dialogue granted the “reality of the TRNC” is accepted, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said, ahead of leaving for the UN General Assembly in ...

Limassol bus company Emel will from Tuesday begin offering circular electric bus services after three years of planning, offering greater connectivity centred around Ypsonas municipality. Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said ...

The scheduled football match between Nea Salamis and Ethnikos Achna, which was set to take place at 7pm at the Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca, will not kick off as planned. ...

A meeting between the UN Secretary-general and the Turkish President will “determine the next moves” on the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in New York on Monday. “I consider ...

Renowned Great British Bake Off personality Paul Hollywood is reportedly set to wed his partner Melissa Spalding in Cyprus this week. The chosen location for the ceremony is believed to ...

A 61-year-old man from Larnaca lost his life in a traffic accident on the Kofinou-Larnaca highway in the early hours of Monday, police said. The fatal collision occurred at around 3.15...

Two brown bears are being kept illegally in a Nicosia-based pet store, according to a complaint by animal welfare organisations. The case has been reported to the veterinary services, vice-chair ...