#Cyprus

A lifelong dedication to all things green has paid off with a healthy basil plant over 2.5 metres tall Yiannakis Ioannou, a seasoned gardener with a lifelong passion for nurturing nature’...

A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio. According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...

The beginning of a solution or the beginning of the end for the Cyprus problem? By Averof Neophytou The war in Ukraine has already taken a back seat as international ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to embark on an official visit to Qatar, with the focus resting on critical discussions surrounding the Middle East affairs, the ongoing Cyprus issue, and ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Saturday released a statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, underlining how many women around the world are the subject of ...

One of the largest blood donation drives in Cyprus took place today, under the auspices of the First Lady, Philipa Karsera Christodoulides, at the Paphos Blood Centre, located on Vasileos ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Saturday stated that both the Cypriot government and Chevron are highly optimistic that they will come to a mutually accepted plan over the Aphrodite gas ...

Dates were set on Friday for the testimony of witnesses in the investigation of the death of National Guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in ...

The mortgage to rent (MtR) scheme for vulnerable lenders will come into effect on December 4, finance ministry permanent secretary George Panteli said on Friday, presenting the scheme at a press ...

The Cyprus Architects’ Association on Friday called for an immediate re-evaluation of the construction being carried out in the Akamas area. They added that the competent ministries and all parties ...

Cyprus will face a shortage of doctors and nurses in five years, a capacity planning study from the health ministry showed, as most registered doctors are over the age of 41. ...

Reports on the cyber-attacks which hit the land registry, the University of Cyprus, and the Open University of Cyprus are expected to be completed within days, Data Protection Commissioner Irene ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, accompanied by his wife Philippa Karsera and Cypriot officials. Christodoulides and Pope Francis had a private meeting, followed by ...

Integration of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum is imperative to avoid serious future problems, Director of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare, Yiannis Nicolaides said. Addressing members of the House interior ...

Turkish Cypriot teachers gathered in front of northern Nicosia’s district court on Friday morning to protest against the criminal cases opened against 22 of their colleagues. Charges of “battering the ...

Bulldozers began knocking down the first of refugee buildings deemed inadequate on Friday, at the Apostolos Andreas estate in Latsia, Nicosia. The first demolitions were attended by Interior Minister Constantinos ...

Black Friday began just like any other day for retailers and consumers in Cyprus, with no significant increase in business. “This is just a normal Friday,” Employers and Industrialists Federation (...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Jonathan Shkurko A patient suspected of setting fire to his room at Athalassa psychiatric hospital is in serious condition in the Nicosia General intensive care unit (...

Members of the House health committee are set to send a letter to President Nikos Christodoulides requesting that €4 million be included in the state budget for 2024 to support relatives of ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Thursday stressed the need for comprehensive strategic planning and actions in healthcare, particularly focusing on mechanisms ensuring systematic supervision, recording, and evaluation. Speaking at a ...

A group of guards, who experienced salary reductions of up to €1,200 just before the Christmas season due to incomplete state examinations, asserts the deduction was “unlawful”. Approximately 60 guards, members of ...

The four suspects in the killing of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos will go on trial at the criminal court for premeditated murder on January 23, 2024, the Limassol district court ruled on Thursday. Kalogeropoulos, 55 ...

The House Transport Committee on Thursday discussed the possibility of reducing the time required for driving licence penalty points to expire, with the timeframe possibility set to be reduced from ...

Significant legal and staffing challenges are slowing down the creation of a deputy ministry for migration, which has been deemed an important move for Cyprus given the huge uptick in ...