#Cyprus

Recommendations from the ombudswoman’s office are implemented to a large degree, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Friday following a house finance committee session, where she presented her office’s ...

Nine large tractors and eight excavators were received by the forestry department on Friday, an announcement said. The tractors and excavators were received as part of the department’s strategy ...

Dozens of Cypriot students went on the march to the US embassy in Nicosia on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 bloody Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military ...

Cyprus and Israel have agreed to a structured dialogue with working groups from each side to thrash out details for the creation of a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, Foreign ...

The classic French novella The Little Prince is coming to Cyprus this weekend as a touring global production makes a stop on the island. The Broadway Entertainment Group is taking ...

The forestry department in a written report has blamed the electricity authority (EAC) for the near catastrophic fire in Paphos forest, as well as that in Palaichori, this past summer. ...

Parliament on Thursday passed the Charter of European political parties for a non-racist and inclusive society, despite opposition from Elam. The charter was drafted by the Council of Europe’s ...

Parliament passed a new law on Thursday which sets out the rights and responsibilities of both employees who work remotely and their employers. The law includes all private sector and ...

Some 32 local councils from a total of 350 across the island came under scrutiny on Thursday for lax practices including failure to tender projects, giving contracts to relatives or council members, ...

The hot topic of artificial intelligence use in journalism was discussed at a recent world media conference in Dubai, with experts agreeing that the technology offers both opportunity and risks. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) is examining potential violations mentioned in the ‘Cyprus Confidential’ papers insofar as they concern credit institutions, it said on Thursday. It said that as ...

The Israeli government is discussing with Cyprus a “major effort” to bring humanitarian aid by sea to the Gaza Strip, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in an interview with the ...

Around half of schoolkids in Cyprus have tried alcohol at least once, according to an HBSC survey on health behaviour in school-age children, with officials saying the data is alarming. ...

Serious incidents between over one hundred hooded and masked men broke out overnight on Wednesday in Limassol, resulting in the injury of a 21-year-old and property damages. According to the ...

Trikomo (Iskele) in the north is becoming the “new Limassol” with massive flows of Russian money from people looking to live a “sanctions-free life”, a report by The Guardian revealed ...

A memorial service was held on Wednesday for former president and Disy founder and leader Glafcos Clerides, marking 10 years since his death. The service has held at the Saints Constantine ...

Hundreds of students took to the streets across Cyprus on Wednesday, brandishing Cypriot flags and chanting slogans, as celebrations to mark 40 years since the north unilaterally declared the ‘Turkish Republic ...

The results of a major crackdown targeting illegitimate trade in medicines via online pharmacies worldwide, in which Cyprus participated, were announced on Wednesday. More than 5,000 pharmaceutical products were seized in ...

Tourists are being duped into booking holiday accommodation in the north of the island through online sites that don’t distinguish which side of the divided island they are located, ...

There is no method to test whether powdered milk is used to produce halloumi, MPs heard on Tuesday as the House agriculture committee tried to find a way to deal ...

A global investigation on Tuesday claimed to show how Russian influence in Cyprus and on local service providers helped oligarchs and billionaires structure their wealth over the years preceding the 2022 ...

Britain is considering using “air and maritime options” from its bases in Cyprus to get more aid into Gaza, it was reported on Tuesday. According to reports in the UK ...

After objections were raised, a criminal trial into the issuing of golden passports was on Tuesday scheduled to continue on November 29. On that date both the defence and prosecution are ...

Celebrations to mark 40 years since the north unilaterally declared itself as the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)’ began there on Tuesday. Ahead of the anniversary on November 15, Turkish Cypriot ...