#Cyprus

“All remains calm” in Pyla on Tuesday, with construction work paused, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique told the Cyprus Mail. “Peacekeepers are monitoring the situation, ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou revealed on Tuesday what Cyprus’ proposal to break the deadlock with Chevron’s negotiations on the Aphrodite gas field entails. In an interview with AlphaNews, he ...

The motive behind last week’s murders of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos and Alexis Mavromichalis have still “not yet been determined”, according to police spokesman Christos Andreou. Andreou was speaking to the ...

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen welcomed President Nikos Christodoulides’ efforts to open a humanitarian corridor via sea to Gaza. Christodoulides, meanwhile, said EU states are supportive ...

The government is working with a specific plan to break the deadlock on the Cyprus talks and through the solution reach a mutually beneficial state of affairs for all, President ...

Sefer Bugra Altundag, who is accused of murdering 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur in January, pleaded not guilty to a charge of premeditated murder on Monday. Altundag appeared ...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is in the process of formulating a decision on the EuroAsia Interconnector, its president Werner Hoyer said on Monday. His comments were understood to leave ...

Ed Sheeran is to perform on two nights at the Larnaca marina in September 2024, it was confirmed on Monday. The concerts will take place on September 7 and September 8, while British ...

Over 100 smart traffic lights are expected to be rolled out across Nicosia and Limassol according Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. The project is slated to cost €7.2 million plus tax and will ...

The labour advisory board proposed on Monday a reduction of the 12 per cent drop in pension payments for those who retire before the age of 65 if they have completed 40 years ...

Sixteen third-country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus were located and apprehended during the weekend in coordinated police operations. Simultaneously, efforts to repatriate third-country nationals to their countries of origin saw ...

Almost 40,000 hunters set out on Sunday for the start of the new ‘endemic game’ season. The hunters, for the first time, are required to declare their takings on the special ...

The court hearing for the 13 men on trial in connection to the racist riots in Limassol in September was postponed again on Monday and will resume on November 22. A number ...

US secretary of state Antony Blinken welcomes Nicosia’s idea for a humanitarian corridor to Gaza, President Nikos Christodoulides said following a meeting between the two. On Sunday, Christodoulides had ...

Police were on Monday continuing efforts to establish the motives for the gang-related murders of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos and Alexis Mavromichalis last week, police spokesman Christos Andreou said. Speaking to the ...

A peaceful demonstration in support of Palestine was held on Ledras Street in Nicosia on Sunday, as supporters gathered carrying banners calling for the international humanitarian aid into Gaza and ...

Members of the Jewish community and other citizens who held a prayer event on Sunday afternoon in Limassol in the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus Arie Zeev Raskin. ...

The goal of the state is the development and repopulation of the mountainous regions, the strengthening of social innovation, and the creation of a thriving environmentally sustainable development there, President ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said that the appointment of the envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Cyprus problem is still ongoing. Christodoulides was commenting on the issue ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday spoke with King Abdallah II of Jordan over the developments in the Middle East, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, and later with US top diplomat ...

The Representatives of the Greek Cypriot community and the Turkish Cypriot community to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Leonidas Pantelides and Hakki Muftuzade, respectively, on Sunday underlined the importance ...

Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou welcomed Cyprus’ election to the Council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) as ...

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix had discussions with the leaders of both sides on the island regarding recent developments within the buffer zone and the work of the ...

Cyprus will respond to a request from Chevron to extend a deliberation period for the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) within the day, Energy Minister George ...