#Cyprus

With the completion of this year’s final voyage of the Cyprus-Greece passenger ferry M/V Daleela, on September 16, all problems that have been recorded during the time the ferry ...

The union representing the islands news professionals on Thursday sounded the alarm after being informed that the management of the island’s state broadcaster Cybc has decided to drastically cut ...

Over 80 per cent of private nurseries and kindergartens applied to participate in the government scheme that will fund children’s tuition fees for eligible families, the deputy ministry of welfare ...

Police on Thursday said they were investigating theft by deception after receiving complaints that culprits obtained over €14,000 from shops in Limassol and Famagusta. In both cases, police said the perpetrators ...

Part of a ‘top secret’ plan on how to settle the north of the island in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion was published in Turkish Cypriot media on Wednesday. ...

A 71-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a fire that broke out in Pelathousa earlier this week has been released without charge, police said late on Wednesday. The ...

Nine out of ten people in Cyprus aged between 16 and 74 years said they read online news in 2021, a percentage higher than the EU average, a Eurostat survey showed on Wednesday. ...

English School staff threatened to strike on Wednesday over the decision to dismiss three unionised teachers as the education ministry called on the school board and employees to come to ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi The Palestinian Authority urged Palestinians not to take advantage of concessions promised by Israel that would allow them to travel through Ramon airport in southern Israel, saying ...

Several independent presidential candidates on Wednesday jumped on the bandwagon to slam the government over the findings of the auditor office report on the citizenship by investment scheme, which was ...

The Larnaca tourism board is to place dozens of clay amphorae along the natural reef next to the sunken vessel LEF1, which lies one kilometre off the coast at Voroklini ...

Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou said on Wednesday that the statement that the Pelathousa fire broke out of an illegal waste site is a “rushed” conclusion, noting that the district’...

Members of the English School staff union (ESSA) held another in a series of ongoing protests against the layoff of three unionised teachers, as the House education committee held a ...

Cyprus has moved a step closer to securing a repatriation deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday. His visit ...

The public works department announced on Wednesday the installation of emergency median gates on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, and other planned works. Medien barrier gates create easily accessible maintenance crossing points ...

The government is set to finalise its Covid roadmap next week as the health ministry is concerned that Cyprus is set for a difficult autumn and winter period. Speaking to ...

On Wednesday the weather will be mostly clear but for a few local clouds appearing at noon inland and in the mountains. The temperature will be around 35C inland, 33C ...

The drafting of the bill for the restructuring of the anti-doping authority has been completed and is being put up for public discussion, according to Law Commissioner Louisa Zannetou. Zannetou ...

Turkish Cypriot trade unionists were demonstrating on Wednesday morning over the law pushed by the ‘government’ to consolidate ‘municipalities’ According Kibris Postasi, ‘municipality’ staffers were mobilising to protest “the (special) ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has travelled to Helsinki for discussions on the pandemic, bilateral cooperation and issues related to e-health. An announcement said the visit was within the framework of ...

A 16-year-old was found driving in Paphos on Tuesday according to police. He was stopped during a regular traffic check. It was found that he was driving the car of ...

Police arrested an 18-year-old man early on Wednesday for speeding along the Nicosia-Limassol highway at 182 km/hr instead of 100km/hr, which is the limit. The 18-year-old was taken to ...

Police arrested a 36-year-old man on Tuesday in the context of investigating a series of cat thefts, according to an announcement. The 36-year-old was arrested on the spot after police ...

Climate sceptics have now moved away from climate denial to climate delay By Georgia Savvidou Cypriots are expected to experience the effects of climate change sooner and to a higher ...