#Cyprus

‘Petty politics’ has seen two ministers argue with the auditor general this week in a war of words that does not look like it is going anywhere The government is ...

By Gina Agapiou Can helping women get pregnant benefit the local economy? Fertility problems affect one in six couples according to studies. Many of those travel abroad for fertility treatment, ...

By Charles Ellinas A report on the ‘Digital Quality of Life Index 2022’ ranks Cyprus 37th in the world by overall digital wellbeing, down two places since last year’s edition, ...

Credit card transactions during the first eight months of 2022 in the occupied areas by Cypriot citizens residing in the south more than doubled, reaching €29.37 million compared to the corresponding period ...

The Met Office on Saturday issued a yellow weather warning over high temperatures on Sunday, which are expected to hit a peak between 11am and 4pm. According to the warning, ...

We will not be drawn into what Turkey is pretending to invoke in order to further strengthen the occupying forces, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday after attending a military ...

Immigrant flows through the buffer zone were the subject of meetings held in New York on Friday by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, which he described as very important. The minister ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Saturday appealed to President Nicos Anastasiades to intervene at Polis Chrysochous hospital, which remains without an inpatient ward. Two years ago following a decision ...

A wide-ranging bill tabled to parliament has set out to totally overhaul regulations for owning a dog, it emerged on Friday. A €300 fine for not picking up dog poop in ...

Cyprus will seek judgement from international bodies over Turkish provocations, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Friday, a day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara would station more ...

Prison guard members of the Isotita union held protests over their pay grades for the 12th consecutive day on Friday, upping pressure on the government as they gathered outside the ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou has drafted a proposal to end the practice of making gymnasium pupils repeat a year based on performance assessment. According to Philenews the proposal has already ...

Local problems fall into insignificance in the face of the climate crisis and there only a narrow window to act, Noam Chomsky said in a recorded interview presented at the ...

The government’s withdrawal from talks with airport operators Hermes is but a smokescreen intended to put the kibosh on the affair and kick the can down the road, a ...

The House on Thursday passed a bill extending to the end of February 2023 the period for reduced consumption tax on fuel, in a move that will ease some of the ...

As of November 1, doctors who have a private practice within hospitals contracted with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but who themselves are not registered with the national health system will ...

Three of the presidential candidates said the trust of the Turkish Cypriots needs to be won back, and that more should have been done to invest in their community. Speaking ...

The scenario of a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is fading and would not be available much longer UN Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart said on Thursday. ...

Cyprus will request specific exemptions from the measures concerning the mandatory reduction of energy demand during peak hours, as well as the imposition of a cap on the additional profits ...

Revenue from tourism was up 141 per cent between January and July of 2022 compared to last year, totaling €1.217bn, according to the statistical service. For July 2022 the revenues reached €381m compared ...

Hoteliers and businesses are disappointed by the government decision to suspend financial incentives to airlines to use Larnaca and Paphos airports, they said on Thursday. The director-general of the Cyprus ...

Next year will be difficult for economy amidst inflation, high energy prices and deglobalisation, said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference organised by Deloitte, the minister ...

Polis Chrysochous hospital will get a day care ward counter to the demand of residents for the reoperation of the inpatient ward which closed during the peak of the coronavirus ...

Eight vultures were released into the wild on Wednesday after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population here, BirdLife said. They are expected to be ...