#Cyprus

By Flora Alexandrou From antiquity to the present, wise voices have warned that a reckless word can ignite hatred, belittle human suffering, corrode trust, spark fear, or even turn ignorance ...

The Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC) is set to escalate efforts at the international level for the release of four members of the Keravnos Strovolou sports club, who remain detained by ...

Some 540 illegal rubbish dumps in Paphos, waste dumped in a state forest in Pelendri blocking a fire lane, office furniture from state authorities dumped in a field in Yeri, reported ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has accused Turkey of persistently obstructing the Republic of Cyprus’ humanitarian initiative “Amalthea,” describing a coordinated campaign of diplomatic and asymmetric efforts to derail the aid ...

As orange and red weather warnings hit the island with wearingly predictable frequency, most workers are grateful to be sheltered in air-conditioned offices and shops. Yet, while they enjoy this ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Saturday expressed fury after a guest on a podcast hosted by member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou, expressed doubt over the commonly accepted version of ...

The government is engaged in “damage limitation” following reports of “serious safety issues” regarding the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

A new proposal which is to be submitted by the United States to the European Union is to boost the chances of a new road being built to connect Paphos ...

While no date has yet been set, it is likely that a meeting between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar and Greek Cypriot chief negotiator for ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri on Friday night attended a campaign stop for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar organised by ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Saturday promised that “major developments” worth at least €100 million will be carried out in the town next year. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

The north’s ruling coalition late on Friday night naturalised 124 people as ‘TRNC’ citizens, thus making them eligible to vote in this October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, hours before ...

Concerns were raised on Friday regarding “unusual movements” undertaken by an American military transport aircraft in and around Cypriot airspace. The aircraft, a Boeing C-17 which belongs to the United ...

Foreign ministers from European countries – including Cyprus – Australia and Britain on Friday jointly condemned Israel’s plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem. Israel immediately dismissed the statement. The ...

The death of 31-year-old Antonis Kourras, who was killed in a paragliding accident in Kiti on Thursday morning, was caused by multiple injuries to the body and vital organs, a ...

Every corner of Cyprus “will be Europe”, opposition candidate at October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election Tufan Erhurman said at a campaign rally at Kyrenia port on Thursday night. “I ...

Over 15,000 teachers have been employed and are ready to return to public schools with the start of the new academic year in September, the education ministry said on Friday. According ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday praised the “more than 10,000 Austrians” who have served in the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) since its creation in 1964. He was speaking on ...

Ten per cent of people in Cyprus work long hours, making it the second-worst country in the EU after Greece, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU average stood at 6.6 per ...

A new glamping site, partly located just 125 metres from the Natura 2000 protected area “Sarama Valley” in Peristerona, Paphos, has been approved by the environmental department. The approval followed a special ...

The Kouklia desalination plant, destroyed in a fire last December, is expected to resume operations as early as September 20, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Thursday. In June, agriculture ...

Police in the Dhekelia British bases have released from custody the 32-year-old Greek Cypriot man who claims he accidentally crossed into the north near Strovilia before fleeing back into SBA ...

A fire raged on Thursday morning in Kyrenia district in the north, burning a forested area. It was later brought under control. Turkish Cypriot media said the blaze was in ...

The new laws regarding multiple pensions came into effect on Thursday, after President Nikos Christodoulides signed off on them rather than refer them to the Supreme Court. The legislation abolishes ...