#Cyprus

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Trade configuration held in Brussels on Monday. In an intervention during the deliberations, Papanastasiou expressed Cyprus’ support ...

Police in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines. According ...

Animal health is the pillar of society’s resilience and is linked to public health and food safety, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. He was speaking at the 18...

Heightened interest in academic scholarships has led to an increase in the budget of the State Scholarship Foundation (Ikyk), MPs heard on Monday. The leadership of the foundation was in ...

Where there is no enforceable law, there exists no wrong. That is precisely what is happening at the very entrance of Latchi, Polis – one of the last unspoilt parts of ...

It has been business as usual with the preparation of the Cyprus government budgets for 2026 to 2028 with little attention being paid to addressing current and future policy challenges, including narrowing ...

On Saturday, the weather will remain overwhelmingly clear, with a chance of temporary cloudiness. The temperature will rise to 29 degrees Celsius inland, around 28 on the coast and 23 degrees in the ...

Due to boxes which fell from a truck, the lane of the Limassol-Paphos highway after the tunnel near Paramali currently remains closed, police said on Tuesday night. Drivers are urged ...

The 21-member crew of a tanker managed by Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement seized in international waters by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps late last week, were on Tuesday said to be ...

The health ministry reiterated a call for the responsible use of antibiotics on Tuesday, warning that Cyprus continues to struggle with high consumption rates and growing antimicrobial resistance. The reminder ...

Police on Monday arrested a 43-year-old man accused of sharingchild sexual abuse material on social media. According to the police, the case was investigated by the police’s cybercrime department ...

Cyprus’ contribution to the plan for Gaza as outlined by US President Donald Trump was part of the agenda at the meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ...

The planned electricity interconnection between Cyprus and Greece forms part of the broader India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) initiative, President Nicos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to journalists after a memorial ...

Cyprus and Greece meet on Wednesday in Athens to discuss coordination, deepening bilateral relations and improving the quality of life of the people of the two countries, by focusing on ...

Employer organisation Keve on Friday confirmed its decision to reject the government’s deal on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) and, in agreement with OEV, called on the government and the ...

Government officials on Thursday promised that a series of measures are on the way to correct distortions in the awarding of public contracts, after a recent report revealed a disproportionate ...

Israeli peacekeepers should replace United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in Cyprus, an American pro-Israel analyst has suggested. Writing in the National Security Journal, former Pentagon official Michael Rubin advises US ...

The 18 Cypriots, including 14 students and two teachers, who had been volunteering in Tanzania and later got stuck due to political unrest have been brought to Zanzibar on Monday. Foreign Ministry ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou and Finance Minister Makis Keravnos are meeting the leadership of Cyprus’ main trade unions — Sek, Peo, Deok and Pasydy — in Nicosia on Thursday afternoon to discuss ...

Akel member of the European parliament Giorgos Georgiou has called for a “common monument” to honour the people from both the Turkish Cypriot and the Greek Cypriot communities who went ...

Employers’ organisations OEV and Keve came out of a meeting with the ministers of labour and finance on Wednesday “reservedly optimistic”, but cautioning there was still a long way to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday he was ready to meet new Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman as soon as possible, with the latter replying he would be getting back ...

Mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot homes in Pano Lefkara has been highlighted as a long-standing issue, with some houses reportedly used simply for storage, the town’s mayor has said on ...

Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...