#Cyprus

The developers of the Citadel project have criticised the department of antiquities for rejecting their plans for a high-rise development near Nicosia’s Famagusta Gate. The company claims it has ...

As the law now stands, the lighting of traditional Easter bonfires – known in Greek as ‘lambradjies’ – is expressly forbidden with no exceptions, the ministry of justice said on Thursday. The ...

Political parties were divided over President Nikos Christodoulides’ televised press conference on Wednesday, where he presented his assessment of his second year in office. While some praised his performance, others ...

Justice can only be served by punishing those responsible for the death of soldier Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005, his mother, Andriana Nicolaou, said on Thursday, following the release of an independent ...

A landmark ruling by the administrative court in Nicosia, it emerged on Thursday, has overturned a previous decision by the health insurance organisation (OAY), allowing a patient to obtain medication ...

President Nikos Christodoulides announced the reduction of VAT for home electricity consumption during his televised address to the nation overnight. During a review of what had been achieved during his ...

Investigations are underway on Thursday into the death of a boy who is alleged to have suffered a fatal fall from a skyscraper in Limassol. Authorities said the 14-year-old was ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was on Wednesday nearing the end of her review of a disciplinary investigation into the first-phase roadworks at Akamas national forest park. The report, submitted in ...

“We are not under anyone’s supervision, like Tatar is with Turkey,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking during a televised interview held to mark the completion of the ...

The European Union’s “white paper on the future of European defence”, which aims to forge a plan for the bloc and the continent at large to bolster its defensive ...

The number of crossings to the north made by Greek Cypriots fell by 15 per cent in the final three months of last year, compared to the same period in 2023, according ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday night gave a long, televised address in which he reviewed and appraised his second year in office, reassuring the public that he has acted with “...

President Nikos Christodoulides chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday at the presidential palace, where ministers were briefed on the findings of an investigation into the 2005 death of soldier Thanasis Nicolaou. ...

Costas Patsalides, the 45-year-old alleged ringleader of a bizarre criminal group which made headlines in recent weeks after using forged state seals and impersonating officials, was on Wednesday remanded in ...

Oelmek president Demetris Taliadoros upset the House education committee on Wednesday, claiming MPs were “on the take” from private schools and was why they refused to make any changes to ...

The director of the state health services organisation (Okypy) is to visit the Limassol hospital in a bid to resolve problems caused to outpatient services by upgrade works at the ...

The three-member committee appointed to investigate the supply of vehicles from the EU, the import of vehicles from third countries and the recall of those cars was sworn in on ...

Cabinet has on Wednesday approved a special urban planning scheme aimed at supporting developments in primary and secondary education. The initiative is designed to enhance the educational sector, recognising its ...

Old smartphones can now be donated to domestic violence victims as NGO Spavo on Tuesday encouraged people to take part in a campaign to help the women. The Association for ...

The House labour and human rights committees on Tuesday held a joint session to discuss apparent age-based discrimination leading to elderly people being overcharged for car insurance, among other problems. ...

The 45-year-old alleged ringleader of a bizarre criminal group which made headlines in recent weeks after using forged state seals and impersonating officials, Costas Patsalides was on Tuesday evening arrested ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday welcomed Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tasos Chatzivasileiou to Nicosia, with the pair engaging in a discussion on “the latest developments in political issues”. Chatzivasileiou ...

The Saint George church in the Kyrenia district village of Vouno collapsed on Saturday night, prompting the village’s Turkish Cypriot mukhtar Durmus Asandir on Tuesday to take aim at ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Tuesday called for the law on harming animals to be amended. In an open letter to the government, he expressed concern at an “increasing rate of ...