Cyprus Mail

Cyprus served as a transit for US missiles delivered to Israel as the country prepared its defences for the coming Iranian barrage last weekend, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening. The Cyprus News Agency cited the report broadcast by Kan 11, an Israeli state-owned free-to-air television channel. According to the...

Israel’s commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had “limited and sometimes nil” impact, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday as he pushed for urgent, meaningful and measurable progress to avert famine. The United Nations has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and...

A lactation room for women has just been opened in the parliament building, House President Annita Demetriou announced on Thursday. Catering to female staff and visitors to the premises, the room is fully equipped and air conditioned, affording ideal conditions for mothers wanting to breastfeed there. In her statement, Demetriou...

Cyprus on Thursday categorically denied allegations of pushing back and threatening migrants during an operation off the coast of Lebanon, where five boats were returned. Asked by the Cyprus Mail about NGO reports alleging threats against the migrants, a government source said: “We categorically deny these allegations.” The source said...

The House of Representatives on Thursday evening observed a minute’s silence for the victims of the Armenian genocide, with the body pledging to “fight for a world where peace and justice prevail and where the atrocities of the past never happen again”. In remarks, acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted...

The Audit Office went after stipends given to diplomats for living abroad and President Nikos Christodoulides, who was receiving these funds for three months while being stationed in Cyprus, in a report released Thursday. According to the report covering the foreign ministry’s financials for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, in...

The head of the national guard on Thursday took exception to the auditor-general revealing potentially sensitive information about the military, such as weapons storage depots and the state of munitions. Lieutenant-General Georgios Tzitzikostas was reacting during a discussion in parliament of a recently released Audit Office report on the defence...

Welcoming Holy Week, soprano Zoe Nicolaidou, violinist Nikos Pittas, pianist Zbynek Maruska and the EMMELEIA choir join forces to present a concert series with music that transmits eternal light. Two concerts will take place very soon, first entertaining Larnaca audiences and then Limassol listeners. The musicians will take the stage...

The House interior committee on Thursday called on the government to “urgently effectively manage the migration issue.” Upon the publication of a report into the matter, the committee added that the government must deal with increased migration flows through “integrated planning and structured political management.” The report’s conclusions were read...

A total of 10 bicommunal business ventures were crowned winners of this year’s Stelios Foundation Bicommunal Business Awards on Wednesday night. The businesses, all of which are fronted by one Turkish Cypriot and one Greek Cypriot, won €20,000 each. The ten winners are as follows: Slimline Frame – Run by...