Archive 2023

The government is due to announce stricter controls at crossings to clamp down on abuses related to the purchase of fuel from the north, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

Thousands of football fans crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday to mark the start of a 25-day countdown to the Women’s World Cup, which is being co-hosted by ...

People with disabilities in Spain and other European countries have been disproportionately affected by unprecedented heat extremes, a leading human rights watchdog said on Monday, urging authorities to provide adequate ...

World number one Carlos Alcaraz has “no doubts” he will compete in Saudi Arabia at some point and said the country has the power to hold plenty of tournaments after ...

In today’s episode, resistance to proposed reforms comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou ...

Cyprus has a problematic legal system through which it takes a very long time to secure a court decision, with the end result being that those in the wrong get ...

The first week of August will introduce more than 20 documentaries from around the world as the 18th Lemesos International Documentary Festival returns. From August 1 to 8, the Limassol old town, Ceronia ...

Over the past three days, the fire services said they had responded to 89 calls for help, 53 fires, 31 special services and five hoax calls. The incidents, up until 6am on Monday, ...

Two brothers aged 24 and 32, were arrested in Paphos for fighting with each other on the street, issuing threats and disturbing the peace, police said on Monday. According to police, they ...

Cyprus risks missing targets of 55 per cent for recycling municipal waste and recycling 65 per cent of packaging waste by 2025, according to an EU early warning report sent to the government. ...

Soaring mortgage costs in Britain are fuelling fears among homeowners, investors, charities and policymakers about the growing strain placed on borrowers, but lenders have so far sounded broadly sanguine about ...

With two stands, Cyprus is participating in the ‘Fancy Food Show’ international exhibition in New York to showcase halloumi. The opportunity is part of an EU-sponsored programmes, ‘EU Delicious’ and ‘...

Accenture fanned concerns about dwindling IT spending on Thursday with a quarterly revenue forecast that was below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down more than 5 per cent. CEO Julie ...

Two asylum seekers have been arrested in separate incidents attempting to leave the island through Paphos airport with fake documentation, police said. On June 23, at 4.45 pm, a person bound for ...

By Maria Demertzis and Josh Lipsky Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are becoming a reality around the world, with more than 110 countries now exploring ‘digital cash’. Of the G20 economies, 18 ...

With temperatures slightly above seasonal averages, the weather on Monday will be mostly clear with increased cloud in some areas. The temperature will rise to 38C inland, 29C on the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated New Democracy President Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his win in the Greek elections. In a post on Twitter, Christodoulides said that he communicated with Mitsotakis and ...

British retail sales unexpectedly rose in May, boosted by an extra bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles but also suggesting most consumers were coping with high inflation’...

Lifeguards’ scheduled work stoppage over staffing and equipment issues has been cancelled this week, following a meeting with Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou. A delegation of lifeguards working in Paphos ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the thwarting of what he said was an Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus. A statement from Netanyahu’s office did ...

Greece’s conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday, early official results showed, with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime ...

I have just received an invoice from my local municipality for property tax. This relates to three pieces of land that my wife has a 1/216 share in. The tax is ...

Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

Driving around Cyprus I see more and more graffiti randomly daubed on road signs, walls and bridges etc. My wife and I did a little experiment, driving from Episkopi to ...