Archive 2025

The inauguration of the upgraded Nicosia Municipal and Olympic Swimming Pool took place on Wednesday, led by Interior Minister Costantinos Ioannou. “The pool offers Nicosia modern infrastructure, which will provide ...

The October 1military parade has moved its commencement time from 11am to 9am, the defence ministry on Wednesday. The parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Cyprus’ Independence will be ...

MPs on Wednesday took the first concrete step towards modernising the Audit Office, agreeing to send part of a long-debated reform plan to the House plenum for a vote. The ...

The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected the central arguments for U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetorical U-turn on the war in Ukraine, saying it would provide the U.S. with “...

As Cyprus, and the world, embraces digital payments, the latest report from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) serves as a sobering reminder: with innovation comes vulnerability. The CBC’s ...

A proposal to amend the law governing the central intelligence service (KYP) has been submitted by Volt MP Alexandra Attalides, it was reported on Wednesday. The change seeks to protect ...

A rash of suicides at New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge Bridge forced authorities to close the span to pedestrians this week, as officials look for a way to install ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call at the United Nations general assembly for the world to recognise the north as an independent country is “unlikely to succeed”, former Turkish ...

Trade unions will “escalate measures” if their planned meeting over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou yields no results, Sek secretary-general Andreas Matsas said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

When friends visit from abroad, there are always one or two restaurants they insist on going back to. For our guests this summer, that place was Militzis in Larnaca, a ...

Limassol Wine Festival: September 27-October 5 The historic Limassol Wine Festival is in its 62nd year. Running until October 5, the Limassol Municipal Gardens will showcase local winemakers and wineries, many of ...

The entry and exit records of the Strovilia crossing point, through which the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July had entered the north, were the ...

The first phase of flood control work in Limassol’s mountainous region is scheduled for completion by the end of October, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Grigoriou said on Wednesday. ...

Cyprus is experiencing a milestone moment in its labour market. With unemployment dropping to 3.7 per cent in April 2025, the country is not only demonstrating economic resilience, but also leading the ...

The heads of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition on Wednesday met Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in Ankara. The delegation, made up of ‘...

A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump’s Florida golf course last year was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, U.S. Attorney ...

Turkey jailed two men pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they allege could incite religious ...

The Tenders Review Authority has cancelled a foreign ministry decision to award a contract for visa application services in 17 embassies, following serious complaints from a rival bidder. The complaints were ...

More than €30.000 have been stolen from two men aged 63 and 66 in Limassol, in a case of online fraud, police said on Wednesday. In the complaint filed by the two men, ...

The European Union posted a €23 billion trade surplus in high-tech products in 2024, returning to positive territory after a €15 billion deficit the year before and four consecutive years in the red, ...

More than 68 tourism businesses and organisations across Cyprus will hold clean-up and awareness actions on Friday, September 26, World Tourism Day. The Tourism Cares campaign encourages tourism professionals to show respect ...

A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for importing a large quantity of cocaine into Cyprus. The decision was handed down on Wednesday by the Larnaca criminal ...

Cypriot telecommunications trade union Epoet has called for the appointment of an executive chairman at Cyta, while at the same time reducing the powers of the chief executive officer (CEO). ...

Cyprus has been given until November to repay millions of euros which had been paid by the European Commission in grants for the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal ...