Cyprus

We visited Varosha, the part of Famagusta that used to be the main beach and tourist area – and has been a ghost town since 1974, left exactly as it was, before ...

The health ministry has warned that Aedes Aegypt mosquitos – often referred to as the yellow fever mosquito – have been identified in Cyprus, mainly in the area of Dromolaxia, near Larnaca. ...

Efforts are underway in parliament to give the public a greater say as to what is debated and even the power to table legislation and reverse government decisions. Diko MP ...

Everyone has a go-to restaurant to return on a regular basis. A tough day can easily be turned around by a familiar environment. At the same time, a reason to ...

A 63-year-old British Cypriot passed away on Wednesday night during a flight from the UK to Paphos, with his body being transferred to a hospital to ascertain the cause of ...

A forest fire in the area of Solea, near Troodos was extinguished early on Thursday morning, the forestry department announced. According to the department, the fire broke out around 8.10am ...

Kickstarting October’s festivals is a Limassol annual event that honours the performing arts. The 13th Open House Festival begins on Saturday with the performance Be Arielle F at Rialto ...

In today’s episode, we hear that Cyprus’ first crematorium is set to begin operations by 2024, six years after the relevant law was first passed. Elsewhere, Police said they will ...

Turkey will reinforce its military presence in the north after the United States lifted defence trade restrictions on Cyprus, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said. Speaking in a televised interview with ...

A package was found containing 43 g of cannabis at a mail collection centre by the police drug squad, Ykan, authorities said on Thursday. According to police, the package was found ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) on Wednesday held an event focusing on the latest developments in Cyprus’ investment funds sector, spearheaded by the association’s president and board of ...

The president of the national investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus Evgenios Evgeniou on Wednesday said Cyprus’ policy of granting tax incentives to foreign technology companies has been effective, resulting in 7,000 ...

A Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) delegation this week met with the Cyprus-Greece Business Association and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (Selk) in Athens, where ...

Cyprus aims to make a “substantial contribution” towards the achievement of the 2030 UN sustainable development goals through the organisation of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, Agriculture Minister Costas ...

Next year will be difficult for economy amidst inflation, high energy prices and deglobalisation, said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference organised by Deloitte, the minister ...

Authorities said they suspect arson after a fire broke out in the Fasouri area of Limassol on Wednesday early afternoon which burned reed fields and wild vegetation. The blaze broke ...

Polis Chrysochous hospital will get a day care ward counter to the demand of residents for the reoperation of the inpatient ward which closed during the peak of the coronavirus ...

Conservation works on a mosque in Orounda have been completed by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the committee announced on Wednesday. The works were completed through a project funded ...

The ongoing debate over Limassol’s new football stadium and the problems regarding its use by the district’s main clubs will continue next week before the House Education Committee ...

‘Prime minister’ in the north Unal Ustel said on Wednesday that the over a hundred million euro controversial ‘government’ complex that is being built is to show further institutionalisation of ...

Fans of electronic music from around the island are coming together for one last summer fiesta in Larnaca with the BEON1X Open Mind Music Festival 2022 getting ready for three ...

Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatzke on Wednesday said that since first being appointed to the role 15 months ago, the bank has evolved into an organisation with a leaner management structure, ...

Eight vultures were released into the wild on Wednesday after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population here, BirdLife said. They are expected to be ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos assured students at a primary school in Limassol that the installation of sound barriers to permanently solve the problem of noise pollution from vehicles on the ...