Cyprus

International hydrocarbon exploration and production company Energean on Tuesday announced that Israel has now officially entered the oil exporters club, after hydrocarbon liquids were transported from Karish. “Energean is delighted ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called for a crackdown on people renting out their properties but who continue to evade the taxman by not registering as Airbnb. The House commerce committee discussed ...

Everything said on the campaign trail will be put into practice, as it constitutes a “contract with the Cypriot people,” president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He was addressing supporters ...

The police cybercrime unit on Tuesday warned of a new SMS scam after a Nicosia resident reported that €23,000 was stolen from his bank account. The complainant told police that on ...

Three men aged 21, 39 and 45 were jailed on Tuesday for offences related to drug smuggling, committed in September last year. The 21-year-old appeared before Larnaca district court and was sentenced to ...

Rescuers from the north on Tuesday described the macabre scenes they witnessed in Adiyaman, while trying to save the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team buried under the rubble of the Isias ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 days in prison after finding him guilty of traffic offences committed on two separate occasions. According to a police statement, ...

A harmless unexploded rifle grenade was found at Kouklia beach on Tuesday. According to Paphos police spokesman and CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, officers received a tip off to investigate the ...

The justice ministry on Tuesday published explanatory guides to help inform the public on the implementation of the whistleblower protection law. Three separate guides have been issued on the ministry’...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of the retention of the IP addresses of internet users for the purpose of investigating internet crime. According to a statement from ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that he will work to promote a bill to parliament on the regulation of ambulance drivers, almost four years after the cabinet approved ...

The Cypriot economy has achieved remarkable performance in recent years amid a period of sustained instability, a senior official with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. The comments ...

Ukrainian nationals who received temporary protection in Cyprus will have their permit automatically extended for one more year, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. Those who are already beneficiaries of ...

The Pancyprian Federation of Parents’ Associations on Tuesday asked for the results of the first cycle of the twice-yearly exams held in January to be invalidated, citing results “that can ...

Disy’s Harris Georgiades on Tuesday said he will run for the party leader, amid speculation on what the future of the party would hold. Georgiades is currently Disy’s ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday hailed his ministry’s work on green growth and the circular economy during a tour of the wastewater treatment plant project in Achna. The ...

Facing your own prejudices or broaching a generally taboo subject is the aim of Human Library events. The Cyprus branch has an event coming up in Nicosia. ELENI PHILIPPOU turns ...

A bid to streamline remuneration for services offered at hospitals under the national health scheme Gesy is underway with proposals from its operator, the health insurance organisation (HIO), already in ...

Ten invasive species have been red listed in Cyprus for their dangerous impact on the environment, according to a presentation this week by BirdLife Cyprus and the forestry department. And ...

The launch event of Gülden Plümer’s book titled They Weren’t the Only Ones That Disappeared, in which she wrote about her 15 years of experience and memories ...

A man who committed the “extremely vile” crimes of sexually abusing three children and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a “blatantly inadequate sentence” has now had his sentence ...

i-BrainTech’s decision is seen as a vote of confidence in Cyprus Israeli sports technology company i-BrainTech, a pioneer in athletic brain training, on Tuesday announced its plan to expand ...

Details emerged on Tuesday of the shocking working conditions under which 14 Indian workers were employed at a Famagusta livestock farm. The workers, all legally documented, were allegedly forced to work ...

Amathountos bishop Nicolaos announced his candidacy for Paphos bishop on Tuesday, saying that although he was hesitant at first, he could not say no after “the sincere efforts” by those ...