Cyprus

Two men have been arrested for the attempted abduction of a 30-year-old man, Paphos police said on Saturday. According to police, the two men, 26 and 27, had tried to commit the ...

The funding opportunities are growing for startups with Cypriot founders or Cyprus-based tech companies. The first CySEC-registered Venture Capital fund focusing primarily on Cypriot startups Kinisis Ventures Fund has announced ...

High concentrations of dust were being observed on Saturday and the public was urged to avoid spending too much time in open spaces, the department of labour inspection announced. According ...

Cyprus has taken many steps forward in terms of cultivating a culture of personal data protection but there is still scope for more actions, Personal Data Protection Commissioner, Irene Loizidou ...

February has a lot in store for the island’s nightlife scene. Carnival parades and fiestas, Valentine’s Day treats and special events and all sorts of feel-good happenings. Before ...

The foreign ministry has condemned Friday’s attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem and extended its condolences to the families of the victims. By posting on Twitter, the ministry “expresses ...

The sound of music rang recently from the highest mountain in the Americas as a Cyprus-based musician held a concert there, part of a planned series of events on the ...

The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has Antonio Guterres’ full support, the Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said. Dujarric was asked on Friday, if as reported ...

The Cyprus Mail has sent questions to the main presidential candidates in next week’s elections. Over the next week we will be reprinting them in the order we received ...

The economic sentiment in Cyprus improved in January 2023, with the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) increasing by 0.9 points compared to December 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Centre ...

Petrol station sales in Cyprus marked a decrease of 7.5 per cent in December 2022, compared to the corresponding month of 2021, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...

Deposits in the Cypriot banking system experienced an increase of approximately €590 million in December 2022, with their total balance exceeding €52 billion, according to a report published on Friday by the Central ...

A somewhat fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators took place on Friday, following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ministry. ...

Support for party-backed independent Nikos Christodoulides has slipped in the past month while the other two main candidates, Disy’s Averof Neophytou and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis have gained, according to ...

Larnaca is taking on the image of a modern European municipality thanks to a series of projects that have made it more humane, functional, and attractive, President Nicos Anastasiades said ...

The Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) aimed at consolidating the ...

Increasing pharmaceutical exports can boost the economy, presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Prospects for providing specialised services to European multinational pharmaceutical companies also exist, Christodoulides said, highlighting the ...

Paphos fire fighters rescued a 13-year-old boy from a pit he fell into shortly before 4pm on Friday. The boy fell into the three-metre-deep pit at a construction site in ...

The 21-year-old murder suspect in the north was remanded for a further seven days, reports said on Friday. Sefer Bugra Altundag is being investigated for the murder of 16-year-old Zehie ...

Over 50,000 Holocaust survivors were hosted in Cyprus from 1946 to 1949 the foreign ministry said on Friday on Holocaust Remembrance Day. These survivors stayed in Cyprus in camps, ahead of moving to ...

Cyprus on Friday delivered a demarche to the UN over statements attributed to Unficyp chief Colin Stewart blaming the Greek Cypriot side for the inaction on the Cyprus problem. A ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades is traveling to Saudi Arabia over the weekend, after an invitation from the government to discuss how the two countries can further their cooperation in ...

Politicians and unions reps collectively blasted President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday, after he appeared to making a dig at Akel’s former Labour Minister Sotiroula Charalambous as “a yelling woman”. ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Friday signed an agreement for the opening of a regional World Health Organisation (WHO) office in Larnaca in the presence of WHO regional director for ...