Cyprus

The co-training of Special Forces personnel in the Special Operations planning, execution and information support procedures was the focus of the small-scale special operations exercise TAMS “GUARDIAN-2023”, which was co-organized ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will convey to UN Secretary-General the Greek Cypriot side’s sincere will for fresh talks on the Cyprus problem under the agreed framework on the basis ...

In the mid-20th century, excavations at an ancient city caused a massive row between two archaeologists but answered the question of when the Greeks first settled in Cyprus A ...

The government has complete faith in the responsibility of all political parties to rise to the occasion and do the right thing in tackling foreclosures and non-performing loans (NPLS), government ...

Centre party Diko was headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for its vice president, general secretary, members of its executive office and its central as well as district ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 3: Cyprus’ tourism revenue reached €217.6 million in April 2023, compared to €185.1 million in the same month of the previous ...

‘In the past two years, I have sold more tobacco sticks than I could ever have imagined’ They have long been promoted as a way to help smokers stop, but ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou refrained from commenting on Saturday over concerns that EU funding for the EuroAsia Interconnector is at risk due to delays in meeting milestones. Speaking to the ...

The funeral for Andreas Georgiou whose fate was unknown since the 1974 invasion, was held on Saturday after his remains were identified through DNA testing. “His parents Stavros and Athena endured ...

A fracas at a Nicosia sports club led to three police officers getting injured and two men arrested, shortly past midnight on Saturday. At around 1:15am, a policeman went to ...

A 62-year-old man with burns on over 80 per cent of his body was being treated at the Nicosia general hospital on Saturday. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said two fire ...

Horse owners frequently take their horses to a beach in Larnaca, highlighting the benefits to their health as a result of the sea water. The horses are often race horses ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has urged the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to heed the call of the Security Council and appoint a UN envoy to facilitate the resumption of the ...

A 50-year-old man who was injured at sea was rescued off the Geroskipou coast on Friday night. The joint search and rescue centre was notified at 7:27pm from the marine ...

Free film nights in Larnaca continue as the Larnaca Cinema Society organises free events for movie buffs with three more screenings to take place in the garden of the Pierides ...

Police on Saturday said it had seized all speakers from a Limassol night club that did not have the permit to use them. The incident took place on Friday evening, ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested after he was found selling laughing gas in Ayia Napa. Officers caught him in the act on Friday where he was seen making a deal ...

Fifteen per cent of Cypriots never leave the island! And Cyprus tops the list of EU countries from which people rarely travel abroad. ALIX NORMAN asks why Only 40 per cent ...

New corporate loans exceeding €1 million experienced a significant surge, totalling €599.1 million, in May 2023, driving the total amount of all new loans to €1.07 billion, compared to €473.9 million in the previous month. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides this week underscored the government’s commitment to the shipping industry and praised the multifaceted work of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) during a formal meeting held ...

A proposal by Ypsonas municipality to dramatically increase the sunbeds and umbrella coverage along the popular Limassol beach Lady’s Mile has raised concern amongst environmentalists and wildlife activists. The ...

Residents and local authorities around Koshi said that they are against the construction of an asphalt plant in their area. At public meeting on Thursday night, the local authorities said ...

The Limassol-Amathounda Sewerage Board (Sbla) on Friday decided they will lead an initiative to conduct a study that will provide solutions for the problem being faced at the Akrotiri wetlands. ...

City of Dreams Mediterranean spoke out on Friday calling the planned union protests outside the casino resort slated for Tuesday “unfounded and poorly timed” as the labour minister has stepped ...