Cyprus

A new fish farming harbour being proposed in Pentakomo will pose a threat to the endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal, BirdLife Cyprus said on Tuesday. In a press release, the environmental ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday the government will go over the findings of a special European Parliament committee which called on Cyprus to assess its export licence regime for ...

“Community bonding is central to human happiness and wellbeing,” say the organisers of an upcoming Paphos event. “Let’s come together to have fun and celebrate life consciously through dance ...

Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday dropped charges against four people accused of aiding and abetting the 2017 kidnapping and subsequent transport abroad of a four-year-old girl from outside her Nicosia kindergarten ...

Did you know that while buying a coffee from the local kiosk, or doing your weekly shopping at the supermarket, you can make a cash withdrawal of up to €100 from ...

Tourism revenue for February increased by 42.9 per cent over last year, the island’s statistics department (Cystat) said on Tuesday. Revenue from tourism reached €56.6 million in February 2023 compared to €39.6 mn ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Tuesday said the 19-year-old he planned to hire has withdrawn her interest and will not be working for him. Koumis was speaking to the ...

It is important for all of us to recognise that through compromise not everyone can achieve everything they think is right, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday in the ...

Police on Tuesday were investigating a new cryptocurrency scam after a 38-year-old woman reported losing €15,660 to a purported crypto investment scheme. The woman told the police that in April she ...

An effort to modernise and improve the way the judicial system operates is in the pipeline, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday, saying new courts will be established. “This ...

The island can form a dramatic backdrop for photoshoots NIKI CHARALAMBOUS is told by a fashion photographer now living in Cyprus Slovakian fashion photographer Katarina Culenova has been enchanted by ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday addressed the Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s annual general meeting, praising the association for its efforts in boosting the local maritime sector, and consequently elevating the ...

The health ministry is tightening up controls on prescribing antibiotics through the health system Gesy, it said on Tuesday. According to data from the European Centre for Disease Control and ...

A final call by David Hunter’s defence team to have his wife’s killing tried as manslaughter as opposed to premeditated murder failed on Tuesday, after the judge said ...

Central Bank of Cyprus governor Constantinos Herodotou on Tuesday addressed the annual Nicosia Economic Congress, providing analysis and commentary on the country’s economy, both for the previous year, as ...

Colourful pots, green gardens and artists’ studios characterise Lania village, a small hub within the Limassol district. It is situated at the foot of mount Troodos, has a bit of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides leaves for Israel on Wednesday on a two-day working visit where he will meet the country’s leaders. Christodoulides will leave in the afternoon and on arrival ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU gets involved in Cyanotypes, images in striking shades of blue, and finds she is not the only one in Cyprus intrigued by them Sunlight, flowers and iron salts. ...

There are still gaps in dealing with cyber-attacks, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias admitted on Tuesday. However, his ministry has taken serious actions to strengthen ...

Private deals are being brokered by agencies for the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the fenced-in city of Varosha, President of the Hoteliers’ Association (Pasyxe) Haris Loizides said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday delivered the keynote speech at this year’s Nicosia Economic Congress, focusing on his administration’s commitment to economic progress and development, while also acknowledging ...

The reunification of Cyprus goes through the European Union, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday during the main Europe Day event and flag-raising ceremony that took place at Eleftheria ...

Cyprus will assume the EU Presidency in the first half of 2026 and is aiming in the meantime to create a deputy ministry of European Affairs, it was announced on Tuesday. ...

UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty was in Cyprus on Tuesday in a move to deepen the close ties between the two countries, particularly in light of recent cooperation on ...