Cyprus

Bus transporting students loses wheel on Larnaca highway causes panic By Iole Damaskinos A school bus taking students on a trip to Larnaca lost a wheel and started to skid ...

A sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem is possible “if we sit at the negotiating table with our Turkish Cypriot compatriots,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on the side-lines of ...

Police on Thursday reported the theft of 150 rabbits from an orchard in Limassol. According to the police, during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday unknown perpetrators entered an enclosure in ...

By Andrea Kouyiali It was a long day and both of us were starving. Making the best of the sunny weather, after a walk along Limassol’s promenade our eyes ...

Doctors on Thursday morning started their planned 24-hour work stoppage over uncertainty in medical malpractice suit insurance while the state health organisation called for an immediate end to the “pointless” ...

In this episode, following heavy criticism in the last few days about people being given government jobs they were not qualified for, President Nikos Christodoulides said a bill will be ...

The second weekend of May arrives with a packed agenda. With celebrations for Mother’s Day, spring markets and performances on, there is plenty of activities to choose from. Adding ...

A hearse was stolen from a funeral home in Limassol along with over a thousand euros, police said on Thursday. According to a report in Philenews among the stolen goods ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday morning arrived in Israel for a two-day working visit it was officially announced. The president had a private meeting with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog ...

On Thursday the weather will be mostly clear but in the afternoon a layer of thin dust will be suspended in the atmosphere. The winds will be mainly north-westerly to ...

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of two persons for burglary and theft, illegal possession of property and illegal stay in the Republic. The case under investigation concerned burglary and ...

Police arrested a 36-year-old man, suspected of captaining a boat with 26 persons on board that arrived off the coast of Famagusta, authorities said on Thursday. The boat was intercepted by ...

PwC Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it once again recognised the excellence of its trainee accountants, rewarding their significant distinctions in international exams by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (...

An ambitious science project aims to unravel the island’s climate, land reform and disease patterns across the past millennium. European and Lebanese scientists in collaboration with the University of ...

Five polling stations will be setup across Cyprus to allow Greek citizens to vote for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Voting will take place on May 20, with voting beginning at 7am ...

The European Commission will provide a total of 35,324 travel passes – mainly for rail travel – to young Europeans aged 18 as part of the DiscoverEU programme, according to a press release. In ...

Furore over AG’s absence from House committee There has been no impact to Cyprus’ financial stability as a result of the sanctions, only to its international reputation, Central Bank ...

The Dutch embassy in Cyprus is hosting an event aiming to promote cycling in cities, with the aim of improving alternative means of transport. The event, Cycling in the City, ...

Labour ministry officials were at the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) building on Wednesday after air quality readings were flagged as higher than they should be, with staff given the ...

The bill criminalising conversion therapies for LGBTQI+ people is expected to be postponed on Thursday as far-right party Elam filed an amendment to allow such pseudo-treatments to go ahead if ...

A discussion about Cyprus adopting the Schengen Information System (SIS) at the House legal committee on Wednesday turned into a political issue over the issue of borders. MPs were discussing ...

A boat transporting 26 illegal migrants was spotted at noon on Wednesday off the Cape Greco coast by maritime police. According to a police statement, coast guard vessels intercepted the boat ...

Britain supports a solution to the Cyprus issue based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, according to the relevant UN resolutions, British Minister for Europe Leo Doherty said on Wednesday speaking ...

The sports ethics committee on Wednesday insisted that no state or other official has ever interfered in its work until today, dismissing claims of its former chairman Andreas Papacharalambous that ...