Cyprus

A 26-year-old man was arrested on his way from Nicosia to Troodos, when police found he had 87 g of cannabis and a bag of a white crystal substance in his ...

Following the solo performance Breathing Eye in 2021 and the walking performance- video – installation Meta in 2022, both based on Samuel Beckett’s Film, Arianna Economou continues her interest in Beckett, this ...

A 21-year-old man suspected of stealing from a Lakatamia store while threatening staff with a knife, was arrested in the early hours on Saturday. He is believed to be one ...

An upcoming play in English features stripping, silk undies, and stacks of suggestion. But, asks Alix Norman, will we get to see any sex? A few years ago, a scientific ...

Consulting and advisory firm Deloitte Cyprus recently published its findings on the social and economic impact of atherosclerosis in Cyprus, with the overall cost to the state estimated in the ...

Dubai Police this week announced a new diploma programme on financial investigations for digital assets, which was developed in partnership with the University of Nicosia’s Institute for the Future (...

Cyprus recorded a fiscal surplus of €570.2 million, a share of 2.1 per cent of GDP, for the year 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

The investigation into possible disciplinary offences committed by former drug squad (Ykan) chief Michalis Katsounotos is underway, with a conclusion expected in the next few weeks, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou ...

The cabinet approved the creation of a digital platform that will allow consumers to compare the prices of goods across the market, Energy and Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

Paphos police on Friday made two arrests to facilitate investigations on cases of burglary and theft in the district. The suspects are a 24-year-old mand and a 33-year-old woman, both ...

Fifty-three cartons of cigarettes and 40 packets of tobacco were seized from a Larnaca kiosk on Friday after they were found to be duty-free. According to Larnaca police spokesman Charis Hadjiyiasemi, ...

Limassol police on Friday arrested a 35-year-old woman after a reported robbery. According to the report, around 8.30 on Thursday night, a 33-year-old man called the police after reportedly finding a ...

A new bill approved by the council of ministers on Friday will aim to strengthen the public’s trust in tap water, Health Minister Popi Kanari said. Speaking after the ...

The cabinet on Friday approved an interior ministry proposal to review the criteria for the naturalisation of third country nationals. According to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, the proposal is mainly ...

Deputy Minister for Culture Michalis Hatzigiannis on Friday attempted to give some kind of closure to a recent blunder by his office after an official post was made by his ...

The first week of May brings back the island’s favourite street food fiesta. On May 5, Fork Food Market returns for another season of tasty events in Nicosia. Taking place ...

Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian citizens so far will not significantly impact the Cypriot economy as its banks have very satisfactory levels of capital and one of the best ...

The Open University of Cyprus said on Friday it was continuing to cooperate with authorities on the hack of its database, even after a first tranche of files were made ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said Cyprus needed to follow the examples of other European countries and that both sides of the divide need to learn and respect each other’...

Larnaca shoppers will have a new and green parking area at the entrance to the town’s main shopping district from December 2023. The new municipal parking lot located on Grigoris ...

The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has called on the state to assist with the cost of medicines which are not covered by the national health care system (Gesy). The ...

Two people were arrested in Paphos after a 63-year-old man who spent over €30,000 at an illegal makeshift casino reported the place to the police. Paphos police spokesman and CID chief ...

Diabetes type 2 injectable, Ozempic, a drug not regulated by the national health scheme (Gesy) is in general shortage in Cyprus, as people rush to take part in an international weight ...

As part of the We Can Only Begin To Notice exhibition currently on at NiMAC in Nicosia, come two parallel activities. While the exhibition presents a curated selection of non-fiction ...