Cyprus

The Supreme Court upheld the appeal by the attorney general in an ongoing serious criminal case related to the naturalisation of foreign investors, allowing police documents to be retained. In ...

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday that it will raise the wages of former Co-op bank employees who work for them, following a 2014 cut, which had carried over when the co-op ...

The movement for solving the issue of mixed marriages in the north said on Wednesday that they do not support a demonstration scheduled over the matter by another group in ...

A lawyer has received a nine-month jail sentence for crimes committed over eight years ago, centred on forging official documents. Limassol district court issued its sentence on Wednesday after it ...

Buildings, trees, street art, cars, pedestrians, history and a city life all co-exist in any given urban area, but how much of it are we truly aware of? Wanting to ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) on Wednesday delivered its report for 2021 to President Nicos Anastasiades saying the island’s electricity market is looking forward to the future despite the ...

A 35-year-old man has recently been identified through DNA as a suspect in a 2007 arson of a school class in Limassol, police spokesman Marinos Vassiliou told the Cyprus Mail on ...

Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis said he has the plans and the tools to address society’s main concerns, which he identified as the cost of living, corruption and the migration ...

Part of the new Larnaca marina, a €1.2 billion project, will open to the public on October 28, the municipality confirmed on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the upgraded section was inaugurated in ...

Canada’s Cypriots are numerous and spread out but one organisation brings them all together. PAUL LAMBIS speaks to its president Since its inception, the Canadian Cypriot Federation has served ...

A firearm was found in an open area in Limassol, police announced on Wednesday afternoon. Following a tip-off, officers went to Kato Polemidia where they found a firearm in an ...

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested three men, aged 42, 50 and 35, on suspicion of abducting a Limassol resident and threatening him for money earlier this month in Nicosia. But the ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday said the decision on a possible foreclosure suspension now lies with the House, warning, however, that amidst rising rates, there is a danger that ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the €165 million incentive plan for airlines for the period 2023-2027 to bring in up to 13.7 million visitors, which had been proposed jointly by the ministries ...

An officer has been suspended after he was caught trying to smuggle irregular migrants from the north to the government-controlled areas last month. Authorities are investigating the possibility of the ...

Nicosia municipality on Wednesday sought to defend itself against claims of discrimination and announced a project is underway to make Eleftheria square and the surrounding area friendlier to the blind ...

The association of civil engineers, Spolmik, called on Wednesday for immediate steps to be taken to update the law on inspecting buildings, stressing the need for inspection certificates to be ...

British bases police in Dhekelia made 14 arrests during two weeks in October for driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI). These statistics have led to increased police ...

Cabinet passed a decision on Wednesday to suspend any budget requests as of November 1 that will significantly affect the state budget, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said. Petrides said that the ...

A high concentration of dust is recorded in the air on Wednesday prompting the relevant labour inspection department to issue a warning for vulnerable groups. Measurements from ground stations of ...

The internal Disy rift was further exposed during a recent debate after party leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou called on President Nicos Anastasiades to clarify his position over who ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) said on Wednesday that they are disappointed and “deeply concerned” by statements from unions Sek and Peo to mobilise their workers if the cost-of-living ...

Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis’ press team sought to clarify that a gala dinner invite with an entrance fee of €300 is simply a fundraising event, as is normal practice in politics ...

The trial of the four key players allegedly involved in the now scrapped ‘golden passport’ scheme scandal, including two who were shown in Al Jazeera’s undercover report, has been ...