Cyprus

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear with showers and possibly an isolated storm expected in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains. Winds will be variable light to moderate, ...

Police on Monday arrested a 53-year-old man in Limassol in connection with an investigated case of burglary and theft. According to police statement a complaint was received from a resident, ...

Paphos is set to experience its best flight schedule in 30 years, according to Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, the head of the Paphos Regional Board of Tourism (Etap). In statements made to the ...

Paphos police on Monday arrested two people in relation to a case of illegal employment. According to the police statement, at 8.15 am, members of the immigration unit conducted a check ...

Water supply will be temporarily interrupted to areas of the Limassol municipality the water board announced on Tuesday. The supply interruption will concern the Ekali area and will affect all ...

Interest rates for housing loans increased by 1.25 per cent in March 2023, compared to February 2023, according to the most recent data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The rise ...

The number of bad checks registered in Cyprus in April 2023 rose to 35, according to an announcement released on Monday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The CBC’s data ...

New loans in Cyprus increased in March 2023, reaching a total of €922.5 million, up from €527.5 million in the previous month, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). ...

EuroAsia Interconnector has decided on compensatory measures to offset disruptions to communities affected by the project. Among other works, an event hall will be created in Kofinou, a cafeteria in ...

Police are examining medical negligence in Larnaca related to the death of a 59-year-old woman last week, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Monday. According to Andreou, the complaint was filed ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that they are working towards lowering the VAT rate in general in Cyprus, adding that the government would mostly likely also further extend ...

A meeting was held at the attorney-general’s office on Monday, after police efforts to locate Angelos Perikleous, missing since April 20, have failed. According to reports, the meeting was held ...

Parliamentarians on Monday again discussed a government bill on discounted VAT on first homes, with some expressing the hope the legislation would – finally – go to the House plenum for a ...

The Ukrainian embassy on Monday denounced the granting of permits to a Russian organisation in Cyprus for events to honour the WWII victims as a “cynical and immoral” gesture towards ...

The government will stand by Larnaca and both will have a close and meaningful relationship, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday, during his visit to the city. During the ...

A staged reading in Greek directed by Diomedes Koufteros is coming to Nicosia, bringing stories from the local gay community into the spotlight. Loulles is a work in progress that ...

The Aphrodite reservoir offshore Cyprus has a part to play in meeting growing global demand for natural gas, a senior Israeli energy executive has said. Yossi Abu, CEO of NewMed ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos hailed the beginning of this year’s forest protection week with a call for the public to be vigilant against the threat of fires. Speaking at ...

Remote, secluded, in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature and yet fully functional, well connected, and spacious enough to accommodate a film crew. No, this is not a holiday home ...

Sperm donor anonymity should be waived in the future, but only under certain conditions and if the child itself requests the information, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou advised ...

Cyprus Red Cross is bringing the different communities of the island together for a common humanitarian purpose, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The president was speaking at an event ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that the government is working to develop a unified refugee policy, prompted by reports of recent developments in Varosha. The Cyprus Mail reported over ...

Health professionals in the north held a work stoppage on Monday to protest the widely condemned knife attack against a doctor by a patient in northern Famagusta. Dozens of doctors ...

For such a small country, Cyprus has more Guinness World Records than you’d think. ALIX NORMAN finds which Cypriots are Number 1 in the world The record for longest time ...