Cyprus

Cyprus’ economy will grow by 2.5 per cent this year as both inflation and unemployment recede, according to the latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund. In its April ‘World Economic ...

Three men aged 20, 24 and 41 were charged on Tuesday after being found with a total of over 400 illegal fireworks and firecrackers. As part of a sweep targeting the illegal use of ...

A 65-year-old was fined €5,500 after a large volume of duty-free tobacco products was found at his residence, police said on Tuesday. An investigation at the man’s house in Limassol ...

The American University of Beirut (AUB) will admit its first students in September with the opening of a campus in Paphos, the finance ministry announced on Tuesday. In a series ...

Two white rhinoceros, and two sun bears, the newest additions to the animals at Paphos zoo, are settling into their new enclosures, officials said on Tuesday. The zoo’s deputy ...

Waiting literally until the last minute to do so, President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday released his election campaign expenses, showing he had exceeded the spending limit by ostensibly just €19,000. By ...

The new ambassador of Bulgaria, Nedialtcho Dimitrov Dantchev on Tuesday said he looked forward to extending the “active and fruitful” dialogue between the two countries, he said while presenting his ...

Opposition Akel on Tuesday called on the government to cancel a decision by the previous administration regarding the leasing of state land for the construction of a golf course. Head ...

Over 100 asylum seekers were sent onwards to Germany on Tuesday, where they will relocate, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The 126 asylum seekers from Somalia, Afghanistan, Congo, Nigeria, and Syria ...

The police clampdown ahead of the Easter bonfire season has had to keep up with the times after it emerged on Tuesday there was a TikTok account offering firecrackers costing ...

Authorities are trying to find staff for A&E departments at the state hospitals around the island, the health ministry and the state health services (Okypy) said on Tuesday. ...

Employees at the social welfare office in Ayioi Anargyroi, Larnaca staged an impromptu half-hour work stoppage at noon on Tuesday asking for better security measures after a 19-year-old asylum seeker ...

Sex education is a crucial tool in combating sexual abuse as it can give children the help they need to recognise the risks at hand and know how to tackle ...

A 45-year-old man was sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter on Tuesday, after he was found guilty by the Paphos criminal court for causing the death of a 60...

Improvised Molotov cocktails were found behind a grave in Limassol, police said on Tuesday. According to authorities, the explosives were found around 11:30am at the Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol. ...

The state’s main aim is to protect, free and reunite the country, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday, during a visit to the Mari naval base. Demetriou also ...

A&E doctors in Paphos are set to go on strike next Thursday, citing severe understaffing at the general hospital’s emergency department. The strike, by members of Pasyki ...

Measures to combat poaching and regulate hunting were discussed between the hunting federation and the ministry of justice, it was announced on Tuesday. According to the federation, the meeting between ...

The Cyprus petrol station owners’ association in Nicosia filed a complaint to the competition authority (CPC) on Tuesday for fair play violations on the part of major petrol importers. According ...

Footage of clashes between unaccompanied minors at a Paphos accommodation centre prompted the city’s mayor to on Tuesday warn that the state is responsible “should the worst happen”. Speaking ...

Thirteen Laona and Akamas region community leaders have threatened to resign over the planned merger of their communities into a single municipal entity under Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on ...

The Hambis Printmaking Museum in Platanisteia village presents three new art exhibitions this season. The annual exhibition presents a selection of print artwork the museum welcomed during the 2020-2022 period, ...

In today’s episode, the deputy shipping minister called the addition of the Larnaca port to the Cyprus-Greece ferry link “a success for the country and for its economy.” She ...

Police in Paphos on Tuesday arrested a man for illegal possession of property and drugs. According to head of CID Michalis Nikolaou, in the early morning hours traffic police stopped ...