Cyprus

Disy’s Harris Georgiades on Tuesday said he will run for the party leader, amid speculation on what the future of the party would hold. Georgiades is currently Disy’s ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday hailed his ministry’s work on green growth and the circular economy during a tour of the wastewater treatment plant project in Achna. The ...

Facing your own prejudices or broaching a generally taboo subject is the aim of Human Library events. The Cyprus branch has an event coming up in Nicosia. ELENI PHILIPPOU turns ...

A bid to streamline remuneration for services offered at hospitals under the national health scheme Gesy is underway with proposals from its operator, the health insurance organisation (HIO), already in ...

Ten invasive species have been red listed in Cyprus for their dangerous impact on the environment, according to a presentation this week by BirdLife Cyprus and the forestry department. And ...

The launch event of Gülden Plümer’s book titled They Weren’t the Only Ones That Disappeared, in which she wrote about her 15 years of experience and memories ...

A man who committed the “extremely vile” crimes of sexually abusing three children and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a “blatantly inadequate sentence” has now had his sentence ...

i-BrainTech’s decision is seen as a vote of confidence in Cyprus Israeli sports technology company i-BrainTech, a pioneer in athletic brain training, on Tuesday announced its plan to expand ...

Details emerged on Tuesday of the shocking working conditions under which 14 Indian workers were employed at a Famagusta livestock farm. The workers, all legally documented, were allegedly forced to work ...

Amathountos bishop Nicolaos announced his candidacy for Paphos bishop on Tuesday, saying that although he was hesitant at first, he could not say no after “the sincere efforts” by those ...

The Animal Party will be giving out plants and other small gifts along with information leaflets on the importance of biodiversity for Valentine’s Day, an announcement said on Tuesday. ...

Police on Monday arrested a 58-year-old man for obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties. According to the police, around 5 pm while in search of a wanted ...

Police on Monday arrested a woman for public nuisance and begging with a fake baby on a main road in Paphos. According to police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, shortly after 11am ...

Carnival fever is on! Limassol is getting ready for its biggest party of the year which lasts over a week and spills throughout its old town streets. Ten days of ...

Fire broke out on Monday shortly after 9pm in a three-storey house in Emba village in Paphos. The police and the fire services arrived at the scene and brought the ...

In today’s episode, a day after Nikos Christodoulides was voted in as Cyprus’ elected president, the horse trading over cabinet members appeared to be in full swing. The president-elect ...

Police in Nicosia arrested a 26-year-old man early on Tuesday for a case of car arson under investigation. Half an hour after midnight police received the report that a car ...

Police in Nicosia on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old man for illegal possession of ammunition. Police had obtained a court warrant to search the man’s residence and arrived on the ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear with increased cloud cover in some areas. The winds will be mainly north-easterly, weak to moderate up to 4 Beaufort at time strong, ...

The Cyprus-Greece Business Association on Monday released a statement congratulating newly elected president Nicos Christodoulides and wishing him “all the best with his challenging task”. In its statement, the association ...

For the first time in Cyprus’ political history, the two biggest parties of the country have failed to get their preferred presidential candidate elected to power, marking the diminishing power ...

A Turkish Cypriot mother and earthquake survivor, who lost her 11-year-old daughter in the wreckage of the Isias hotel in Turkey, described on Monday the tragedy that befell the school ...

Disy’s Political Bureau convened on Monday evening to decide the timeframe and procedures ahead of the March 11 internal vote for the election of a new party leader – and possibly ...

Footage from last night’s electoral victory, and the proclamation of Nikos Christodoulides as president.