Cyprus

The Easter season is full of tasty treats and local traditions. Soon, bakeries and homes will fill with flaounes and tsoureki while Easter candles are being decorated to take to ...

In today’s episode, the House passed a law making some 1,000 former bank employees eligible for unemployment benefits, in what some commentators earlier called a scandalous arrangement. Elsewhere, civil servants ...

A 37-year-old man’s car was heavily damaged after a bomb exploded close to where it was parked in Kato Polemidia, near Limassol. According to a statement released by the ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Police fined the owners of a business in the Larnaca district €42,000 on Thursday after officers discovered that they were employing 12 people illegally. The arrest took place after a tip off ...

A 35-year-old tourist reported that €88,400 were stolen from his hotel room in Oroklini on Thursday evening. According to Larnaca police spokesperson Haris Hadjiyiasemi, the victim of the theft is in ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced the establishment of a Sustainable Bond Issuance Framework, with a strategic goal of supporting the nation’s shift towards a more sustainable operational ...

The state has paid tens of millions of euros to settle claims with Turkish Cypriots seeking compensation for the use of their properties in government-controlled areas – with hundreds more cases ...

A motion to discuss a new freeze on home repossessions was defeated in parliament on Thursday, with the House deciding instead that a legislative proposal on the matter be tabled ...

A quarrel lasting several minutes broke out at the plenum on Thursday after House Speaker Annita Demetriou barred independent MP Andreas Themistocleous from speaking apparently out of turn. The kerfuffle ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou Some 200 workers at three Paphos hotels called off a strike on Thursday evening, hours after their walkout, following a deal with employers over the ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou is set to receive the report detailing the results of the disciplinary investigation concerning former senior police officer and drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos in the ...

The House on Thursday passed a law making some 1,000 former bank employees eligible for unemployment benefit, in what some commentators earlier called a scandalous arrangement. The government bill, amending the ...

For one night only, Limassol’s Monte Caputo will transform into a cabaret, burlesque ground as it welcomes a travelling act from Italy. The Indigo group will present a unique ...

The government, church and international convicts are colluding together to commit an environmental crime at the Ammos Kambouri beach in Ayia Napa, Greens MP Alexandra Attalides charged on Thursday. Her ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt in the fields of electricity, renewable energy, and natural gas, during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart ...

Civil servants can start and finish work half an hour earlier after the plenum approved amendments to their working hours on Thursday to alleviate traffic issues. MPs approved the regulations ...

Global Finance Magazine recently released its annual list of the best banks in Western Europe for 2023, with Hellenic Bank taking the top spot in Cyprus. According to an announcement by ...

On the 20th anniversary of the opening of crossing points in Cyprus, the documentary film Overcoming is coming to Cyprus to tell a unique tale of its islanders. As a ...

The environmental office of the Larnaca district in cooperation with environmental NGO Cymepa and with financial technology company TSYS carried out a full clean-up of Spyros beach on Thursday. The ...

The Dasoudi area of Limassol got its own water refill station this week, the fourth water station installed as part of the Refill Cyprus project. Launched by the volunteer environmental ...

It’s been a bumpy ride over the last couple of days along bicycle and pedestrian paths, this time with two pickup trucks spotted cruising along the designated areas in ...

In the cool of the mountain air, one village offers a glimpse of the island’s mediaeval past says PAUL LAMBIS It may be one of Cyprus’ 20 highest villages and ...

A fire that broke up near Alassa community on Thursday morning was put under control about four hours after it started. Firefighters remained at the scene to tackle the fire ...