Cyprus

Athienou municipality should be included in the state housing scheme of 2023 as its exclusion is unfair, its Mayor Kyriacos Kareklas said on Thursday. In a letter to Interior Minister Nicos ...

In a year that has been excellent for Cyprus wines, the second International Maratheftiko Day will take place December 1, a day of celebration of the indigenous grape variety, with various ...

Larnaca port workers on Thursday afternoon decided to suspend their strike after three days over docking policies, following the intervention of Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos. According to an announcement from ...

Paphos and Seville have been chosen by the EU as the 2023 European capitals of smart tourism, recognising the two cities’ outstanding achievements in smart, innovative, sustainable and inclusive tourism. The ...

A 33-year-old man in Larnaca was arrested for stealing from Cyprus’ electricity authority (EAC) after breaking and entering, police said on Thursday. The thefts took place between September and November, ...

The health ministry headquarter will be lit in blue from November 10 to 16 for World Diabetes Day, which falls annually on November 14 and aims to raise awareness on the disease. A ...

The real estate agents registration board clarified on Thursday that one of the two suspects in a €275,000 property investment scam case is not a registered real estate agent. The board ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening. The president is in Paris for the fifth forum for peace. According to government spokesman Marios Pelekanos, ...

I really enjoy sampling different cuisines and so am always open to recommendations so when my Malaysian colleague mentioned a restaurant that she compared to food back home, I was ...

A woman trying to travel to Lithuania was detained at Paphos airport after it was discovered her Swiss ID was fake, police said on Thursday. According to Paphos CID head ...

The festival that was received so warmly during the pandemic makes its first appearance with no restrictive measures in Limassol on November 21 and Nicosia on November 25. This marks the third ...

In today’s episode, the House legal affairs committee yesterday held an in-depth discussion on the spyware case investigated by the European parliament’s Pega committee and the involvement of ...

Foreclosures on first properties valued up to €350,000 will be postponed until the end of February 2023, the association of credit acquisition companies said on Thursday. It said the decision was taken ...

An 18-year-old wanted by police for almost two weeks after fleeing from officers was arrested after he was found next to a stolen vehicle, police said on Thursday. On October 28, ...

Members of the public will be able to view Archbishop Chrysostomos as of Thursday morning as his coffin will be laid out for public worship until his funeral on Saturday. ...

Two men aged 37 and 23, were detained after swearing at police officers and creating a scene at the Paphos migration department, it emerged on Thursday. The two went to the office ...

Pope Francis made a special mention during Wednesday’s general audience to the late Archbishop Chrysostomos II, who passed away on Monday aged 81 after a long battle with cancer. The ...

The Cyprus Football Association on Wednesday punished Apollon and Apoel in response to last weekend’s violent incidents before, during and after a match between the two teams. According to ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday held an in-depth discussion about the spyware case investigated by the European parliament’s Pega committee and the involvement of Cyprus in the ...

Port workers continued to strike for a second day on Wednesday in Larnaca over a docking agreement which they say the management company has failed to implement. Unions PEO and ...

Secondary school pupils will no longer be held back a year due to low performance, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday after the cabinet approved his ministry’s proposals. ...

Tasos Christofides was named as rector of the University of Cyprus for a second term on Wednesday following elections. This is the eighth elections for the position of rector, and ...

A 46-year-old man is the second to be arrested on suspicion of assisting irregular migrants enter the country illegally, after a boat arrived last Friday with 17 men onboard. The police ...

Cyprus and Bahrain signed an intergovernmental agreement on Wednesday, aimed at boosting flights between the two countries. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos who was in Manama, Bahrain met with his counterpart ...