Cyprus

Defendants on trial will be electronically monitored at home instead of being remanded in prison based on two law proposals aimed at reducing central prison overcrowding. This means that people ...

Cyprus is set to reopen its High Commission in Kenya and its embassy in Indonesia in 2023, while plans are also being drawn up for inaugurating embassies in Argentina and Bahrain. ...

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was arrested on Tuesday at around 4pm after failing to stop for a police check in Limassol and attempting to escape the authorities. He appeared in front ...

Invest Cyprus, the national investment promotion agency, on Wednesday announced that it recently hosted two successful events in Amman and Beirut aimed at attracting tech companies to Cyprus, as well ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with key EU officials where he presented the case for greater EU involvement in the efforts to break the impasse on the Cyprus problem. After his ...

In an exile, a poet who runs a coffee shop, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who found God in Turkey as a teen and tried to do the right thing ...

The Institut National des Métiers d’Art will hold European Artistic Craft Days celebrating craft processes in various countries and one Nicosia studio joins the agenda with free workshops. ...

In today’s episode, the Cyprus banking system is resilient and able to cope with the ongoing issues faced by Credit Suisse, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, echoing ...

Police in Paphos arrested two people on Tuesday night for having allegedly stolen several A/C units from a hotel located in central Poseidonos Avenue. According to a statement released ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 32-year-old man for illegal possession of burglary tools. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou, the man was stopped for a routine check while driving ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) this week announced that the district’s preparations in light of the upcoming tourist summer season are well underway, with more than 90 per cent ...

Cyprus’ financial watchdog, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), is participating in the annual Global Money Week (GMW2023) campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the importance of financial education, ...

Cypriot company Tototheo Maritime on Tuesday announced that co-CEO Despina Panagiotou Theodosiou, co-CEO Sokratis Theodosiou, Chief Operations Officer Natalia Bury Loyal, and Head of Business Development Antonis Maniatis attended the ...

A reprieve for Akamas, but what of the wider countryside and common species? By Martin Hellicar The latest in a long series of ‘save Akamas’ campaigns staves off the worst ...

Prisoners’ rights protection association on Tuesday said they will protest following the announcement of the 75 prisoners who will be released with pardons from President Nikos Christodoulides. The pardons will see ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos briefed the ministers of the EU responsible for European affairs on Nicosia’s imitative to promote the resumption of talks for the settlement of the Cyprus ...

The establishment of the status of the artist and the introduction of a youth culture card are among the priorities of the Deputy Minister of Culture Michalis Hadjiyiannis according to ...

Twenty Greek and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs from bicommunal groups were on Tuesday awarded cash prizes as the winners of the 13th Stelios Bicommunal Awards for Business Cooperation. Each of the ...

A speeding motorcyclist pursued by Limassol police on Tuesday afternoon crashed into two vehicles before he escaped on foot. Limassol CID said are looking for a motorcyclist who was caught ...

Over half of young Turkish Cypriots want to leave the north, a study published on Tuesday revealed, as most were concerned about their futures there. According to the study run ...

Speeches, stories and ideas that will inspire and entertain will fill Semeli Hotel on Friday as the Annual Public Speaking Contests of Cyprus Toastmasters takes place. From 8pm onwards, public ...

Akel on Tuesday described as “reheated food” allegations that back in 2016 they had been lobbied by a pro-Russia group to introduce a motion in parliament calling for the lifting of ...

Industrial peace and ensuring fair and adequate remuneration are among the priorities of new Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou told MPs on Tuesday. Explaining the five priorities of his ministry to ...

The government will spend €100 million over ten years to fix the problems at refugee apartment buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking at a House refugee committee meeting, ...