Cyprus

Stormy weather is in store for the embattled Sun City hotel complex as new Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos insisted that the two “illegal” floors added to the hotel must be ...

High school exams will include only 60 per cent of the teaching material this year, after the plenum approved a relevant education ministry proposal on Thursday. The approved proposal also provides ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday after he was found to be the recipient of a parcel sent from abroad containing 540 grams of dry cannabis. The arrest ...

Over €400,000 will be allocated to revamp Kissonerga’s road network this year, community leader Giorgos Stylianou said on Thursday. The works concern the large-scale asphalt paving of roads in the ...

Meetings discussing preventive measures against firecrackers and bonfires are set to take place in the next few days, ahead of Easter. On Wednesday, police officers and members of the fire ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Egypt on Thursday. After the meeting Christodoulides will depart for Cyprus. On Wednesday Christodoulides had ...

As we stepped inside the dimly-lit, wood-laden interior of the renovated, stone-built, erstwhile traditional Cypriot house that is the Cicchetteria, I thought of how fitting it was to be inside ...

Cyprus music lovers are in for a treat this week as unique musical performances with invited musicians from abroad will tour Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol. Yaala Ballin, accompanied by Armenian ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides arrived in Egypt for a two-day visit on Wednesday afternoon where he discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel ...

A 35-year-old man was remanded for five days by the Paphos district court on Thursday on the suspicion of importing drugs, police said. According to police, the investigation began after ...

Cyprus recorded a €300 million surplus from operating and investing activities in 2022, according to the government’s fiscal report for the previous fiscal year, which was recently submitted for review to ...

Three hundred locations have been identified and are awaiting excavation, Greek Cypriot representative on the committee on missing persons (CMP) Leonidas Pantelides said on Wednesday. In all, 900 cases are still ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said his two-day visit to Egypt has both a symbolic and substantial meaning, as it reflects a clear political will to build on the strategic ...

A 31-year-old woman was remanded for six days on Wednesday to facilitate investigations into a case of drugs smuggling and the intention to supply, Nicosia police said. Police were alerted ...

A man found dead on Wednesday afternoon near the area of Kourris had been reported missing last week, Limassol police said. The body was spotted in early afternoon by a ...

Easter holidays or not, the live music nights at New Division continue throughout April! Two bands and three solo artists are on the calendar for this month, with only a ...

A 31-year-old suspect on trial for his involvement in an attempted murder in Oroklini pleaded not guilty to all charges, police said on Wednesday. The incident, which took place on ...

Three officers were reportedly blamed for the rioting that unfolded at a basketball match last month in a report drawn up by the police and handed to the justice minister ...

In response to what it called a desperate situation, Akel on Wednesday launched a Housing for All campaign that includes the creation of a unified housing agency. “Our aim through ...

Vets on Wednesday appealed to the health ministry for hospital-grade FIP vaccines for cats amid an upsurge of the fatal disease caused by feline coronavirus. The state veterinary services said ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Wednesday said the auditor general had mounted a sexist attack against her for six years. “Today was the pinnacle of a sexist behaviour ongoing for six ...

Five schools will become model green schools thanks to an investment programme focusing on sustainable energy in education, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. Through a total investment of €2 million, ...

Cyprus is to have an emergency warning system capable of sending alerts to mobile phone users by 2024, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. The minister stressed the need and ...

It’s a long way to New Zealand from Cyprus but one diaspora group there keeps cultural ties strong finds PAUL LAMBIS Since its inception in 1938, the Cyprus Community of ...