Cyprus

A 65-year-old man was jailed for nine months on Wednesday by Larnaca district court after being found guilty of 57 counts including bestiality and otherwise harming animals – having repeatedly snuck into ...

Figures for 2021, released on Wednesday show that there are 1,520 companies under the control system for organic production. In an announcement, the agriculture ministry, to mark the ‘Day of Organic Production’ ...

A fire that broke out on Tuesday night on the ground-floor of a residence in Limassol caused damage to a room. There were no injuries as the occupants managed to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will raise the issue of the reported direct flights to the north from Russia that emerged on Tuesday during his scheduled meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan called on the international community to stop imposing sanctions on the Turkish Cypriots and to eliminate all forms of embargo, “to stop this tyranny once ...

The lawyer of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol 17 years ago, sent a letter to Attorney General George Savvides, urging him to send ...

Time to salsa? Limassol certainly thinks so! The first edition of a festival is to take place later this week. The 1st Everybody Salsa Festival aims to add spice and ...

In today’s episode, government sources on Tuesday denied there are plans to launch direct flights from Russia to the north, branding reports saying this as “detached from reality”. The ...

The fire department on Wednesday issued an alert to the public that there would be an exercise taking place on Thursday at 9am in Paphos The drill, a mock rescue, ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis is scheduled to meet the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in ...

There was an increase of 16.69 per cent in the Construction Materials Price Index in August 2022, compared to the corresponding period in 2021, according to a report released this week by the ...

Union Isotita on Tuesday said their prison guard members will continue their indefinite strike on Wednesday, with a protest planned outside the presidential palace. The protest will take place from 7.30 ...

The government is deaf to the problems of businesses and households, main opposition Akel said on Tuesday. Party leader Stephanos Stephanou was speaking during a tour of construction sites for ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Tuesday attended meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. In a written statement, government spokesman Marios ...

Cyprus and Israel have made progress in talks regarding the distribution of future proceeds from the sale of natural gas produced at the Aphrodite reservoir, a part of which extends ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Tuesday welcomed the arrival of the first large cruise ship, the Rhapsody of the Seas, to Ayia Napa Marina. The Rhapsody of the Seas, ...

The Russian Federation was and is in favour of a universal, just and sustainable settlement of the Cyprus problem based on UN security council resolutions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ...

The production of electric cars on a large scale in the north will begin in 2023, rector of Near East University and chairman of electric car company Gunsel, Suat İrfan Gü...

A 69-year-old man on Tuesday plead guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to his son, whom he shot in May during an appearance at Larnaca district court. The incident took ...

There was never a commitment to upgrade pay grades for prison guards, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Tuesday as affected members of Isotita union continued their indefinite strike with ...

Large scale bribes were requested from the Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service to promote applications, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday as Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said an investigator ...

Two major rescue operations were carried out at sea as the coordination centre identified two boats in danger, one carrying about 177 people and the other about 300, the JRCC said on ...

The fight against human trafficking requires international cooperation at all levels and Cyprus actively participates in the international effort to curb the issue, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Tuesday. ...

Motivational speaking has taken one Cypriot into offices around the world. PAUL LAMBIS finds out what motivates him Motivation is all about getting people to take action; to act in ...