Cyprus

Two people are due to appear in court on Monday after driving at excessive speeds on the highway, police said on Sunday. At 10.45 on Saturday night a police patrol on ...

A man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning with 120g of cannabis, police said. At around 3am members of the force stopped a vehicle that was being ...

The new Bishop of Paphos Tychikos will be enthroned by Archbishop Georgios on Sunday afternoon at the Ayios Theodoros church in Paphos. In the morning priests will gather at the ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Saturday made history as the first woman to be elected as leader of the Disy party since its founding in 1976 by former president Glafcos Clerides. ...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia have signed a framework cooperation programme (FCP), taking a new step in promoting investments between the two countries in areas of mutual concern. The FCP was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides agreed on Saturday to a request from Akel to hold a national council meeting to discuss the Cyprus problem. Akel general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou called the president on ...

Oroklini police will begin an investigation to explore to what extent the slurs hurled at a 14-year-old student from Congo can be classed as racist. Larnaca police chief Haris Hadjigiasemi ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday he would not engage in a blame game over the Cyprus problem, reiterating his view that the EU’s involvement would go a long ...

A 23-year-old man who was believed to be behind the robberies of a Chlorakas kiosk was arrested, police said on Saturday. The robberies took place on March 8 and 10, where the ...

IT specialists were still trying to bring back the land registration website on Saturday, after a hacker attack began on Wednesday evening. The government site has been down since. Land ...

International rating agency Fitch, has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term credit rating by one notch to ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook citing, outperformance of fiscal balance and growth rate as the economy ...

A 28-year-old woman was found dead at the Petra tou Romiou site in Paphos on Saturday morning. Officers were alerted to the scene where she was later identified as a ...

Almost three-quarters of Cypriots suffer from anxiety or depression, while domestic abuse is on the rise. One local playwright tackles the darkest issues hoping to lighten the load finds Alix ...

As part of its programme Aisthiseis, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation organises a series of free creative workshops for adults and children. Coming up in March are three workshops ...

A gang of around 50 people attacked and beat two others in the tourist area of ​​Germasogeia, while they were in their car, police said on Saturday. The two victims were ...

Russians were by far the largest group of foreign real estate buyers in Cyprus during the first two months of 2023, according to data from the department of lands and surveys, ...

There is a correlation between financial literacy and financial stability, according to experts taking part at the International Conference on Financial Literacy and Education in Cyprus organised by the Central ...

Food prices have increased substantially over 2022. One of the food products with the highest price increase is eggs according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. ...

Germany is shaping up to be an important source of tourism for Cyprus, with more than 200,000 visitors expected in 2023, according to recently-appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Koumis visited ...

Hellenic Bank this week announced that it has issued a new €200 million Tier 2 Subordinated bond under the EMTN Programme. According to the announcement, the bond was issued at its nominal ...

The gambling industry in Cyprus shows a steady upward trajectory according to the national betting authority which announced on Friday that the 2022 gross gaming revenue (GGR), near €960 million, increased by 22 ...

Two people were injured after being attacked by a group of unidentified individuals in Limassol, media reported late on Friday. Officers in the district are reportedly looking for a large ...

The justice reform in Cyprus is currently focusing on speeding up the adjudication of backlogged cases and simplifying procedures, Justice Minister Anna Prokopiou said during the second day of the ...

A total of eight ferry trips will run in August and September from the port of Larnaca to Piraeus, it was announced on Friday during a press conference for the ...