A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
AEK Larnaca outscored Anorthosis 4-0 on Saturday night at the AEK Arena, in the fourth round of the Cyprus First Division Football League.
The goals for the Larnaca team were ...
The U.S. Pentagon late on Saturday announced Cyprus’ membership in the State Partnership programme and the cooperation between the Cyprus National Guard and the United States National Guard.
The ...
Famagusta District Court on Saturday issued a six-day detention order against a 19-year-old man to facilitate police investigations into an ongoing case of trafficking of illegal immigrants.
A statement from ...
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday, on which 62 years of independence was marked, paid his respects to all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom from colonialism.
“Thanks to their ...
The Met Office on Saturday issued a yellow weather warning over high temperatures on Sunday, which are expected to hit a peak between 11am and 4pm.
According to the warning, ...
Prison guard members of the Isotita union unanimously voted to extend their strike actions indefinitely over the unresolved issue of their pay grades, following 12 days of consecutive protests, they announced ...
The complete lifting of the arms embargo on Cyprus by the US comes into force on Saturday, following an announcement by the State Department on September 17.
The lifting of the ...
Cyprus is significantly strengthening its defensive capability with modern equipment and reliable international partnerships, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Saturday as a military parade was held to mark 62 years ...
We will not be drawn into what Turkey is pretending to invoke in order to further strengthen the occupying forces, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday after attending a military ...
Immigrant flows through the buffer zone were the subject of meetings held in New York on Friday by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, which he described as very important.
The minister ...
Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Saturday appealed to President Nicos Anastasiades to intervene at Polis Chrysochous hospital, which remains without an inpatient ward.
Two years ago following a decision ...
A 34-year-old woman was arrested on Friday, thought to be connected to a string of burglaries and thefts, police announced on Saturday.
According to a statement, the police received a ...
“We remain focused on the liberation and reunification of Cyprus,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary since the declaration of the Independence of ...
The time to take the environment seriously has long passed but one earth activist and businesswoman passionate about conservation and rewilding is not giving up. Caren Doyle recently hiked the ...
Thousands left the island in the 20th century, setting out for new lives in a new country. One well-known poet now asks what happened to those who were left behind
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Vibrant Limassol event plays host to business and technology stakeholders from Cyprus and abroad
By Kyriacos Nicolaou
Startup founders, entrepreneurs, media personalities, technology sector stakeholders and creatives all got together ...
The Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel) this week announced that it successfully held an event on branding and businesses and professionals can create value for enterprises, industries and ...
A wide-ranging bill tabled to parliament has set out to totally overhaul regulations for owning a dog, it emerged on Friday. A €300 fine for not picking up dog poop in ...
The health ministry on Friday announced that it has widened the eligibility window for breast cancer screenings to 74.
Based on a cabinet decision, as part of the ministry’s policy ...
The new energy measures adopted by the EU take into account the peculiarities of individual member states like Cyprus, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Friday after participating alongside her ...
Performances continue for the Kypria International Festival and arriving next is a theatrical production for children. A Midsummer Night’s Dream for children will take over theatres in Limassol, Paphos ...
The government must increase and prioritise funding for schools, according to the House Education Committee chairman, Pavlos Mylonas on Friday.
In a statement following visits to schools in the Famagusta ...
The finance ministry will do what is necessary in consultation with the president, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday in relation to the government dropping consultations with Hermes airports ...