Cyprus

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds. According to the finance ministry, ...

A large fire that broke out on Monday morning in a furniture manufacturing company in the industrial area of northern Nicosia has been brought under control, authorities in the north ...

UN Deputy Secretary-General Rose Marie DiCarlo will arrive in next week in Cyprus to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, as part of the aim ...

Hoteliers are upbeat about the new employment regulations, after the cabinet decided to raise the percentage of third country nationals allowed to be employed by businesses from 30 to 50 per cent ...

Paphos district court issued a five-day remand for three suspects accused of breaking and entering buildings in which they stole bicycles. Paphos police announced on Monday that the three men – ...

A well-known Dark Tourism blogger recently visited Cyprus, discovering a wealth of locations. ALIX NORMAN finds out where they were In January, Cyprus had a very unusual visitor. He wasn’...

It debuted off-Broadway some 30 years ago and since then Steel Magnolias has become a hit on stage and screen. Written by American writer Robert Harling, the play is based on ...

With a back story as gripping as the production All Quiet on the Western Front could well repeat history and win big at the Oscars says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES All Quiet ...

Consultations are due to restart next week on reinstatement of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), Sek union general secretary Andreas Matsas said on Monday. Matsas told CyBC that the fact that ...

A 26-year-old of Cypriot origin was arrested in Athens after trying to remove pieces of stone and marble from the Acropolis as souvenirs. Greek media reported that the young man ...

A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of the fatal train crash in ...

Ten per cent of children present signs of learning difficulties in reading By Angela Charalambous Reading is not a natural skill to acquire, it needs to be explicitly taught. Children ...

Work safety should be taken seriously and stricter protocols promoted at all levels, an occupational health and safety expert said on Monday, speaking in the wake of the fatal train ...

An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants ...

A joint event will be held with Turkish Cypriot organisations on International Women’s Day, Peo union and the federation of women’s movements (Pogo) announced on Monday. The event ...

English tourists visiting Cyprus described as a “horrific event” their experience when they found the cats they were caring for had been shot with arrows – with one lodged in a ...

Russian photographer, theatre actress and director Tanya Paleeva presents her first solo photography exhibition titled Around About at Gallery Morfi in Limassol later this month, for just a few days. ...

In today’s episode, the remains of two Cypriots who died in the tragic train crash in Greece arrived in Cyprus on Sunday evening. Their funerals are set to take ...

Police on Sunday arrested a man for impersonation at Paphos airport. According to Paphos assistant police chief Michalis Ioannou, at around 10 am the suspect presented himself at passport control intending ...

Police on Sunday night made two arrests for an attempted robbery in Nicosia, aided by members of the public who responded at the scene. According to the police, around 11pm ...

An explosion outside a house in Larnaca early on Monday morning damaged the main entrance and two vehicles parked outside. According to police, the explosive device went off at around 1...

On Monday, the weather will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds will be mainly south-westerly to north-westerly, moderate to very ...

Six people were injured in a traffic accident on Sunday in Paphos. According to police spokesman Michalis Ioannou, around 1.45pm, a 23-year-old driver collided with the car in front of ...

The remains of two Cypriots who died in Greece’s tragic train crash returned to Cyprus on Sunday evening. An Aegean flight from Thessaloniki arrived to Larnaca airport carrying the ...