Cyprus

The Finance Ministry on Monday said that Cyprus’ lenders, the European Commission, the ECB and the International Monetary Fund, began the 14th post-programme surveillance of the Cypriot economy According to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday held his first meeting with Armenian Patriarch Aram I at the presidential palace. During the meeting, the patriarch expressed confidence that the new president, with ...

A disciplinary investigation will be launched into the incident of an elderly woman left naked and uncovered at the Limassol General Hospital last month, state health services organisation (Okypy) said ...

Girls in STEAM Academy is a non-profit initiative that aims to bridge the gender gap in the STEAM fields – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. This year, the initiative will ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will hold a series of meetings with European counterparts and EU officials in Brussels in the context of the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, and the ...

Police on Monday are expected to request a renewal of the remand order for the 31-year-old man suspected of involvement in the death of Lesya Bykova ten days ago near ...

Roads leading from Troodos Square to Mt Olympus are open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains, after Sunday’s snowfall police announced on Monday morning. The meteorology ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 31-year-old man for an alleged attack on a police officer and for attempted theft and malicious damage to a hotel in Chlorakas. According to the ...

On Monday isolated rains are expected mainly on the eastern half of the island. The weather will be mostly clear in other areas with locally increased clouds south of Troodos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides begins his contacts in Brussels this coming week, aiming among other things to promote his proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union in the ...

The online platform to make appointments at the immigration department has been taken down and new arrangements will be in place as of Monday, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on ...

A record 15,000 runners took part in this year’s two-day Opap Limassol Marathon, which ended on Sunday afternoon. According to the organisers, the largest sporting event in Cyprus welcomed runners ...

Two people were taken to hospital after their car skidded and overturned on the Nicosia-Limassol highway on Sunday, police said. The accident happened around 3pm on the section of highway ...

Latest version of bill on ambulances gathering dust since 2019 Despite promises, the long-awaited bill regulating the ambulance services has been delayed again, three years after it was submitted to parliament. ...

Music, film and theatre to look forward to finds ELENI PHILIPPOU The Rialto Theatre continues its March programme with nights of Spanish music, film screenings, live jazz and interactive walks ...

A Chihuahua had to be treated by a vet after someone threw a caustic substance, possibly sulfuric acid, on the pet, it emerged on Sunday. Despite a statement by the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposal for more EU involvement in the Cyprus issue has not yet been received in Brussels Director General of the DG Structural Reform Support in the EU, ...

Scraps online portal for making appointments after reports of shady agents selling slots for €200 The civil registry and migration department’s online appointment system was scrapped this week after allegations ...

Ten years ago almost to the day, international lenders made Cyprus an offer it couldn’t refuse – close your second largest commercial bank and seize almost half of uninsured deposits ...

The national guard has just completed a military exercise with the US armed forces that began on February 20, it was announced on Sunday. The exercise, ‘Proteas’ included the army and ...

Cyprus and Israel have signed a bilateral defence cooperation programme between the national guard and the armed forces of Israel (IDF) in Tel Aviv, as well as a corresponding tripartite ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari has said the new government’s highest priority is the strengthening of the national health system Gesy, which has been dogged by negative publicity over the ...

Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’. Ayia Napa deputy ...

A struggling local animal welfare organisation is selling books to pay for vet services and says its financial situation is as “tragic” as in 2013 economic crisis. Protecting Animals Without Shelter (...