Cyprus

The schedule for this year’s Cyprus-Greece ferry service will be announced by the beginning of March, deputy shipping minister Vasilis Demetriades said on Friday. He said the ferry is ...

Four Covid deaths and 1,516 positive tests in the last week were announced by the health ministry on Friday, which also said 48 patients are currently in hospital. Two men – aged 86 and 90 – ...

It is the season of fancy dress, confetti and cheery music. Carnival week always calls for it and as the big parade on Sunday 26 draws closer, the anticipation intensifies and ...

In today’s episode, there’s the latest on President-elect Nikos Christodoulides who will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next week. Elsewhere, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said his ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Man arrested at Larnaca airport under US arrest warrant A 56-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Friday after he was screened at Larnaca airport and found to have ...

A six car pile-up has caused a major traffic congestion along the Limassol towards Nicosia highway, by the roadworks entering the capital. Police said despite bringing the road almost to ...

The real estate sector in Paphos experienced a double-digit increase in sales during 2022, with the volume of transactions rising by 31 per cent year-on-year, according to PwC Cyprus’ latest edition of ...

The association of large investment projects (SMA) this week welcomed the decision by the cabinet of ministers to approve the creation of a marina in Paphos, a major project for ...

Labour unions and politicians on Thursday in the north have decried a proposed year-long ‘government’ tax amounting to salary cuts across the ‘public’ and private sector for earthquake support to ...

The first batch of medicine will be leave for Syria on Thursday, to help victims affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and north Syria a few weeks ...

The European University Cyprus on Thursday said it was part of a study proposing that black holes are linked to dark energy in the universe. Astrophysicist Andreas Efstathiou, rector and ...

Carnival celebrations began around the island on Thursday as municipalities kicked off the festivities with Tsiknopempti events. After two years without its famous carnival parade, its biggest annual event, Limassol ...

In support of the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, Social Space Kaymakkin organises a charity film screening on Friday. Held at their space in old Kaimakli, the film Kobanê, ...

Like Germany in the past, Cyprus continues to experience the consequences of occupation, President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou said on Thursday. Her comments came after she received ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next week, it was announced on Thursday. According to a statement released by Christodoulides’ political office, the social meeting ...

TUS Airways on Thursday announced the launch of seven weekly direct flights between Larnaca and two large Slovak cities as of this summer. Flights will start to Bratislava and Kosice ...

The 2,000 Israeli babies born in Cyprus after the World War II created an umbilical link between the two countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday. The minister was speaking ...

House arrest with an ankle monitor should not count as detention time, the Limassol criminal court said on Thursday in relation to a drugs case. According to a press release ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides and Green Party head Charalambos Theopemptou agreed to maintain a constructive dialogue during a meeting on Thursday. In a press release published after the meeting, Christodoulides said ...

The new developments in PDO specifications will widen prospects for the development of halloumi, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said on Thursday. In a written statement, Keve expressed satisfaction ...

A total of 52,164 people in Paphos will be eligible to vote of the next bishop of the metropolis on Sunday, an announcement from church elections officer Ioannis Charilaou said on ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday received the credentials of the new ambassadors of the Russian Federation and Japan. The new ambassadors are the Russian Murat Zyazikov and Japanese Yamawaki Yoshio. ...

Disy MP Demetris Demetriou announced on Thursday he was running for the party’s leadership position, resigning as party spokesman. He stressed he would take up the issue of people ...