Cyprus

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it accepted the request of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association that called for the addition of halloumi in unfolded blocks, slices and burger cuts into ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it recently received the Quality Recognition Award from global finance giant JP Morgan Chase Bank, in recognition of the bank’s excellence ...

Over 950 families in rural, mountainous and remote areas have received a total funding of €34.2 million to build a house, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as he announced the ...

Civil engineers on Wednesday called on the state to subsidise the anti-seismic upgrading of buildings following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The Association of Civil Engineers (Spolmik) also ...

Left-wing Akel plans to remain in opposition and will not participate in the government of Nikos Christodoulides, general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday. After a meeting with the president-elect and ...

A Londoner hoping to be the first Cypriot woman in the UK parliament tells PAUL LAMBIS about her hopes for the island and raising its profile in the Labour party ...

Disy’s party spokesman Demetris Demetriou has announced his candidacy as leader of the party going up against incumbent Averof Neophytou, and vice-president Harris Georgiades. The battle for the party ...

Frozen fish, flour and frozen meats saw hikes of up to 30 per cent in January, but the price of cold meats, cheese, bottled water, fresh fish and cereals fell up ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved €18 million in support for various social welfare programmes as part of the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan. The plan includes money for includes setting up ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved revised plans to grant financial assistance to Greek Cypriot farmers living in the north, and also to beekeepers, fishermen and agricultural artisans there. Deputy government ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met on Wednesday morning with Disy leader Averof Neophytou at the former’s political office with both saying it was time to turn the page on the ...

As the temporary exhibition On the Field: Football ─ History ─ Nicosia continues at The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, more guided tours and a lecture will take place as part of ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Wednesday refused parents’ request to invalidate what they called the ‘tragic’ results of the twice-yearly exams, saying the average score reflects the previous year. There ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides has spoken on the phone with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and expressed his determination to resume talks for a Cyprus settlement. According to a release ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met with trade union SEK on Wednesday morning and said he was optimistic that pending labour issues will be resolved in March. He said he was eager ...

By Christian Dunn Like so many of the planet’s natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps ...

Outgoing President, Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the chairman of the board of the CyBC, Michalis Michael. However it was decided that Michael would not be replaced ...

A second Larnaca archaeological site has been brought back to life through video and 3D visualisation, taking a journey back 9,500 years to when some of Cyprus’ first permanent residents established ...

The deputy ministry of tourism on Wednesday announced the launch of a scheme aimed at upgrading hotels and accommodation for tourists in Cyprus’ rural and mountain areas. The scheme is ...

Police seized an air gun that was sent in the post from Hong Kong after the customs department alerted them when the package was delivered to the Paphos post office, ...

As of Wednesday, using lead shot ammunition in wetlands is illegal in all 27 EU countries, as well as Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein, BirdLife Cyprus said, calling on the Cyprus government ...

Police arrested a 26-year-old man after they found him trying to collect 200g of cannabis in Paphos, authorities said on Wednesday. According to police, the man, a Paphos resident, was ...

A minute’s silence was observed by the council of ministers at the start of Wednesday’s session for the victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria. President ...

With a boom in sales for Valentine’s Day, you would imagine it is a welcome time of year for a high-tech flower grower. But THEO PANAYIDES meets a man ...