Cyprus News

Police on Wednesday published a photograph of two men suspected to be involved in the murder of 55-year-old Thanasis Kalogeropoulos who was gunned down in broad daylight in Limassol earlier ...

The UN Secretary-General continues to be in active consultation with both sides on the appointment of an envoy for the Cyprus problem, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said ...

At a time when the cruise tourism industry is showing amazing prospects around the world, the crisis that has erupted in neighbouring Israel is creating new factors, which may negatively ...

The heart of the capital will welcome the Cyprus International Film Festival this week from Wednesday to Sunday. A series of film screenings – animations, documentaries, and fiction movies – will unfold ...

Cabinet on Wednesday decided on a series of measures to combat violence and delinquency in schools, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said following the meeting. She said that everyone recognises that ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday he believed a solution will be found to issues that arose with Chevron and the state over development plans of the Aphrodite gas ...

Refugees in Cyprus will only be eligible for the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) once they have continuously lived in the Republic legally for five years, cabinet decided on Wednesday. The ...

The fourth annual “Flight of Love” for children with autism took place on Wednesday, with 160 passengers from all around Cyprus. The event was a collaboration between the Mediterranean Flight Safety ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu demanded the Greek Cypriot side “immediately stop work” in the buffer zone at Pyla on Wednesday. Greek Cypriot workers have entered the buffer zone ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke at length with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and details are being hammered out so that Cyprus can be ready “when the time comes” to ...

Planning an event is never an easy task; there are numerous factors to take into consideration, from the nature of the event to the number of people invited. And even ...

A 38-year-old man was handed a six-year jail sentence after being found guilty by Larnaca district court for drug trafficking. A police statement outlining the facts of the case said ...

Half of the official population of northern Nicosia are university students, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday. Harmanci was speaking at the “100th Anniversary Ankara Urban Development ...

Podiatry services are now included in Gesy for some categories of patients, as of Wednesday. The Pancypriot Association of Registered Podiatrists (Psep) said the move is “proof of the collective ...

The industrial dispute between low-wage civil servants and the government was settled “in the best possible way”, Finance Minister Permanent Secretary George Panteli said on Wednesday. Panteli was speaking after ...

To start off the busy autumn agenda is a series of live music nights at several local bars. On Thursday night, musicians and fans will gather at Sarah’s Jazz ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades doubled down on Wednesday on the issuing of €300 fines for those who run red lights. Speaking to newspaper Phileleftheros, he said “there is no question of ...

Limassol and the culture of the island are there to be explored by passengers on Holland America cruise ship Nieuw Statendam. JONATHAN SHKURKO takes advantage of a pit stop presented ...

Banks on Wednesday agreed to extend the foreclose freeze for primary properties but stressed it was the last time this would happen, urging government and parliament to find a solution ...

A Cypriot taverna serving Chinese food might sound strange, but stay with me on this one. Klimataria Taverna is positioned on the pretty central square of Mandria village and has ...

Paphos police on Wednesday were seeking two suspects in a case of theft, which reportedly took place on Monday. According to spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, on Monday a woman reported that ...

The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) on Tuesday night walked back plans to increase electricity tariffs by nearly a third, having announced the price hikes just hours earlier. The latest ...

The goal is to find common ground between both sides to reach an agreement on collective labour agreements for employees at the hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday. ...

THEO PANAYIDES listens to the remarkable story of a Limassol-based social media star who channelled his need for control into creativity and blurs the lines between gender fluidity and trolling ...