Cyprus

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday welcomed Cyprus’ upgrading by American credit rating agency S&P, which has revised the country’s credit rating from BBB-/A3 to BBB/...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) is satisfied with the town’s air connectivity for the coming winter period, it said. Etap managing director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou said that despite the fact ...

Inflation in August 2022 increased by 8.9 per cent in Cyprus, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Friday. The Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.29 units and reached 113.34 ...

Police on Saturday said that yet another person, a 48-year-old man from Limassol, has fallen victim to an online crypto scam, losing €33,000 in the process. According to the police, the ...

The second half of the 25th Cultural Festival taking place at Axiothea Mansion in Nicosia is about to fill the autumn months with even more performances and art evenings. Kicking ...

Arrivals at Tymbou (Ercan) airport in June of this year recorded an increase of 220 per cent compared with the same month last year, Turkish Cypriot media outlet Bayrak reported. According ...

In the world of the theatre, women are still seriously outnumbered by men. Alix Norman meets a group of women hoping to be the fabric of change In 2021, the European ...

The body of a young British permanent resident of Cyprus was recovered from the sea in Cape Greco the early hours of Saturday authorities said. According to the search and ...

Economists have come out in support of the recently agreed upon minimum wage, saying that this will benefit both low-paid workers, as well as the economy. Businesses on the other ...

There was an increase in lending rates and a decrease in new loans in July 2022, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus. According to ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday expressed his satisfaction over the start of halloumi production based on the specifications of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which began on September 1. An ...

Cyprus on Friday denounced Turkey to the European Union and the United States in relation to the Putin-Erdogan agreements, as well as other actions which undermine western sanctions against Russia, ...

A 39-year-old man was detained on Friday by court order for seven days, for the purpose of investigating a case of helping third-country nationals to enter the Republic. Police arrested ...

Vaccination gaps in EU populations must be closed as a “matter of top priority”, the EU’s Cypriot Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides said on Friday, with Brussels recommending that ...

The independent trade union federation (Poaso) expressed its strong disappointment with the amount set for the national minimum wage and raised concerns about the absence of several important safeguards for ...

Andreas Soutzis, the Greek Cypriot man who was arrested as a suspected spy because he was using a walkie-talkie to stay in communication with friends, has been detained in the ...

Presidential candidate, Constantinos Christofides on Friday, proposed a solution to water loss from dams by evaporation, which he claims would result in savings upwards of €20 million per year. Total yearly ...

A 35-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday in Nicosia. The collision claimed the life of Christos Christodoulou. According to police, the collision took place on Ayiou ...

Just days after a video clip went viral showing a female asylum seeker being hit by a man said to be her landlord, a new clip which appeared to show ...

The majority of the island’s public officials have failed to submit their compulsory declaration of assets, which has prompted the competent three-member council to extend the submission of this ...

Cyprus is set to become the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) hub on the fringes of Europe, the Middle East and Asia by the end of 2022. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela ...

Difficulties in the collection of administrative fines and receivables for 2019 were found in the audit service’ special report on the Cyprus Securities and Exchange commission (CySEC), it emerged on Friday. ...

Art is back and the local scene in Nicosia is welcoming the new month with numerous art exhibitions and one of them will be hosted at a quirky coffee shop. ...

The report on accusations made by prison director Anna Aristotelous against the head of the drugs squad (Ykan) will be submitted to the Attorney general within the next 10 days, the ...