Cyprus

Outgoing British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie has served in Cyprus since 2018 and had to oversee the Brexit process. In a farewell interview with the Cyprus Mail he answers questions on ...

Presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades shifted gear in his campaign as the first stop for his minibus took him to the Fengaros music festival. He jokingly told us that Fengaros – which ...

On Sunday, Cyprus began marking 45 years since the death of Archbishop Makarios who died on August 3, 1977 with a special church service to commemorate the anniversary ahead of further events on ...

Russian opponents of Moscow’s war in Ukraine who live in Cyprus say they are being targeted by Russian propaganda to the point of veiled death threats but Cypriot authorities ...

A 22-year-old man from Nigeria was taken to Paphos general hospital on Saturday after he was attacked with a knife by a compatriot in an apartment complex in Chlorakas. According ...

A bedridden paraplegic man narrowly escaped death on Saturday evening after a fire broke out in his house in Chlorakas in Paphos. With the help of neighbours, firefighters managed to ...

A 35-year-old man in Limassol was conned out of over 50,000 euros in an online scam, police said on Sunday. The victim met a woman online in November 2021 who introduced herself ...

A yellow alert for high temperatures will be in force from 11am to 5pm on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to go as high as 41C inland, 31C along the west ...

Paphos will soon become a distinct option for retirement living, where personal five-star service will meet the warmth of its community. Unveiled at its first formal presentation earlier this month, ...

Positive tests land mother and daughter in the sole state isolation centre and a pricey flight home Fun in the sun, but make sure to read the terms and conditions: ...

The lifeguards’ association has called for a meeting with Limassol’s district administrator Marios Alexandrou following comments he made earlier in the month which the group said it finds “wildly ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has said that measures will be taken following the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus – stating that their approval must also ...

With the start of the new academic year, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra returns with another packed season of concerts. Sharing the stage with emerging and established musicians performing favourite classics ...

Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos has expressed the government’s commitment and determination to develop remote areas through upgrades to the standard of living of rural populations, in order to prevent ...

Hermes Airports is hosting an anniversary exhibition at Larnaca airport on the occasion of 50 years since the establishment of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc). Ten displays have been placed at ...

The recent World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships saw a sole Cypriot competitor who, despite coming last, had the time of his life finds ALIX NORMAN So often we write about people ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ voluntary retirement plan, which recently received approval for the departure of 550 people at a cost of approximately €99 million, was described as credit positive in a report ...

Venus Minerals chairman and Euromines president Mark Rachovides on Friday said that the European Union must step up its domestic production of critical raw materials to accelerate the green energy ...

Labour Minister Kyriakos Koushos held new talks with employers’ organisations on Friday as he seeks to bridge differences between social partners ahead of the introduction of a national minimum wage. ...

The Nicosia Central Prisons cannot stay out of the news. After a long period of positive reports, about happy prisoners participating in plays and concerts and other events organised by ...

Turkey’s foreign ministry has characterised the decision by the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus as “unfair and unrealistic”. “The failure ...

There has been a massive increase in the prices of villas in the north but not in the Nicosia area, where they have dropped off, Turkish Cypriot press reported on ...

Turkey lashed out left and right on Friday, accusing Germany of losing impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, and also blasting the decision by the ...

The number of immigrants employed in Cyprus in 2021 amounted to 180,344, corresponding to 28.8 per cent of Cyprus’ total labour force, the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) has said. The majority of immigrants ...