Cyprus

The United Nations Security Council is to meet on January 30 to renew Unficyp’s mandate, according to the presidency of the council. The announcement comes within the context of the ...

Road taxes can be renewed for 2023 online as of Wednesday, the road transport department has announced. It clarified the renewal of road tax is not possible at bank branches. “Therefore, ...

An epiphany church service will be held in the village of Ayia Triada, Karpasia in the north, the community announced on Wednesday. In a written statement, the community said that ...

Another year over but the work never ends for a prize-winning busy scientist who studies the physical markers of history, and has even co-written a children’s book about it. ...

In today’s episode, the EU has agreed on a “coordinated approach” to the changing Covid situation, adding that included implications for increased travel from China. There’s also the ...

Police on Tuesday arrested two persons aged 26 and 27 for possession of illegal drugs and weapons. According to the police statement, traffic officers stopped a car on Chlorakas Avenue, shortly after ...

Remembering the legacy of Cyprus Airways, an exhibition will open in Nicosia this month. It opens on January 9, the same date the company shut down back in 2015, and until January 13 ...

Larnaca police on Tuesday arrested a 29-year-old suspect for a case of burglary and attempted theft. According to the police, a Larnaca resident on Monday reported witnessing the 29-year-old, along ...

Larnaca authorities are expected to imminently approve a building permit for the construction of a private power plant in Tochni. As reported by Philenews on Wednesday, Larnaca District Officer, Odysseas ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a company employee who allegedly stole from his employer thousands of euros worth of goods, over a five-month period. According to the police, the manager of ...

A 67-year-old landscaper suffered a fatal work accident in Limassol early on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the victim, Angelos Mandela, originally from Greece, lost his balance and fell ...

A total of 817 serious criminal cases were prosecuted by Paphos police in 2022, compared to 553 in 2021, according to the head of Paphos CID, Michalis Nikolaou, an increase of 47.74 per cent. Nikolaou ...

Managing Director of Logicom Solutions Chrysostomos Kritiotis on Tuesday provided an evaluation of the previous year’s financial environment, outlining its effects on banks and other organisations. “The outbreak of ...

Police in Nicosia shortly after midnight on Wednesday halted a driver travelling at 130 km/h on Larnaca Avenue, instead of the permissible 50 km/h. Police checks determined that the driver, ...

On Wednesday the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be mainly north-easterly, light to moderate up to 4 Beaufort, gradually becoming north-westerly to northerly. The sea will be a little ...

The main indicators concerning Cyprus’ foreign trade experienced a decline during the third quarter of 2022, according to a report using preliminary data, which was published on Tuesday by the Central ...

Police are soon expected to wrap up a criminal investigation into functionaries at the Department of Town Planning and Housing as well as municipal councilors over potentially unlawful property developments, ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that a surge in hard-line rhetoric on both sides has led to increased rigidity while the prospects for a mutually-agreeable settlement continue ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that the children’s accident and emergency (A&E) department at Nicosia General is expected to start operating later this month. In ...

The National Guard revealed on Tuesday that it signed the first Bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme with the US. Writing on Twitter, National Guard chief Lieutenant-General Demokritos Zervakis welcomed the agreement. “...

Almost 1.5 million people visited the north in the first 11 months of 2022, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. According to Yeni Duzen, 1,478,418 people visited, of whom 1.3 million arrived through the Tymbou ...

The commerce ministry is increasing inspections in stores ahead of upcoming January sales, calling on consumers to be mindful of misleading advertising. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday, ...

A meeting between all sides has been set for next week in a bid to clinch some arrangement staving off strike action threatened by trade unions of the Electricity Authority, ...

Four people were remanded for two days by Paphos district court on Tuesday, in connection with a shoot out that killed a dog. Officers are searching for another 22-year-old suspect. ...