Cyprus

The three main candidates for the presidency, joined by Elam’s Christos Christou, held their fourth televised debate on Thursday evening. Christou, Disy’s Averof Neophytou, Akel’s Andreas Mavroyiannis, ...

In a special session on Thursday, the House plenum gave the nod to urgent spending items for several government departments and agencies while also releasing funds allowing for the operation ...

The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle along the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway has been identified as 28-year-old Jean Baptiste Lizongo Mokonza. The police detailed on Thursday that the ...

Thursday’s meeting between the pharmacists association and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) ended in impasse over a dispute over compensation sought by the former, who hinted at possible measures ...

A 50-year-old man will stand trial on February 1 after having been charged with extracting money under false pretences. Paphos district court ordered the suspect held in police custody until the ...

Sufficient quantities of a children’s antibiotic will become available in Cyprus in the coming days, after it was reported stocks were in shortage, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on ...

You’ve heard of speed dating to meet potential love interests through a series of quick-fire, back-to-back dates and a few of these events have taken place in Cyprus too. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday called on unions to suspend strikes over of cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), after Peo union said that three out of four workers are expected to participate ...

The price of holidays from Britain has risen by 44 per cent in the last year, including to Cyprus, which has gone up 15 per cent, it emerged on Thursday. Air tickets ...

Over 300 children will be examined by orthopaedic doctors visiting Cyprus from the Shriners Hospital in the US, Health Minster Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday, visiting the George and Thelma Paraskevaides ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday accused US news network CBS of promulgating old news after its 60 Minutes programme this week pointed the finger at Cyprus as “one of the ...

Cypriot banks enter the cycle of uncertainty created by the war in Ukraine in a strong position, Andrea Enria, President of the ECB’s Supervisory Council told CNA, calling however ...

Bets on the presidential elections will be closed from January 28 onwards, the national betting authority announced on Thursday. Candidate Nikos Christodoulides remains the bookies’ favourite as his odds to win ...

Although brisk and modern, Kouklia was on the map in ancient times too discovers PAUL LAMBIS as he heads to the popular Paphos village When it comes to diversity, the ...

Presidential candidate Yulia Khovrina-Komninos is advocating that Cyprus should leave the Euro currency behind and reinstate the old Cyprus pound. “Our programme for the economy includes the key proposal that ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce is offering free energy audits and consulting services on energy saving to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) The initiative, announced on Thursday and part of ...

Russia could not have expected Cyprus to disagree with Europe’s collective decisions and ought to engage in a little self-criticism, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. Responding to statements ...

City Friends Club, a charity organisation dedicated to keeping Limassol neighbourhoods clean, has successfully fundraised more than €1 million between the end of 2020 and the end of 2022. The organisation was founded ...

Three motorists were due in court on Thursday after traffic police caught them speeding in separate incidents. Two of them were driving on Anexartisias Street in Nicosia on Wednesday between 10.10...

A Memorandum of Understanding in the field of digital transformation between Cyprus and Austria was signed on Thursday at the presidential palace, by the deputy minister of research, innovation and ...

A new open-Mic Night will take place at Prozak Kafeneio this month with two visiting poets from abroad. Organised by Atlantis Culture, the event on January 24 is another chance for ...

Interior Minister, Nicos Nouris, was leaving on Thursday for Vienna for bilateral contacts and the opening of an exhibition at the embassy of Cyprus in Austria. Nouris will have a ...

Some 10,346 Cypriots abroad have registered to vote in the presidential elections at 35 voting stations in 12 countries. The largest number of registered voters is in Athens with 2,628, followed by London with 2,279 ...

Cyprus, among all EU states, experiences the most adverse impacts of global warming with the fastest increase in mean temperature, and reduced precipitation and desertification, which results in new, emerging ...