Cyprus

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the deputy ministry of tourism’s proposal requesting that 30 per cent of its budget be destined to projects aimed at improving Cyprus’ tourism. ...

The total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election is 561,033, while there are 1,148 polling stations in Cyprus and abroad, the chief electoral officer has announced. ...

Cypriot tattoo artist Christos Phitides, who sexually assaulted his client in Cheshire over two years ago, received a suspended jail sentence by a UK court this week. After abusing his ...

The municipalty of Paralimni will receive a grant of €1 million from the transport ministry for the repair of sidewalks from Protaras to Cavo Greco, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on ...

In a home surrounded by pianos one local musician eventually went to Turkey and London to learn her craft. AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a woman trying to perform around the world ...

A car was severely damaged from an improvised explosive device that went off in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said. According to police, the device went off in ...

Police arrested two suspects in Limassol for break-ins and burglaries, after the two were found driving a stolen rental vehicle, authorities said on Wednesday. According to police, the two individuals ...

Ongoing on Nicosia’s art scene is a solo exhibition by Polis Yerolemides at E.KA.TE. (Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts). Running until January 21, the exhibition features classic portrait ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus is “one of the weakest links” in international efforts to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian nationals, while the island hosts dozens of active shell ...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy in Cyprus, while temperatures are expected to rise, following a weekend of intense rainstorms, the meteorological service said. According to the meteorological service, temperatures are ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Wednesday will inform cabinet about the damages to homes and buildings in the Famagusta and Larnaca districts that were flooded during weekend rainstorms. The district ...

Police arrested a 22-year-old man, suspected of having stolen a few bicycles in Limassol over the past few days, the authorities said on Wednesday. According to the police, on Tuesday ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus reached 3,201,080 people in 2022, compared to 1,936,931 in 2021, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Despite the uptick over the year before, ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday lauded the launch of support measures for local authority reform in Cyprus. Speaking at a conference marking the launch, Nouris said the €840,000 Council of ...

Trade unions on Tuesday announced they will be taking measures on January 26 after another meeting with employers’ organisations and Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos over CoLA ended in an impasse. Unions ...

Last year the police investigated more than 550 cases of cybercrime, and participated in major international anti-cybercrime operations such as the SSNDOB in cooperation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...

A 26-year-old man became the third to be charged in writing on Tuesday over violent incidents during a football match last week. The case concerns a fight among football fans ...

The Disy party has always supported the church and will work alongside it for the common cause of thwarting Turkish designs on Cyprus, presidential candidate and party leader Averof Neophytou ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides sounded a note of optimism on Tuesday ahead of Friday’s meeting with trade unions of the Electricity Authority (EAC) who have threatened to strike unless ...

Polarisation can only do harm, independent presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening after addressing supporters in Paralimni. During the final district gathering of his supporters in Famagusta, Christodoulides ...

Chevron is expected to submit its development plan for the Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the coming days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday ...

Elections for the next bishop of Paphos will take place on February 19, when one of the three top candidates chosen by the public will be approved by the Holy Synod. ...

The first scientific conference on cancer took place recently with the participation of scientists from the biobank of the University of Cyprus. CyBioS Mini Symposium 2023 CancerNow: From Benchside to Clinical ...

Despite the heavy rains of the past few days, Limassol did not face the issues it had in previous years thanks to its new anti-flooding works, mayor and Limassol sewerage ...