Cyprus

Cypriot Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides highlighted Cyprus’ role as a pillar of stability for both Europe and the Middle East, during his address at the Economist conference in Athens. Speaking ...

A 21-year-old British tourist is in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Paphos general hospital after he was found floating unconscious in the swimming pool of a ...

A diver who was diving at the Zenobia wreck off ​​Larnaca, suffered a pulmonary edema and was taken to the Larnaca general hospital for treatment. Larnaca Search and Rescue Coordination ...

Nine out of 10 women in Cyprus have gambled at least once in their lives, while the most important motivations for their participation seem to be fun and financial gain, according ...

Recently sworn in undersecretary to the president Petros Demetriou is in a stable condition in intensive care on Tuesday evening, after open heart surgery he underwent earlier in the day ...

Calling for a meeting with the president, potato farmers on Tuesday said they will no longer be able to carry on planting their crop because of the continued increases in ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled against the Republic of Cyprus in the appeal by journalist Makarios Droushiotis that there was a violation of Article 10 of ...

The remote Tylliria region of the island will see the operation of regular bus services after a ten-year contract worth €525,000 was signed on Tuesday. “The total duration of the contract ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled against a Cypriot national who had claimed his right to a fair hearing was violated after an unsuccessful appeal against ...

A bill on parental leave is expected to reach the House Plenary for a vote next Thursday, deputy minister for Social Welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Tuesday. Speaking to the ...

The government reiterated on Tuesday that it would not water down the rules relating to the manufacturing and content specifications for halloumi cheese, as codified in the Protected Designation of ...

People should forget about across-the-board cuts on energy-related taxes, brace for even higher electricity prices and turn to renewables, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday. In comments to daily ...

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with three fires which broke out on Tuesday, two in Alassa village and one in the industrial area of Agios Sylas, in ...

Cyprus is “flooded with migrants”, director general of the interior ministry Costas Constantinou told the House ad hoc committee on demographics on Tuesday. “Our country’s capacity to host migrants ...

A march to demand improved abortion laws and healthcare coverage across the island will be held in Nicosia on Friday. Against the backdrop of the US supreme court decision to ...

Power cuts continued to grip the north on Tuesday, impacting the operation of hospitals, which are currently running on emergency generators. On Monday, the Republic’s government received a request ...

A diver with fluid on his lungs was rescued on Tuesday after he got into difficulties while diving at the Zenovia wreck off the Larnaca coast. The Larnaca search and ...

Two men, aged 21 and 23, were expected to be remanded on Tuesday in connection with the attempted murder of a 33-year-old man in Akaki. Investigations started after police received information about ...

A minimum wage will be introduced “in the coming months”, the government said on Tuesday, after a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades and relevant stakeholders ended in disagreement. Despite the ...

Two men, aged 19 and 26, have been jailed for two months and a third, aged 32, for three months with a three-year suspension after violent attack during a U19 Apoel-Pafos FC match ...

The attorney general on Tuesday said he will appeal a 12-month sentence imposed on the hit-and-run driver who killed a Swedish mother in a fatal Ayia Napa crash earlier this ...

Police on Tuesday called on people to be alert after receiving complaints from people that they are being asked to hand over social media passwords, especially on Instagram. According to ...

A 27-year-old man, who has been arrested on suspicion of drug possession in Limassol, was expected to be remanded on Tuesday, police have said. The illegal drugs were found during ...

The first ever recorded sighting of the African desert warbler in Cyprus has been confirmed as the unexpected visitor from the Sahara made its way to the Akrotiri Peninsula. “This ...