Cyprus

Alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks consumed in bars, entertainment venues, cafes, beer halls and clubs, will now be subject to a lowered VAT, Commissioner of Taxation Sotiris Markides, announced in a ...

Christmas came early for a Larnaca resident over the weekend as his €50 Joker lottery ticket hit the right numbers which netted him €8,773,087. The lucky ticket was purchased at an OPAP ...

Despite the collapse of parts of the Paralimni marina breakwater fishermen can enter and exit as normal, fisheries director Marina Argyrou announced on Tuesday. Speaking to Cyprus News Agency (CNA), ...

As part of its activities aimed at presenting visual artists that defined the evolution of Cypriot art, The Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki will hold a retrospective exhibition of ...

Limassol police made another arrest on Monday for the violent incidents that occurred on Sunday, December 4, which led to the cancellation of the Apollon-AEK match at Tsirio Stadium. This is ...

In today’s episode we hear that power cuts will take place from Wednesday if there is increased electricity demand or adverse weather conditions, as a result of a strike ...

Police arrested a 23-year-old man at Paphos airport for forgery and impersonation on Monday. According to police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, at around 1:30 pm a man bound for France presented himself ...

Police in Limassol established that a vehicle fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning was due to malicious action. According to the police, the fire was ...

A 57-year-old man, formerly of Paphos, fell to his death in a work accident that occurred Monday afternoon in Nicosia. The late electrician fell from a moving ladder, shortly after ...

Police in Paphos arrested two people on Monday found to be in possession of illegal drugs. According to the police, the vehicle driven by a 31-year-old Paphos resident was stopped ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly cloudy and isolated rains are expected at intervals, while an isolated storm is also possible locally. Winds will be north-easterly to south-easterly and ...

Cypriot fintech Ask WiRE on Monday released its latest property market report, concerning the third quarter of 2022, during which time real estate prices continued to rise, with the Paphos district ...

Government employment in Cyprus experienced a 1 per cent increase year-on-year in November 2022, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The increase has been primarily ...

Forty per cent of individuals and nearly 50 per cent of businesses experienced some form of cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to two surveys conducted between October and November 2022. The ...

An off-duty officer was injured in his effort to rescue a driver who had passed out and had entered the opposite lane, facing incoming traffic. The incident occurred around 3pm ...

Limassol’s bishop Athanasios is believed to be the most suitable successor to the late Archbishop Chrysostomos according to a survey published on Monday. The survey was carried out by ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of uploading child porn on social media, police said on Monday. The man was arrested following information from Europol about a specific account ...

Cyprus’ civil defence has received international certification for its provision of humanitarian assistance during natural disasters abroad. The civil defence announced that it managed to secure the INSARAG External Classification ...

Strep tests will be distributed to paediatricians as part of the additional measures announced by the health ministry on Monday after the recent outbreak of streptococcus type A infections in ...

A “large number” of businesses and self-employed people received state aid without meeting the necessary criteria during the coronavirus pandemic while potential beneficiaries were rejected, an audit office report showed ...

Deputy director of state broadcaster CyBC, Savvas Aristodemou has been suspended, after allegations of workplace bullying surfaced on Monday. According to daily Politis, he has been suspended by the board ...

Switzerland will be contributing a total of over €15 million to Cyprus for cohesion projects, as part of a set of agreements between the two governments. On Monday, Finance Minister Constantinos ...

Larnaca has been designated as a major urban centre for cofinancing purposes by the European Union and many prospects for large and important projects related to the trans-European transport network ...

Consumers will experience power cuts as of Wednesday if there is increased electricity demand or adverse weather conditions, as a result of a strike by the electricity authority (EAC) staff ...