Cyprus

The average rainfall from the beginning of December to 8am Monday amounted to just 3 per cent of the normal precipitation for the month, the met service said on Tuesday. Specifically, ...

By Iole Damaskinos, Elias Hazou and Andria Kades Electricity Authority (EAC) unions called off their strike planned for Wednesday in an eleventh hour decision on Tuesday evening. The U-turn was ...

A vaccination centre for Covid jabs will operate in the Nicosia village of Palaichori, administering Pfizer jabs between 9am and 1pm. It will operate from the village’s health centre. ...

A string of irregularities at the agriculture ministry – including outright unlawful commercial developments within the Natura 2000 protected area, suspect payments of state grants, and even one case where the minister ...

A Christmas Hiking Tour is being planned for Boxing Day after the hearty Cypriot Christmas feast by Cyprus Nature Hikes. A whole day experience is to take place lasting from 9...

The justice ministry and police will work closer together to combat violence in stadiums, as the two announced they are spearheading collective efforts to tackle the issue. On Tuesday, Justice ...

The development of the port of Larnaca will help create the conditions to attract more cruise ships to Cyprus and give more options to companies, deputy minister of shipping Vasilis ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Tuesday proposed using the proceeds from taxing bank deposits to beef up the Solidarity Fund, set up to provide relief for people ...

Doctors in Paphos’ general hospital A&E department will stage a three-hour strike on Friday over problems the state health services (Okypy) are blatantly ignoring, Pasyki union said on ...

Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Tuesday blasted the education ministry after a line in a play with an LGBTI+ message was removed, calling it unacceptable and saying it ...

The ultimate goal for the island’s tourism industry is to be ranked in the world’s top 30 countries, deputy minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. Outlining the ...

Business and the economy were the main focus of an election debate held on Tuesday among the three leading presidential candidates, the first of its kind held in English. Disy ...

Cyprus’s securities regulator plans to extend the suspension of the licence of FTX EU and will meet to discuss the matter next week, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “CySEC ...

A 35-year-old man who crashed into a car that led to the death of a 62-year-old woman, did not respond to the charges read out against him at Limassol district ...

The council of ministers on Tuesday approved the issuance of title deeds for state housing units, a new board for the organisation for standardisation, and the membership of Cyprus to ...

David Hunter, the 74-year-old Briton who admitted to killing his wife suffering from leukemia, on Tuesday had his trial postponed for the seventh time this year. The move came after ...

A 63-year-old man accused of attempting to murder his wife in October was on Tuesday released on strict conditions ahead of his scheduled trial in February. Paphos criminal court said ...

The current government is completing its term without any solution to the issue of animal protection, the Cyprus Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) said on ...

Condolences poured in from political parties following the death of former energy chief and Disy MP Solon Kassinis on Tuesday. He was 70. “Throughout his life, he was constantly involved with ...

Dozens of Cypriots were reportedly stranded at Stanstead airport for over a day after their Ryanair flight did not depart on Monday morning as scheduled. The travel chaos was blamed ...

Twenty additional traffic cams are expected to be operational in Nicosia and Limassol by January 31, 2023. Currently, four mobile and four stationary cameras are in service at various locations in Nicosia. ...

The tax department warned that spam messages impersonating their services are being sent out in a likely fraud attempt. The department on Tuesday urged the public to ignore the messages ...

Paphos bishop Georgios on Tuesday said he wishes to continue the tradition of the Church of Cyprus of resisting new-age practices. Speaking at a district meeting in Paphos, Georgios, who ...

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 ...