Cyprus

Turkey will on Friday dispatch a drillship to waters off its southern coast, but outside Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkish authorities have issued a Naxtex – or marine advisory – reserving for ...

The HIO is paying extortionate rates on medicines, far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, it emerged in parliament on Thursday. Lawmakers ...

Another live broadcast from the National Theatre Live will reach the island this weekend as Rialto Theatre resumes its NTL Programme. A production by Bridge Theatre Production will be screened ...

Limassol municipality, Limassol chamber of commerce and industry (Evel) and Etal on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with the contractor that will undertake the organisation of the Opap Limassol Marathon, ...

A secondary education teacher who was accused of sexually harassing several teenage students has been suspended from his post at a state school. According to Cyprus Mail information, the Limassol ...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic among other factors has delayed efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday. Despite this, Cyprus remains committed to ...

Lawyers in Cyprus on Thursday morning held a pre-warned two-hour work stoppage protesting against new rules issued by the Supreme Court that would open the way for ‘express trials’. Between 9.30...

The colourfully painted small chapel in the Limassol district is a timeless work of art finds PAUL LAMBIS Christianity and Cyprus are inextricably linked, as is evident from the countless ...

A memorial in Evrychou dedicated to fallen soldiers was defaced overnight on Wednesday after vandals painted Nazi symbols on it. Michalakis Skoufaris According to an announcement from main opposition Akel, ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, under suspicion of aiding in human trafficking in Cyprus, police said. After receiving an anonymous tip, the police raided the suspect’s apartment ...

Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. According to figures from the European Border ...

A 22-year-old was arrested in Limassol under suspicion of stealing construction materials from a building site, police said on Thursday. According to authorities, the 22-year-old was discovered by the owner ...

Eurobank on Thursday said that it has increased its stake in Hellenic Bank to 26 per cent, having now made an agreement for the acquisition of a 13.4 per cent share that ...

Nursing staff on Thursday have called on the government to start paying a “shift allowance,” which they were receiving on top of their salaries prior to the 2013 financial crisis. In ...

Former Justice Minister and prominent lawyer Dr Kypros Chrysostomides died on Thursday, at the age of 80, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Paphos in 1942 and went on ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping his underage daughter in Paphos, police said on Thursday. The case, which is being investigated by the domestic violence unit of ...

A Larnaca firefighter is receiving precautionary treatment in hospital after rocks fell on him while rescuing a dog from a well. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis stated that such open ...

By Sarah Coyne I am not sure if everyone makes the same mistake as me, but sometimes we just ignore the restaurants right on our doorstep. And missing out on ...

The defence ministry announced on Thursday that they will be acquiring 60 new four-wheel drive vehicles for the National Guard. As stated in its announcement, the ministry signed a contract for ...

I will use the full weight of my office to support Cypriot-led, UN-facilitated efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality for all Cypriots, candidate for ...

‘Tis the season to… go out! With all that is taking place around the island, it is easy to stay busy during the Christmas period. A wave of Christmas markets ...

In today’s episode, House President Annita Demetriou criticised Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou over sex education in schools’ interference. In other news, MPs discussed a bill to ban LGBTI+ conversion ...

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Italian authorities handed over a 50-year-old man wanted in Cyprus for several robberies from 2017 to 2018, police said on Thursday. Authorities said that the man was handed over on Wednesday night. ...