Cyprus

The biggest celebration of jazz that happens on the island returns this July. Happening for the 17th time, the AglanJazz Festival is getting ready to fill the old square of ...

A 50-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday for allegedly aiding the illegal entry into the Republic of ten migrants. A police statement said that on Wednesday ...

A meeting between representatives of the health insurance organisation (HIO), the Cyrpus medical association and the state health services (Okypy) is set to take place on Thursday at 9.30am after ...

Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides on Wednesday said that Cyprus is in favour of exploiting regional gas reserves in a sensible, effective and legal way. “As we ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Wednesday reported that there was an increase in job vacancies during the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the corresponding period of 2021. According to ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) turned negative in May, following annual increases in the previous months, reflecting the uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine. The CCLI compiled ...

The long-awaited justice reform bills are set to be discussed in parliament on June 30, with the head of the house legal committee vowing that the bills will modernise the legal ...

By Antigoni Pita and Gina Agapiou Vasiliko cement works on Wednesday said it processed 4.5 million tyres between 2016-2021 after Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis referred to an overloaded tyre storage area ...

The government stands by all sports clubs without exception, President Nicos Anastasiades said at the inauguration ceremony of the Aek Larnaca academy sports centre on Wednesday evening. In his greeting, ...

A man was on Wednesday found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl three years ago in Paphos. Paphos criminal court found the young man guilty of raping and sexually abusing ...

Famagusta police on Wednesday said they will intensify checks to tackle the use of laughing gas, a day after the district court issued €6,000 fines for five cases of illegal possession ...

Two motorcyclists who were involved in a traffic accident in Nicosia died on Wednesday. The victims were Victoras Kouroufexis, aged 23, and Christakis Kolokassides, aged 68. According to Nicosia traffic police head ...

“We are constantly being shaped by an endless stream of emotions,” say the organisers of a new music festival arriving this June and titled Emotions. “They dictate our choices and ...

Police on Wednesday warned of a new SMS scam where criminals pretend to represent transport, shipping and receiving companies. The fake text messages allegedly from courier companies inform people of ...

State doctors on Wednesday suspended their scheduled three-hour strike over the weekend operation of clinics after the health insurance organisation (HIO) agreed to put off the implementation of the extended ...

Russia’s war in Ukraine can act as a catalyst for new energy sources, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, adding that Cyprus can play its own role in EU’...

A 25-year-old man, arrested for attempted murder, was remanded for eight days on Wednesday. The man was arrested on Tuesday night in Nicosia in connection with the attempted murder of ...

Police and the foreign ministry carried out over 2,300 deportations or returns of third-country nationals so far this year. According to the police announcement, of the 2,332 deportations or returns, 304 concerned persons ...

A 21-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing another man in Ayia Napa last week. Meanwhile, two more men, aged 26 and 25, are ...

The company operating the traffic cameras system is to receive a warning from the government in the wake of a series of failures that are holding up the full implementation ...

Cyprus cannot fall into the trap of “revisionist rhetoric” adopted by the Turkish president to serve his own purposes, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters following a ...

The planting of grass, the importation of special purpose sand, an unfinished road network and unresolved management costs will likely delay the handover of the new Limassol football stadium. The ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the subsidy plan for the revival of rural and mountain areas with the aim of enriching and upgrading the tourist product in these areas, it ...

Taking up the online space of Nicosia-based Riana Raouna Gallery is a new solo exhibition by Mia Takemoto. Titled Roots & Routes, the exhibition is now open and live through ...