Cyprus

The government was to blame for the high number of migrants on the island as it had created welcoming conditions for asylum seekers, the chairman of the House committee on ...

Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday to see the large bilateral military exercise Agapinor, which started on Sunday. He was greeted at Paphos international airport ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday praised the 2021-2022 academic year as having been a success despite a series of setbacks and challenges while emphasising that further improvements are on ...

Work on the new football stadium in Limassol is going full steam ahead, president of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) Andreas Michaelides has said. Michaelides said he is taking a ...

While expressing satisfaction with an agreement reached by EU leaders overnight for a sixth round of sanctions against Russia, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos also warned of their consequences. “Given the ...

A new book aimed at children outlines the benefits of a vegan diet. PAUL LAMBIS meets its author, who says its recipes can help readers practice what it preaches As ...

Iran urged Greece on Tuesday to cooperate to resolve a crisis over the seizure of ships without involving the United States, after Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the ...

A 70-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to ten years in prison for systematically raping a foreign worker he employed to work in his agricultural fields. Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court sentenced ...

The proportion of tourists holidaying in Cyprus on package deals has decreased, with officials at the tourism ministry encouraged that the benefits of foreign visitors are now being distributed across ...

An EU campaign aiming to help people make informed decisions about everyday food choices was launched in Cyprus on Tuesday. A statement released by the health ministry said the #EUChooseSafeFood ...

An 80-year-old British man reported missing in Ayia Napa was found alive on Tuesday morning in an area of overgrown vegetation. He was reported missing on Monday at 9pm after ...

Thirty seven-year-old independent Charalambos Aristotelous has announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections, making him the tenth candidate so far. “This is a personal initiative embraced by the forces of ...

The weekend’s cricket in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup featured a 16-ball half century by a number 9 batsman, a century reached with three consecutive sixes, and a generally tough ...

The villages of Vouni, Kalopanayiotis and Steni are the first to receive the Colourful Villages award, recently established by the deputy ministry of tourism. Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios ...

A 36-year-old Limassol gynaecologist is expected to appear before the district’s court on accusations that she lied about carrying out a hysterectomy on a 73-year-old patient, and seeking to ...

In today’s episode, the Pedieos linear park is getting a facelift with a budget of over €26 million, the municipalities of Nicosia, Lakatamia and Strovolos announced on Monday. Elsewhere, demonstrators ...

The labour department, in cooperation with the police, carried out checks for illegal and undeclared employment on Monday, with nine arrests and three fines being issued in Limassol. The violations ...

Higher than average temperatures will continue to bake Cyprus over the next few days, with another day of 38C inland, although a slight dip is expected on Wednesday. According to ...

The embattled traffic camera system received further criticism as it emerged that 11,000 violations it recorded are deemed invalid, with the company asking that they be rescinded. Officials met on Monday ...

Non-performing loans at the end of February 2022 fell to 11.3 per cent of total loans, according to data released by the Central Bank on Monday. This represents a 0.4 per cent month-on-month ...

The Democratic Labour Federation of Cyprus (Deok) on Monday called the government’s measures to curtail soaring inflation disappointing and inadequate. “Unfortunately, the long-awaited government measures to deal with the ...

Cryptocurrencies are a potential risk to consumers and the economy due to their high volatility, Cyprus Central Bank (CBC) senior director of banking operations division Christos Phanopoulos said on Sunday. ...

A new dendrochronological study of the island’s Unesco painted churches has made it possible to establish the basis of a real biography for some of Cyprus’ most prized monuments, ...

Three years on from the introduction of the national health scheme Gesy, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs it, is introducing performance criteria for personal doctors as it seeks ...