Cyprus

Two artificial nest boxes for barn owls have been placed near the storm water retention ponds of Limassol-Amathus sewage board in Kato Polemidia to reduce rodents in the area in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said he would not tolerate any violation of the provisions regarding the halloumi PDO, as three men were arrested following a protest on the issue ...

Turkey’s fourth drilling rig arrived at the port of Mersin on Wednesday. The drilling rig joined the rest of the fleet, namely the Fatih, Yavuz and Kanuni drilling rigs. ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos will perform the duties of Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou who is being treated abroad after suffering cerebral aneurism, the government announced on Thursday. In a brief ...

The chairman of the board of directors at the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) Antonis Stylianou said last week’s security exercise at the port area of Vasilikos was a huge ...

Contracts have been signed to renovate four more churches and three mosques across the divided island, the bicommunal technical cultural heritage committee announced on Thursday. The works are due to ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man accused of allegedly stealing two gold-plated candlesticks of unknown value from the Ayia Theodora church in Mouttagiaka According to the police, the theft ...

The Noodle House has been going strong in Limassol for a few years being one of the earlier entrants in the city’s old town regeneration. Found in one of ...

Paphos police on Thursday said they are looking for three people who are wanted on suspicion of assaulting and injuring a 43-year-old man. Investigations started late on Wednesday when police ...

In today’s episode, fiery scenes erupted outside the presidential palace yesterday as sheep and goat farmers held boisterous, disruptive demonstrations. They lit fires, dumped gallons of milk and blocked ...

Jordan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ayman Al Safadi, begins a two-day working visit to Cyprus on Thursday. During the visit, he will have a tete-a-tete meeting with ...

Police on Thursday said they have uncovered a gambling den in Larnaca where 24 people were playing poker. The discovery was made as part of a police operation in the area ...

Nicosia police said they were investigating on Thursday after a kiosk was robbed at knifepoint. The robbery took place around 11pm when an unknown man entered the kiosk and threatening ...

Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos on Tuesday afternoon engaged with the local fintech community, during an event on digital assets, entrepreneurship and financial technology. The ...

The Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday announced the approval of a 20 per cent tax cut for research and development projects. The tax cut is part of the broader strategy of ...

The growth rate of the Cypriot economy in the first quarter of 2022 remained positive, estimated to have risen by 5.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to ...

The positive year-over-year growth rate of the Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index continues to slow down in April 2022. The index recorded a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in April 2022, reaching ...

Seven out of ten people who contracted coronavirus in 2020-2021 are still experiencing symptoms, with over half saying they required medication, a new survey on long Covid in Cyprus has ...

Russia’s approach to the Cyprus problem has not changed as Moscow says that it continues to advocate for a solution based on UN security council resolutions. The Russian foreign ...

In their battle against proposed layoffs at Hellenic Bank, the bank employees’ union (Etyk) voted almost unanimously in favour of approving a general strike if and when it is deemed ...

The House institutions committee continued its discussions on Wednesday about amending the law that regulates private sector employment of former high-ranking state officials from the public and wider public sector. ...

PEO and Deok trade unions are seeking the full restoration of the cost of living allowance (Cola), the reduction of VAT and introduction of price ceilings amid the rising inflation ...

Members of the House education committee found serious safety and health issues as they re-examined the suitability of sports venues in Cyprus during its session on Wednesday. Deputy president of ...

The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) said on Wednesday that there should be more opportunity for people to test for HIV and hepatitis A and B, as it aims to ...