Cyprus

Nine suspects in a case relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme were cleared of all charges by the Larnaca criminal court on Friday. Five natural persons and four legal entities ...

The colour of the sofa in former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos’ office continued to be at the centre of his defence on Friday as proceedings over an alleged sexual assault continued ...

Teachers and opposition in the north are in an uproar with the ‘presidency’, which cancelled the participation of Turkish Cypriots in bicommunal education programme, repots said on Friday. Earlier in ...

More effort is needed to ensure transparency in Cyprus and Greece, the European parliament’s committee of inquiry on Pegasus and other spyware (Pega) said on Friday after visiting the ...

Some of the thousands of passengers caught up in an unlawful strike by baggage handlers at Paphos airport on Wednesday have yet to receive their bags, they said on Friday. ...

A 39-year-old man had his driving licence suspended on Friday after crashing into a fast-food shop in Peyia, hitting and injuring a 36-year-old man on Wednesday. The man lost control ...

A realistic scenario for when Cyprus can produce natural gas from the Aphrodite gas field is 2027, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides told MPs at the House finance committee on Friday. Construction ...

Civil defence said on Friday that it had used droned to help the police find a lost person in the Limassol area overnight. According to an announcement, police alerted them ...

Health service officials started spraying areas in Kato Polemidia in Limassol on Friday to prevent the proliferation of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes Albopictus). Preventive spraying has already taken place ...

NGOs on Friday accused Interior Minister Nicos Nouris of cultivating fear and racism after comments he made the previous day on the number of migrants in Pournara with HIV and ...

Six more deaths from coronavirus were announced by the health ministry on Friday, as 3,544 new infections were recorded in the past seven days. The deaths mean Cyprus has recorded 1,200 fatalities ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou and former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides clashed over who has the most support from President Nicos Anastasiades in the coming presidential elections during a live TV ...

A 30-year Hungarian national is in critical condition and intubated at Nicosia general hospital after she was hit by a car in Limassol on Thursday afternoon. According to a police ...

Being surrounded by collections of books is a bookworm’s dream. Finding a secret or alternative library is perhaps the second-best thing for a book lover and this November, an ...

In today’s episode, we hear that tuberculosis and HIV positive cases at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers have been screened and there is ‘no cause for concern’ – ...

A total of 117 fire fighters in the British Bases have undergone gruelling Breathing Apparatus Training, defence fire and rescue officials said on Friday after the courses ran throughout October. The ...

Two 24-year-olds have been arrested after a home search revealed over 700 credit cards and close to €12,500 in cash, stashed in shoes, a freezer, and other hiding spots. Larnaca police received ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

A third man arrested in the murder case of Syrian national Μohammad Ashkarali who was attacked at his home in Paphos and died days later in hospital, was remanded for ...

Two men, aged 18 and 34, were arrested as police investigate a case of assisting third country nationals illegally enter the country after 15 migrants arrived by boat near Cape Greco. The police ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Thursday issued a warning against the dangers posed by short-term rentals, saying that the rapid expansion of such practices in Cyprus needs ...

Unemployment in Cyprus rose by 1.9 per cent year-on-year in October, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the report, based on the ...

Electricity authority unions are set to decide whether they will begin strikes, after 90 per cent of members appear to be backing the move, it emerged on Thursday. Kyriakos Tafounas, general ...

A 30-year-old woman was said to be in critical condition on Thursday evening after being run over by a car in Limassol. The woman, from Hungary, was hit by a ...