Cyprus

CEO of Hellenic Bank Oliver Gatzke has been placed on compulsory leave by the board of directors pending an internal investigation into allegations of statements and actions attributed to him. ...

Mental health in Cyprus needs to be prioritised, civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday, calling on stakeholders to work towards finding solutions for patients having to deal with mental ...

The government has received reassurances that nothing will violate UN Resolutions on Unficyp’s mission, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Monday. Commenting on reports last week that the north ...

From Island to Inland, isnotgallery will present a new exhibition. Following the group showcase Island presented at Almyra Hotel in Paphos in July and August, isnotgallery now presents the group ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that as long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides leaves for the US on Monday, where he will take part in the annual general assemblies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as ...

Police in Limassol arrested two people found in possession of a total of 352 grammes of methamphetamine, 15 grammes of cocaine, €735 in cash and a cheque for €760 in their apartment, according to ...

A former US State Department senior official who had responsibility for Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, does not foresee talks resuming as Turkey has now decided on a two-state solution. He ...

Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he consciously avoids entering any pre-election debate that “degrades political dialogue”. Christodoulides, in an interview with Phileleftheros, decried the ...

Mystery still surrounds the 1960s’ baby deaths at Dhekelia, but one woman is determined not to forget them Hundreds of “sleeping babies” at the Dhekelia British military cemetery have been ...

The director of the president’s office Andreas Iosif assured protesters outside the palace on Sunday that their concerns over gender equality in the national guard would be addressed. Iosif ...

As long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards the aggressor, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday, warning that this ...

Festival will focus on the mass of skills needed to bring events to fruition. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more Many festivals celebrate performance arts yet for them to be staged ...

Some have been fighting for years The construction of a crematorium in Paphos to offer an alternative to traditional -and expensive- burial services has been widely welcomed after years of ...

A man who was wanted by police since June for allegedly firing shots that damaged a car in Aradippou four months previously was picked up the early hours of Sunday. ...

Police seized two kilos of cannabis from a farmhouse in the Famagusta area on Saturday night and arrested the 27-year-old occupant, they said. Shortly after 7pm officers conducted a search ...

Famagusta police are close to solving 25 residential burglaries after the arrest of a suspect during a stakeout at a housing complex and the discovery of stolen property in his possession, ...

EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will be in Cyprus on Sunday to attend the opening of the Maritime Cyprus conference in Limassol. The conference officially kicks off Sunday night with ...

Attempting to record and increase awareness of Cyprus’ biodiversity, an atlas has been created by the Open University of Cyprus and the Herpetological Society of Cyprus (HSC) aimed at recording ...

Increased cloud on Sunday could result in isolated showers in mountain areas but temperatures are set to remain above the seasonal average at least until Wednesday, the met office said. ...

Government says it has been in the dark about how rally money was spent The Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA) have vowed to set the record straight about their alleged mismanagement ...

Musical evenings continue in Paphos dedicated to the art of the piano, cinema and baroque melodies. Coming up within the framework of the classical music concert series Technopolis 20 Classics is ...

Gaps in the legislation and lack of sufficient checks in nursing homes allow for many cases of old people abuse and neglect according to the director of the Third Age ...

Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights, and Ombudswoman, Maria Stylianou Lottides, met with Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew during a visit to Turkey this weekend. She also had ...