Cyprus

On Thursday the weather will be mostly clear but locally increased clouds will appear at intervals, the meteorological department said. The temperature will reach around 35C inland, 32C on the ...

Most of the 97 traffic violations recorded in an operation in Paphos over Wednesday night concern speeding, police said on Thursday. Specifically, traffic police with the aim of preventing road collisions, ...

A merchant ship crew member in need of medical attention was airlifted to the Nicosia General Hospital early on Thursday morning by the police air operations unit. “Last night at 11...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou on Wednesday addressed the Association of Cyprus Banks, during the latter’s annual general meeting, touching on the uncertainty plaguing the current ...

Outgoing Association of Cyprus Banks president Panicos Nicolaou on Wednesday defended Cypriot banks from the torrent of criticism that they received this past year, particularly after the decision to increase ...

The total number of employees in the general public sector reached 72,432 in the second quarter of 2022, marking an increase of 1.8 per cent compared to the corresponding period of 2021, according to ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday that Cyprus is expected to join the list of countries that have issued green bonds, with the first issuance of green loans expected to ...

The government on Wednesday spun the new minimum wage in a positive light, saying that in terms of purchasing power, the €940 a month, seen by unions as inadequate, was in ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Wednesday that everything is ready for the 61st Wine Festival, which will start on Saturday and run for a week. During a press conference, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades praised the work done by the Karaiskakio foundation and pledged the government’s continued support through yearly donations at a philanthropic dinner at the Presidential Palace on ...

The remains of a fourth man killed by Eoka B, 48 years ago on July 16, were found on Wednesday in a grave on Limassol nearby a grave excavated in July, which ...

It is not often that Cyprus audiences are treated with big names from the international music scene, yet this autumn breaks the dry spell. This October, the island will welcome ...

The House education committee descended into chaos amid a war of words on Wednesday with Akel MP Christos Christofides later accusing independent MP Andreas Themistocleous of debasing parliament. “Truly I ...

One of the biggest football transfers of the year is for a Cypriot team! In2bet, a sports betting company based in Nicosia, proudly welcomes famous striker Michael Owen as ...

Two areas in Cyprus were on Wednesday declared by the cabinet as ‘white zones’, forbidding any development in the areas until September 2023, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said. The ruling affects ...

Cyprus is destined to become a desert in 50 years or even before if proper measures are not adopted, Diko MP Christos Orphanides said on Wednesday. Speaking during the House environment ...

New British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq on Wednesday said he looked forward to strengthening ties with the island as he presented his credentials to President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential ...

Two adult green sea turtles, named Damianos and Kostis, found injured in the sea off the coast of Limassol a few months ago, were released back in the sea on ...

What started out as the history of his own family led one man to trace the history of a community across a continent. PAUL LAMBIS meets him For Antonis Chaldeos, ...

Eleven more people from the advisory committees on management of Turkish Cypriot properties will also be examined by the audit office and the attorney general’s office, according to reports ...

To mark European Mobility week, the Nicosia municipality is spearheading a cycling event and other activities on Saturday followed in the early evening by a street party. The events will ...

In view of the coming elections the cabinet has announced a series of measures regulating visits by presidential candidates and their entourages to government organisations. According to an official announcement, ...

As the season changes a new programme of activities begins at AG Leventis Gallery to bring young and old closer to art. On September 21, a new round of tours titled ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has accepted “with regret” Thomas Antoniou’s resignation as chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO). The development on Wednesday finally came weeks after Antoniou had offered ...