Cyprus

The full implementation of e-justice system is on track for January 1, 2023, with the final pilot phase beginning on September 12 to iron out any final kinks. The positive review of the ...

State aid to Turkish Cypriots increased by €1.4 million in 2021 to reach €40.4m for that year, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides informed cabinet on Wednesday. Noting that total aid to Turkish Cypriots ...

The north is bolstering its efforts to reduce queues at the checkpoints as it renewed its calls for more crossings to open, according to reports from the Turkish Cypriot press. ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 15 per cent increase in the incentives paid to HIV-positive individuals who comply with their treatment regimen. The scheme, with an initial budget of €1,980,000, started on ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday released its financial results for the first half of 2022, posting a profit after tax of €50 million, marking a significant improvement over the €1 million loss ...

More housing is to become available for children under state care with the purchase of three buildings using €2.4 million of EU funds, the deputy ministry of social welfare announced on ...

In a film shot shortly after the explosion in Beirut’s port, one director reflects on the Hellenic community in the island’s neighbouring country. PAUL LAMBIS meets him It ...

A fine of €25,000 was imposed by the labor inspection department on Livadia municipality over safety violations at work which led to the death of a worker. Larnaca district court sentenced ...

President Nicos Anastasiadis will travel to Athens on Friday to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and receive the presidential aircraft donated by Greece. After a meeting at the Maximos ...

Fans of antique cars, this festival is for you! Once a year the Cyprus Classic Car Festival prepares a packed day of fun where car and motorcycle enthusiasts finally have ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with cases of robbery, attempted robbery and theft. An arrest warrant was issued based on a testimony obtained against him during ...

Cyprus is revoking seven more passports that were granted through the Cyprus investment programme, following a decision by the cabinet, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris announced on Wednesday. Speaking after the ...

Union of United Parents and the teachers branch of the Cyprus Equality Union on Wednesday morning staged a protest outside the presidential palace against mask mandates and Covid testing at ...

The eight-year-old boy who was intubated after being attacked by dogs on Tuesday is now off the ventilator and is in a stable condition, according to paediatric surgeon Christos Mina. ...

The monthly minimum wage has been set at €940 and will be implemented at the start of the new year, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos announced. The “historic” move came after Wednesday’...

Face masks will no longer be mandatory from today, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has announced, citing an improved epidemiological picture. Excluded are places considered high risk, such as hospitals, nursing ...

A 14-year-old boy was found driving a motorcycle without brakes, a driver’s licence and certificate of insurance, Paphos police said on Wednesday. According to police spokesman and head of ...

Police booked 14 businesses in Polis Chrysochous over their lack of liquor, music, and operating licences in the early morning hours on Wednesday. According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman ...

The energy ministry is offering scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields related to hydrocarbons, renewable energy and energy transition. The scholarship will be valid only for the 2022...

In an unpretentious man with restless energy who is professionally terse, THEO PANAYIDES finds a small business owner struggling to combat the double whammy of the pandemic and rising prices ...

Limassol police on Wednesday said they arrested two people after they found over two kilos of cannabis and a number of cartridges in a house in the district. In total 2 ...

In today’s episode, we hear that a murder case is being investigated by the Police, after the body of a dead foreign woman was found in Nicosia’s Strovolos ...

Nicosia’s favourite jazz venue re-opens this week after a summer break and it has a weekend full of performances in store. To mark its sixth season of concerts, jam ...

Millennials from six European countries, including Cyprus, will work together to promote cultural heritage among younger generations in a new Erasmus+ project. How can the development and understanding of cultural ...