Cyprus

By Athena Arsalidou Cyprus should become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) as missions are close to determining whether we are alone in the universe, a reader ...

Utility poles and irrigation hoses were damaged in a fire that broke out in the Psimolofou community on Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out a few minutes before 3pm and ...

The government hit back at Akel on Saturday after the main opposition party said Cypriots have been left at the mercy of sweeping price hikes. Left-wing Akel criticised ruling Disy ...

Cyprus problem negotiations cannot start without the necessary common ground, Turkish Cypriot leader’s Special Representative Ergyun Olgun said on Saturday. Olgun said that the weekly online meetings with Greek ...

Limassol families have been called on to host students amid a housing crisis in the district. Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) on Saturday announced its new programme where students will ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis will meet Egyptian ministers during his official visit to the country next week. According to an official statement, Kadis will travel to Egypt on Monday. There, ...

Workers at the Larnaca EKO gas bottling and distribution plant on Saturday decided to return to indefinite strike as the “last resort” to protect their labour rights. They had called ...

Police on Saturday published photos of a suspect who is wanted in connection with car arson and conspiracy to commit a felony. The offences were committed at around 11.15pm on ...

Cyprus opposes a possible visa ban on Russian citizens, permanent secretary of the foreign ministry Kornelios Korneliou said on Saturday, as the EU considers such a ban due to Russia’...

A new, modern bridge will connect Mamonia with Archimandrita village in Diarizos to serve farmers and residents of Paphos, district officer Mary Lambrou said. The construction of the bridge will ...

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Limassol after officers found over six kilos of cannabis in his possession. Police on Saturday said the drug squad confiscated five plastic packages containing ...

But, according to a new study, it’s also one of the worst places in the world to make money. Alix Norman takes a closer look Roughly 70 million people around ...

The finance ministry on Saturday welcomed Moody’s Investors Service decision to change the outlook on Cyprus’ Ba1 ratings to positive from stable, saying this acknowledges the economy’s resilience ...

The met office on Saturday said isolated showers in the mountains are likely, as high temperatures persist on the island during the third week of August. The weather will be ...

The relocation of one asphalt plant to the Mitsero area, which the residents strongly oppose, will be discussed in new meetings at the Presidential Palace next Thursday, the government announced ...

For logophiles and lovers of literature, Sardam Festival is a highly anticipated event. It arrives annually and is filled with readings, presentations of writers and creative workshops dedicated to the ...

The dying art of Lefkara lacemaking, famed to have been depicted in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ‘The Last Supper’ is in desperate need of local support if the village’...

Cypriot fintech company WiRE FS CEO Pavlos Loizou this week commented on the state of the tourism sector in Cyprus and how it stands up to financial scrutiny, as well ...

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in July 2022 increased by 10.6 per cent compared to July 2021, while compared to the previous month it increased by 1.7 per cent, according to data released ...

The majority of cars in Cyprus are between 10 and 20 years old, according to Eurostat data released on Friday. Interestingly, from December 31, 2020, a mere 4 per cent of passenger vehicles in Cyprus ...

Over 43,000 people visited museums and other archaeological sites in the Larnaca district this year, data from the department of antiquities showed on Friday. Among the most popular sites were the ...

The mother of Turkish Cypriot infant with a rare disease slammed health authorities in the north for failing to provide patients with necessary medicines, media across the divide reported on ...

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) said on Friday it had received and unanimously rejected “unequivocally” three unsolicited, conditional, non-binding proposals from Lone Star relating to a possible cash offer for the ...

Reactions over Cyprus’ link with the espionage case involving the Greek state spying on Greek EU lawmaker Nikos Androulakis continue to mount as EU parliament’s plenary session looms. The ...