Cyprus

In today’s episode, the one-year jail sentence imposed on Turkish Cypriot newspaper publisher Sener Levent by a court in Turkey for offending Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has been commuted ...

The Cyprus Institute of Certified Management Consultants (Sesek) on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). The partnership entails Sesek ...

A number of Turkish Cypriots being deported from Turkey has caused alarm in the north, as political parties sought further clarification, while the ‘foreign ministry’ played it down. It was ...

An updated memorandum of understanding will be signed between Cyprus and Estonia on matters of digital governance and cybersecurity during President Nicos Anastasiades’ two-day visit. The efforts to bolster Cyprus’ ...

An 11-year-old has been transferred to a private Paphos hospital as he lost a finger in a firecracker explosion late on Wednesday evening. The minor also suffered serious injuries to ...

A bicommunal protest against the Akkuyu nuclear plant in Turkey was held in the buffer zone on Wednesday. Protesters gathered in Nicosia between the two checkpoints at the Home for ...

Drug squad officers on Wednesday arrested a 37-year-old and 76-year-old after a bust uncovered 1.5kg of cannabis and 24 marijuana plants. Members of the unit carried out a vehicle spot check ...

President of the House Annita Demetriou on Wednesday stressed that the international community must not show selective tolerance on matters of principle, neither should it apply the logic of double ...

Fuego by Eleni Foureira is the tenth most listened to Eurovision entry of all time, a new survey revealed on Wednesday, a few days before the 66th Eurovision contest. The ...

The finance ministry’s failure to follow procedure and weaknesses when it comes to complying with legal and regulatory provisions regarding payments, were among the main concerns highlighted in 2020 report ...

Plans to keep state hospitals open in the afternoons suffered a setback after nursing unions turned down the state health services (Okypy) pay offer. Nurses’ union Pasyno and the nurses’ ...

Larnaca municipality, the Bank of Cyprus and the town’s shopkeepers’ association on Wednesday announced a support scheme for shops in the historic centre of Larnaca, in a bid to ...

A 26-year-old woman who was reported missing in Larnaca earlier this month was arrested in Greece ten days later, police said on Wednesday. The domestic worker was reported missing to ...

Attorney general Giorgos Savvides will be briefed on the course of the investigation centered on the controversial citizenship by investment programme on Friday, it was announced on Wednesday. The investigation ...

The ministry of health will operate 34 rapid testing sites for Covid on Thursday in locations around the island. Those eligible include minors, the vaccinated and those recovering from Covid. A ...

Teenagers who will join the National Guard in 2022 can submit their details via an electronic platform, based on which a decision on where they will serve will be taken, the ...

Police on Wednesday said a 19-year-old Paphos resident is in critical condition after getting injured in a traffic collision the previous night. He is being treated in the ICU at ...

A 10-day-old baby has been flown to Israel for emergency treatment after showing serious heart issues, local media reported on Wednesday. The little girl from Paphos was born with heart ...

Trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Israel on diaspora matters is vital in preserving peace, security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean for future generations, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said ...

The one-year jail sentence imposed by Ankara on Turkish Cypriot newspaper publisher Sener Levent for offending Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has been reportedly been commuted to a fine amid public ...

Three people have been charged in Paphos for attacking a police officer and resisting arrest, the force said on Wednesday. According to Paphos CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, the charges include ...

Cyprus acts as a bridge between the Middle East, the Arabian Gulf and Europe in the field of cybersecurity, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Wednesday. “We need a genuine ...

Paphos police were on Wednesday seeking a 28-year-old for firing a gun in a residential area, illegal possession of a hunting gun and bearing a weapon to cause terror. According ...

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is coordinating a research project on environmentally friendly farming. As agricultural practices are responsible for 17-20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission and ...