Cyprus

The remains of four men killed by Eoka B during the July 1974 coup which overthrew the government of then president Archbishop Makarios are being exhumed from a group grave at ...

Prison director Anna Aristotelous sent a message that “people can change” during the official closing ceremony of the facility’s schools on Wednesday. Ten inmates were awarded their diplomas with ...

Trade unions Sek and Peo on Wednesday accused the government of backing down after a broad meeting the previous day at the presidential palace failed to approve the introduction of ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday said that the government’s long-term economic strategy Vision 2035 is based on tangible actions and is designed to tackle the challenges that Cyprus will ...

Akel MP Irene Charalambides was on Wednesday re-elected vice president of the parliamentary assembly of the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe until 2025 with the most preference votes. The ...

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail on Wednesday for attempting to rape a woman while he was drunk in Paphos. The attempted abuse took place as the ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional €350,000 to subsidise the installation or replacement of solar water heaters amid a surge in demand for cheaper, green energy. The initial incentives scheme for €600,000 ...

A 73-year-old woman died on Wednesday, about a month after she was seriously burned in a house arson in the village of Pyrgos in Limassol, police said. Demetra Charalambous was ...

A 42-year-old man has been jailed for two years after the Paphos district court found him guilty of causing a fatal hit-and-run which took place in 2017. The court case took ...

Undersecretary to the President Petros Demetriou, who underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, is in stable condition and no longer on a ventilator, CyBC reported on Wednesday. Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported. “It was considered ...

Nikos Christodoulides still has a considerable lead ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, according to a poll released by Alpha TV on Wednesday, which also showed a tight race between ...

Two people were remanded in police custody on Wednesday while a third is being looked for by the police after $4,300 in counterfeit notes was transferred to the Bank of Cyprus ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for three days on Wednesday after being linked to three fires which broke out on Tuesday in Limassol. Two of the fires were ...

The government on Wednesday announced the reimposition of a wide-ranging indoor mask mandate for those aged 12 and above which will be in force from Friday. It reiterated that the fine ...

A 35-year-old man has been hospitalised after he was assaulted on Tuesday night at the apartment of his former partner in Livadia, police said on Wednesday. His condition is described ...

The Mall of Cyprus recently launched Better Together, a set of initiatives focusing on ESG causes and experiences, taking a step closer to a brighter future for all. The programme ...

In an open and free spirited woman, THEO PANAYIDES finds an influencer whose life is easily broken down into raucous encounters and blog-worthy anecdotes I assumed Galatia Pamboridis and I ...

Police on Wednesday urged the public to be on alert following a spate of complaints of misleading messages claiming to be from banks seeking to obtain personal information. In an ...

Postal services to Sri Lanka for all services except the Quickpost courier service are suspended with immediate effect and until further notice due to lack of fuel in the country ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two ...

In today’s episode, we hear that stakeholders failed to agree on a national minimum wage during a meeting with the president. Elsewhere, the attorney-general announced that he will appeal ...

A United Nations envoy to lead engagement with the parties could provide critical support, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said in his Good Offices mission to Cyprus report. “While ...

The temperature is forecasted to hit 39C in the interior but a much cooler 29C is expected on the west coast, and 28C in the mountains – although the south, east ...