Cyprus Business Now
Cypriot banks see a tightening of lending criteria for the second quarter of 2022, due to the uncertainty related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Q1-22 Bank ...
AG chairs first meeting of anti-corruption coordinating team
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides has chaired the first meeting of the team coordinating the investigation of corruption, where participants laid out a road map for the handling of such cases.
The ...
Commission receives payment request from Cyprus for €85 million under RRF
The European Commission announced it received on Thursday the first payment request from Cyprus under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for the disbursement of €85 million in financial support (net ...
Bicycle scheme extended with revisions to benefit more low-income groups
Cabinet on Thursday approved revisions to the bicycle subsidy scheme for 2022-2023, introducing socio-economic criteria to benefit those with less income.
The first scheme in autumn last year was not ...
Blaze near Ayia Fyla all but contained after raging for five hours
Firefighters on Thursday evening had all but fully contained a blaze near the Ayia Fyla shooting range in Limassol, with the flames at one point reportedly coming close to inhabited ...
Security Council extends Unficyp mandate
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) by another six months up to January 31 of next year.
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Lemesos International Documentary Festival kicks off
The 17th Lemesos International Documentary Festival kicks off on August 1 with the screening of A Marble Travelogue, directed by Sean Wang, a co-production between The Netherlands, Hong Kong, France and ...
Demetriades inaugurates campaign office
A call for electoral registration and participation in the coming elections was extended to the youth by presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday during the inauguration of his electoral headquarters ...
Turkey stoking tensions in eastern Med, say Greece, Cyprus (Update 2)
Greece and Cyprus accused rival Turkey on Thursday of stoking tensions as Ankara prepared to dispatch a drill ship to the Mediterranean next month in a search for natural gas.
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Diaspora discuss new challenges in promoting Cyprob abroad
Expat organisations that participate in the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora on Thursday referred to the new difficulties they face in promoting aspects of the Cyprus issue because of changing ...
Archbishop Chrysostomos in Israel for medical examinations
Archbishop Chrysostomos is in Israel for specialised medical examinations it was announced on Thursday.
The Bishop of Karpasia, following speculative media reports told CNA that the health of the Church ...
Cyprus ranks 20th in digital economy index
Cyprus ranks 20th among 27 EU member states in the 2022 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), faring particularly well as regards connectivity where it came in 12th according ...
Cyprus to absorb new energy bill hikes – finance minister (Update 2)
Cyprus said on Thursday the state would absorb a sizeable chunk of cost increases in energy to buffer anticipated rises of up to 25 per cent in bills for households and ...
Cabinet terminates Agathangelou’s position on HIO board (Updated)
The cabinet on Thursday announced they were terminating the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou, president of the Cyprus Medical Association (PIS), as a board member of the Health Insurance Organisation.
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Prison director asks to be removed in wake of second probe (Updated)
Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous and the unit’s senior officer Athina Demetriou have asked to be transferred from their positions – a day after the deputy attorney general announced an ...
Two jailed for arms, drugs
Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced two men aged 27 and 23 to four and a half years in jail after finding them guilty of illegal possession of drugs, illegal possession and ...
Two jailed for illegal arms possession
A 21-year-old was jailed for three years and a 23-year for four year and a half after being found guilty by the Larnaca Criminal Court on Thursday for 14 cases of ...
Date of tax returns extended
Cabinet on Thursday extended the deadline for tax returns by a month to facilitate taxpayers.
The decision, which applies to individuals and the self-employed who are not required to submit ...
Protest after ‘victimised’ journalist banned from Turkey
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Thursday that he has raised Ankara’s refusal to deny entry to a Turkish Cypriot journalist with the European Commission.
He said the journalist ...
Restaurant review: Matsuhisa Limassol, Amara hotel
By Paul Lambis
Meeting a legend is not something that happens every day, so when the opportunity arises, you seize it. For over three decades, world-renowned chef Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa ...
Alleged racist attack on Limassol
Police are investigating an alleged racist attack in Limassol after the arrest of a 30-year-old man for striking a 27-year-old over the head with a pipe.
The 27-year-old was taken ...
Man cut free in car crash
Members of the fire services on Thursday morning had to cut a man free after a car crash in Nicosia.
Police and the Fire Service had been called at 06.20 am ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, we hear that one of the longest prison sentences imposed by the Cyprus courts was handed down yesterday – as Mamalikopoulos received another 40 years in jail.
Elsewhere, ...
Archimandrita blaze under control (updated)
A fire which broke out on four different fronts between Mousere and Archimandrita communities in the Paphos district is under control having burned five hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation ...