Cyprus

Early tests carried out on a 34-year-old man who was admitted to Paphos general hospital on Tuesday night with a rash on his torso and face do not indicate monkeypox, ...

A 26-year-old man who was trapped near the Dimitrios II shipwreck in Chlorakas was rescued on Tuesday by the Paphos port police, the force said on Wednesday. According to Paphos ...

The administration of the British Bases on Monday called on people to make use of the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre to find out about the important environmental and cultural features ...

After isolated bouts of thunderstorms and hail hit the island on Tuesday, particularly in mountainous areas, the weather is expected to improve on Wednesday. However, clouds are expected in the ...

Total employment for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 1.9 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to a preliminary estimate by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released ...

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday blamed the government after learning that the much-trumpeted opening up of the electricity market will be delayed once again. The decision to push back the date ...

Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the USA on Tuesday held their first ministerial meeting on climate action, deciding to form a joint technical committee of experts to submit recommendations over a ...

The former president of the Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE), Dinos Michaelides, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 78. “The family of Cypriot sport and the olympic movement in Cyprus ...

The most important goal is to maintain the well-being of the people and the development of the economy in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said, Turkish Cypriot daily ...

Two huge white carnival masks, each weighing around 12 tonnes, were added to the artificial reef in Dasaki, Limassol on Tuesday, as part of the ‘ANDIKAT’ project for the development of ...

Increasing migrant flows to Cyprus and the management of Ukrainian refugees arriving to Cyprus were discussed on Tuesday during a meeting between the Interior Minister, Nicos Nouris, and Ireland’s ...

The supreme court has ruled that a bill passed by parliament last July extending a moratorium on foreclosures until the end of October 2021 was not unconstitutional and should therefore now ...

Officially backed by main opposition party Akel over the weekend, Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday postponed a formal announcement of his presidential candidacy, as a mark of respect for the passing ...

After a two-year hiatus, the flood festival (Kataklysmos) returns to Larnaca with celebrations over the long weekend to be held on the Finikoudes beachfront. Events will start on Friday and ...

A court has thrown out a lawsuit by depositors of Bank of Cyprus seeking compensation for the 2013 bail-in, where almost half of their uninsured savings were converted into shares. In ...

After meeting the Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou, who informed him about illegal actions in the area, Italian MP and rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Piero Fassino ...

The Cyprus issue and the latest Turkish provocations in Varosha, the situation in Ukraine and Brexit were the focus of a meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday between House president Annita ...

Following pressure from environmental groups, officials have removed fishing nets from houses and farms in the Ayia Napa area that are deadly for snakes, hedgehogs, lizards, and other animals. In ...

The island’s political and business world put aside their differences on Tuesday in an outpouring of grief for Zeta Emilianidou, the highly respected labour minister and public official who ...

Controversial lawyer Andreas Pittadjis – whose famous line ‘this is Cyprus’ became a phrase used to laugh at scandals – was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association on Tuesday for demeaning the ...

Members of the House finance committee have voiced their concern at the government’s intention to open tenders for the construction of juvenile detention centres to private companies. MPs Christiana ...

Our region will experience climate change more intensely and sooner than other regions, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis reiterated on Tuesday as the island played host to a high-level international conference ...

The fire service chief has ordered an internal inquiry after a former firefighter who reportedly failed to return two metal badges that identify him as such that are part of ...

With temperatures rising and people heading to the beach and the pool, police on Tuesday issued advice on how to stay safe, especially for younger swimmers. In an announcement posted ...