Cyprus

The House of Representatives has voted to amend the constitution, allowing for the use of the English language in certain court proceedings. To date, Greek was the only language used ...

Main opposition Akel on Thursday took a big step toward deciding who will go on their ticket for the 2023 presidential elections – narrowing down their options to attorney Achilleas Demetriades and ...

The finance ministry has asked parliament to green-light an additional €102 million in government spending to deal with the continuing economic impact of the Covid situation and the fallout from the ...

A 25-year-old Briton has been remanded for six days following a hit and run accident in Ayia Napa in which a 46-year-old woman died as her young daughter played at ...

The police have handed over to the attorney-general two cases involving the now-defunct ‘golden passports’ scheme – one of them relating to the reveals made by the al Jazeera network. Speaking ...

The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel said on Thursday his country is looking forward to deepen its relationship with Cyprus in the fields of energy and space and lauded ...

In April 2022, inflation was 8.8 per cent in Cyprus, with the Consumer Price Index increasing by 2.58 units to 110.36 units, compared to 107.78 units in March 2022, according to data published by the Cyprus ...

A poll has found that Cyprus is the only EU nation where an absolute majority disagrees or tends to disagree that Russian authorities are first and foremost responsible for the ...

The production and distribution of halloumi had not been affected by the war in Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday. He admitted, however, that many companies were trying ...

A 60-year-old man who murdered his wife and one of his two sons and attempted to kill the other in February of last year was found guilty of two counts ...

The fire service is on high alert for the upcoming summer season and is relying on the public’s cooperation and new drones to see it through a difficult period, ...

The Council of Ministers has appointed Alexandros N. Zenon, former Ambassador and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the position of Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat for ...

Τwo men, aged 41 and 34, have been remanded for seven days and six days respectively in relation to the premeditated murder of a 60-year-old Paphos resident last year. The older suspect, ...

A total of 12,553 people have received the fourth (booster) shot against Covid-19, and vaccinations are continuing daily at centres in all districts, acting head of nursing services Evagoras Tambouris told ...

Authorities do not fear empty shelves, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday, as he acknowledged there was a worldwide problem with rising prices. Responding to questions on the sidelines ...

Olympion beach in Limassol is in for an upgrade so as to ensure a clean and tidy environment for its many visitors, Limassol municipality said on Thursday. Work, at a ...

The health ministry has called on people who caught coronavirus between January 1 and March 31 to fill in a questionnaire it sent out in order to collect information on the transmission ...

Paphos police have obtained a court order suspending the operation of premises pending investigations it was being used for gambling, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Paphos police spokesman ...

I love writing reviews about fusion restaurants. Compared to other places, the subjects of discussion are almost endless. One can focus on the multiple layers of flavours of the dishes, ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas expressed his full support to the family of the young man who suffered burns to 45 per cent of his body during violent ...

Police have issued a new warning after an 86-year-old man was duped into handing over €8,500 on the claim that his daughter needed urgent surgery. In a statement on Thursday, police ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Wednesday released the preliminary budget results for the period January-March 2022, with the report showing a general government surplus of €239.3 million. The surplus corresponds to 1 ...

President Anastasiades earlier this week said that Turkey’s ban on Cyprus-flagged vessels is an ongoing source of frustration for the local shipping industry, labelling the embargo a ‘thorn in ...

It would take 500 to 600 years to bring Cyprus’ roughly one million stray cat population under control within the current sterilisation programme, lawmakers heard on Wednesday. Only about 1,500-2,000 cats are ...