Cyprus

The world of horse racing has come a long way since it had large crowds and race winners were treated like celebrities. THEO PANAYIDES meets a jockey with 400 first places ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, who is currently acting as interim Labour Minister while Zeta Emilianidou remains hospitalised in Athens with a brain aneurism, has cancelled a meeting with bank employees ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus is hoping to attract over two million foreign visitors this year, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios, who admitted the loss of around 800,000 ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of actual bodily harm and malicious damage in Polis Chrysochous and expect to arrest a 38-year-old man. According to police, at around 2.40am on ...

Hotels in the Famagusta region are expected to see 80 per cent occupancy rates through local interest over the weekend of Kataklysmos, the festival of the flood, from June 10 to 13, they ...

Seven large motorcycles and one car were confiscated by police during traffic checks in Limassol between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, police said. Also, when a car driven by a 19-year-old ...

A 28-year-old man has been remanded for seven days by the Paphos court on suspicion of stealing a scar at knifepoint. His arrest came on Tuesday after a 44-year-old man ...

After spots of early fog dissipated, Wednesday opened up to clear skies but it may not last as increased cloud inland and over the mountains is expected later in the ...

Universities and other educational institutions in Paphos, which have been increasing in number over the past few years, provide a valuable contribution to the development of the district, non-profit organisation ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) vice president Andreas Demetriades on Tuesday called on the government and political parties to unite in order to best deal with the challenges posed by ...

The poisoning of at least three Griffon Vultures was devastating for those of us determined to save these majestic, oh-so-near-to-extinction birds It often feels like conservation work has more bad ...

The imminent addition of glamping and hostels as tourist accommodation options, should help attract a new niche market, especially young visitors, the House Commerce committee heard on Tuesday. The committee ...

Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta on Tuesday proposed a new EU law that would ban people from keeping dangerous or endangered animals as pets. The four countries presented a position ...

A new protocol on financial support for the north from Turkey was branded a ‘betrayal’ and ‘surrender’ to Ankara by Turkish Cypriot labour unions on Tuesday as a discussion in ‘...

Cyprus is probably the last country in Europe to introduce legal gender recognition in its national legislation to allow people to change their name and gender marker in official documents, ...

The ageing of the population as shown by the latest census is very worrying, MPs said on Tuesday after a meeting of the ad hoc committee on demographics. Committee president, ...

In the latest twist to the ongoing halloumi saga, the House agriculture committee on Tuesday decided to invite Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis to their next meeting to shed light on ...

By Andrea Charalambous A 20-year-old man was remanded for six days by Paphos district court on Tuesday in connection with forged prescriptions. He was the front seat passenger in a ...

Staff at Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced they will go on a 24-hour warning strike next week, warning the measures will be intensified if the bank’s management fails to “...

The European Commission is “concerned” about the recent decision taken by Turkish Cypriot authorities to open another stretch of beach in Varosha, its spokesman Stefan de Kersmacher said on Tuesday. ...

Three bills simplifying procedures to install renewable sources of energy will go to the House plenum on Thursday amid hopes they will give impetus to efforts to meet climate change ...

A European Commission official on Monday urged the Cypriot authorities to proceed with the implementation of Cyprus’ National Recovery and Resilience plan, warning that Cyprus risks losing EU funds in ...

Has made a significant impact at her school through a series of innovative initiatives A Cypriot teacher nominated for a prestigious education award in the UK says her love of ...

Exploratory drilling for natural gas off Cyprus now underway by Eni-Total should take 60 days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday as EU Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen told ...