Cyprus News

October’s third weekend is looking to be a rainy one as autumn begins to make its appearance. Fear not though culture lovers, lots of events are still being planned ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Cyprus’ banking sector stood at €2.85 billion at the end of July 2022, reflecting a decrease of €69 million compared to the previous month, according to a report published ...

Diving accidents recorded a significant increase in recent years, with most people involved developing decompression sickness and requiring oxygen therapy, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Friday. Accidents have ...

Oxygen supplies for patients needing home oxygen therapy will only be available on prescription through Gesy’s IT system from January 1, 2023, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said in a statement ...

Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on Friday. “The €200 million ...

Police in Limassol are investigating a case of rape of a minor. Police spokesman Christos Andreou said that a man has been arrested for the case which is being investigated ...

A 41-year-old man, arrested by sovereign base police was handed over to local police on Friday to face justice for illegal possession of 22kg of cannabis. The man was arrested ...

A project which will connect the Cypriot, Greek and Israeli power grids through the world’s longest submarine power cable which will total over 1,200 kilometres with a 2,000 Megawatt capability that ...

Flights from Moscow to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north of the island will start in March 2023, the Turkish Cypriot ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday, and insisted that ...

Do we need more events happening in public, open spaces? Always. A new initiative brings the first edition of a festival that aims to fill the streets with creativity and ...

The island’s inland revenue service on Friday warned businesses that they must adopt the use of card payment machines or risk hefty fines. In a statement, it warned that ...

Currently on the first leg of his epic trek from Protaras to Paphos via Larnaca and Limassol, George Stylianou is crossing the island with one purpose in mind At the ...

Stereotypical perceptions and opinions about the sexes are responsible for unequal treatment and substantial and targeted education is necessary to deal with the situation, House president Annita Demetriou said on ...

The legal services prosecuting the high profile ‘golden passport’ case suffered a setback after the supreme court overturned key search warrants, invalidating the evidence obtained during those checks. That warrant ...

Easy vegan dinner Beetroot Zest Soup 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 raw beetroots, diced 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 green apple, peeled and diced 1 teaspoon ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday addressed the opening of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) Energy Transition Conference, noting that the conference being held in Cyprus underlines the collaborative relationship ...

State health service Okypy said on Friday it is unfortunate for doctors to be suspended following the suspension of two doctors being investigated for medical negligence over the death of ...

A Limassol company has been scammed out of $156,000 with the police on Friday issuing fresh warnings over online and financial fraud. The case was reported to the authorities on Thursday ...

A five per cent increase in the price of halloumi was recorded in the past month according to the latest price observatory released on Friday, which showed significant price hikes ...

Cyprus’ six artificial reefs, which are designed to become sanctuaries for hundreds of marine species are the subject of a new video released on Friday by the fisheries department and ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Friday confirmed reports there will be a further partial reopening in areas of Varosha, namely that of Ayios Memnonas. Speaking to CyBC radio, Kasoulides said ...

Police arrested seven people during an illegal migration raid on a house in Limassol, authorities announced on Friday. According to police, from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday they conducted a ...

Two deaths from Covid and 2,759 new cases were recorded over the past week, the health ministry announced on Friday. The deaths referred to a woman aged 89 and an 84-year-old man. ...

In today’s episode, we hear that President Nicos Anastasiades said that as things stand Cyprus will not send weapons to Ukraine, following the buzz generated by earlier remarks from ...