Cyprus

A man almost lost an eye on Friday night on his way to church in Paphos when he was hit by a firecracker thrown in the churchyard by a stranger. ...

By George Pirishis A significant stagnation in terms of attracting investors for large-scale developments has been observed in the Cypriot real estate market. This slowing down of that particular segment ...

Like every year around the Easter holidays, the use of firecrackers has been on the rise across the island with police striving to control their illegal use and prevent accidents. ...

Kathikas residents re-enacted the journey of the Holy Cross to Golgotha on Friday in a tradition the village has embraced for several decades. The procession was attended by locals and ...

A plastic bag containing the charred remains of a small animal, believed to be a puppy, was found by a member of the public outside a veterinary clinic in Larnaca, ...

The world needs to review humanity’s relationship with the planet because the climate crisis is looming as a death threat, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou in view of Earth Day ...

By George Kassianos Next Sunday is Orthodox Easter, the most sacred holiday in the Greek Orthodox faith. Traditional foods and large feasts are an important part of modern Cypriot life. ...

Summer conditions will continue throughout the weekend and on Easter Monday with increased sunshine and temperatures set to rise significantly hovering at around 30C, weather portal Kitas Weather said. For ...

Wedding tourism in Ayia Napa, which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic for the last two years, is recovering, Maria Ttofini-Tsantila, head of the wedding department of the Ayia ...

By Yiannis Seitanides Cypriot consumers have reacted, as one would expect, to the increased inflationary pressures of recent months by reducing the volume of their purchases at supermarkets and becoming ...

In April 2022, economic sentiment in Cyprus improved as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) increased by 2.8 points compared with March 2022, as shown by data published by the Economics Research Centre of ...

By Yiannis Seitanides The revision of GDP figures at current prices for 2021, brought Cyprus’ GDP to an all-time high of €23.43 billion during the previous year. Moreover, during this time, the ...

The following laboratories are open for Covid-19 testing on Saturday, April 23. State testing centres will not operate on Easter Sunday and Monday. Nicosia American Medical Center, 215 Spyrou Kyprianou, Strovolos, 0800-0900 ...

The health ministry announced that 18 deaths attributed to Covid-19 occurred during the past week, while 6,115 people tested positive. The health ministry’s data covers the period from 15-21 April and ...

Two men, aged 26, were arrested on Friday for knife possession and driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos. The arrest came as traffic officers who were carrying out checks ...

A teenager driving under the influence of drugs crashed against a police car, resulting to the injury of three officers during a car chase in Nicosia early on Friday. He ...

Paphos police on Friday said they confiscated over 100 firecrackers in Pyla and Polis Chrysochous. Some 80 firecrackers were found during a search in the car of a 19-year-old man who was ...

Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos on Thursday met with the Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss a number of issues, including digitisation, entrepreneurship, ...

In today’s episode, Hellenic Bank will submit a restructuring plan to the Labour Ministry that will include up to 350 compulsory redundancies this year, its CEO Oliver Gatzke has said, ...

Cyprus is amongst the worst offenders in Europe for prison overcrowding as it ranks the fourth highest, while a report release on Thursday called on states with chronic overcrowding to ...

Police are advising the public to be aware of swindlers who, pretending to be doctors, contact people and demand money in exchange for services. In a statement, the police said ...

A Limassol court on Thursday sentenced a man to three-and-a-half years in prison, having found him guilty on the charges of trafficking persons and living off the proceeds of prostitution. ...

A court has ruled that the state has no responsibility for the bail-in imposed on depositors of Cyprus Popular Bank (CPB) in 2013, when the lender was wound down as part ...

A box of self-tests containing five Covid tests have been price capped at €6, the health ministry said, adding that the measure take effect from Friday. The ministry had previously made ...