Cyprus News

The Gloria Jean’s Coffee franchise in Cyprus has been sold to Lanitis Entertainment. This marks the end of C.C. Coffee Company’s 16-year ownership of the coffee chain ...

The first case of monkeypox was detected in Cyprus on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the health ministry. The person infected is a 40-year-old man, who tested positive ...

A 46-year-old man who was arrested on Monday in Spain, in connection with case of trafficking of 132kg of cannabis, was remanded in custody for four days by Limassol District ...

The energy ministry said on Tuesday it was accepting applications to help pay for the installation of photovoltaics to charge electrical or hybrid plug-in vehicles. Part of a programme to ...

The Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (Cymepa) and the Bank of Cyprus have teamed up to test and analyse the waters in and around the Ayia Napa marina. They presented ...

Awarded for achieving the American Dream, one leading US Cypriot has spent the last 50 years instilling the culture of his ancestral home in his compatriots. PAUL LAMBIS meets him In 2019, ...

Cyprus is one of 14 EU member states to sign up to a joint procurement contract with Spanish pharmaceutical firm Hipra for its protein vaccine against Covid-19. The agreement was signed ...

The House of Representatives, in a hastily called session of the plenum on Tuesday, rejected the referral of three bills by President Nicos Anastasiades. Two of the bills – scrapping double ...

The committee charged with investigating potential conflict of interest among public officials said on Tuesday that it will look into the participation of the president and other members of the ...

Cypriot Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) powerhouse Andreas Tricomitis has been making history since his first steps into the octagon. After becoming the first Cypriot to win in Cage Warriors UFC ...

Summer evenings take on a new spin as festivals will be held around the island next month. ELENI PHILIPPOU takes her pick Hello August, hello festivals! As the new month ...

OPAP Cyprus has provided the younger generation the chance to speak with local role models face-to-face, to chat to them, ask them questions, and to learn from their efforts and ...

The demolition of two buildings, located on either side of the historic entrance facade of Dianellio Technical School in Larnaca, began last week but there is no information as yet ...

Amid escalating protests over the planned relocation of an asphalt plant to Mitsero, two community leaders were on Tuesday arrested for obstruction, while residents blocked off the Kato Moni to ...

Three fire trucks have been donated by the company Exness to the forestry department’s firefighting unit. The agriculture minister and head of the forestry department attended the handover ceremony, ...

The embattled traffic camera system is to finally move up a gear and exit its extended pilot phase, as now another 20 stationary cameras are to be installed within six months, ...

A man wanted for police for aiding illegal entry was arrested on Monday night during a spot check along a Nicosia road, with the ID provided to officers proving false. ...

Paphos police busted a suspected burglar with assistance from a member of the public, but two others at the flat escaped through a window. Despite his attempts to flee and ...

As the island slows down and enters its official holiday month, so does Rialto Theatre. After an eventful summer with back-to-back shows going on inside the theatre and outdoors, Rialto ...

Another extreme high temperature warning is in force on Tuesday, while the forestry department has issued a red alert urging extreme caution because of the risk of forest fires. The ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the president has sent back to parliament three bills which had already passed – two on VAT and electricity, the other on extending a ...

The House plenary is holding an extraordinary session on Tuesday after President Nicos Anastasiades sent back three bills approved by MPs recently – two relating to VAT on electricity and fuel ...

Turkey’s newest drillship has set sail, with destination unknown, a week earlier than previously intimated by the Turkish government. The Abdulhamid Han (ex Cobalt Explorer) is a seventh-generation ultra ...

PwC Cyprus on Monday said that its specialised seminar on headquartering, titled ‘Headquartering in Cyprus: The why and the how’, attracted a great deal of interest. The seminar, which took ...