Cyprus News

Lebanese banks are planning to close their branches in Cyprus, following a decision by the Lebanon Central Bank, according to a report by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) released on ...

Despite the government’s attempts to gather proposals to tackle rising prices and inflation, some are already expressing their discontent over the expected outcome and point fingers at the government’...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has said he wants more checkpoints opened, improvements to reduce long queues at the current ones but also for those crossing to get a ...

President Nicos Anastasiades took part in a teleconference of EU leaders on Monday chaired by president of the European Council Charles Michel, centred on Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. ...

A political party leader in the north has been ordered to pay a bond of 50,000 Turkish lira (or €3,000) after a court there ordered she face trial for charges pressed against ...

Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos and Andreas Mavroyiannis, who has received senior Akel backing, held discussions on potential cooperation ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections but both kept their cards close ...

Exploratory drilling for natural gas in waters off Cyprus is currently underway, the government said on Monday. The well is being drilled by the Tungsten Explorer rig on behalf of ...

Lawmakers on Monday pushed back against the government’s request for an additional €102 million in spending – mostly on ongoing coronavirus-related measures – and asked for more details before releasing the funds. ...

The Cyprus Productivity Centre (CPC) of the Ministry of Labour has announced that in the context of e-government promotion, it is offering a digital skills training workshop on Windows for ...

Free summer schools – numbering 54 in total – across all districts will be available for those who request it, as the education ministry announced that they will offer a wide range of ...

The European Commission has given the nod to a Cypriot scheme to support cheesemakers affected by the coronavirus-related restrictions. In a press release, the commission said it approved a €890,000 scheme ...

Larnaca municipality’s health services has announced it is continuing to spray against mosquitoes. “The spraying is carried out by Larnaca’s municipality health services team to reduce the mosquito ...

By Andrea Charalambous A circular will be sent to all doctors by Tuesday with the guidelines to follow if they come across any cases of monkeypox virus. The press spokesperson ...

Cyprus continues to experience excessive macroeconomic imbalances, the European Commission said on Monday during the presentation of its 2022 European Semester Spring Package. “Overall, vulnerabilities are receding and are falling below ...

The plant grown on the island is believed to be among the most potent of healing herbs. Now, two of the Stelios Award winners are reconciling the island’s hurts ...

A 40-year-old man died in a traffic accident near the village of Dromolaxia, in the Larnaca district on Monday. According to Larnaca police spokesperson Haris Hadjiyiasemi, victim Varnavas Georgiou, a ...

Unficyp on Monday condemned an attack by unidentified people against a UN patrol vehicle on Saturday evening. The incident took place at around 10pm inside the buffer zone, approximately three ...

There are no problems in the supply chain and no shortage in supermarket stocks are expected as a result of the war in Ukraine, executive secretary of the Pancyprian Supermarkets ...

Members of the scientific team are expected in the next few days to submit recommendation regarding the use of face masks indoors and whether the measure against Covid-19 should be ...

In the framework of the European Artion Programme, members of Paphos Civil Defence on Sunday successfully carried out a search-and-rescue exercise for missing persons in the Mandria community of Paphos. ...

Monday marks the start of Forest Protection Week, which will feature a series of event aimed at raising public awareness regarding the protection of forests, the forestry department said on ...

According to head of Paphos CID Michalis Nikolaou, on Saturday night members of the Game and Fauna service heard a shot in the Argaka area and noticed the presence of ...

Paphos police are looking for a 23-year-old woman in connection with a theft from a kiosk in Chlorakas after a 27-year-old woman was remanded in custody for two days in ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Monday stressed the importance of implementing all relevant UN resolutions to reverse Turkey’s actions and provocations in Varosha. His comments came after a meeting ...