Cyprus

The cabinet has appointed George Theocharides as the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) new chairman, promoting him from the post of vice chairman, which he held since July ...

Church and state on Thursday welcomed back to Cyprus the central, or royal doors, of the iconostasis of the church of Ayios Anastasios in the village of Peristeronopigi which had ...

Labour unions have warned that a major demographic shift due to ageing populations in the EU requires the restructuring of pensions. At a European conference on Thursday, the Democratic Labour ...

With only a few months before it opens its doors, the CYCLOPS (Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security) currently under construction in Larnaca, aims to become a ...

Private universities in Cyprus will accept students with a physical presence in the new academic year on presentation of a SafePass which will be required to enter university premises. As ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will hold on Thursday a meeting with Austria’s minister for the EU and constitution, Karoline Edtstadler who is on a working visit to Cyprus. The ...

Paphos police are investigating one more case of forgery after the arrest of an African man at Paphos airport. According to police, the man was arrested on Wednesday at the ...

Police said on Thursday that a total of 211 traffic violations were reported in Larnaca district and the Morphou area during a targeted road safety campaign the previous day. Officers also ...

Paphos police have detained a 58-year-old man who has been living in the Republic without the necessary permits. The man was arrested in Kato Paphos on Wednesday afternoon. Further examination ...

Paphos District Court has remanded a 52-year-old man in custody for five days as police investigate a case of illegal possession of property. The man was arrested late on Tuesday ...

Plans are full steam ahead for the renovation of the Municipal Baths in Paphos in a bid to upgrade the tourist product of the city and at the same time ...

Police in Paphos are investigating a car theft after a woman drove off with a car she said was interested in buying and never returned. They said a 54-year-old resident ...

The met service on Thursday issued a yellow weather alert warning of isolated heavy thunderstorms. The service urged the public to be careful as isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to ...

In a span of 24 hours, police booked 22 people and four businesses for violating coronavirus measures. Between 6am on Wednesday and 6am on Thursday, there were a total of 3,376 inspections across ...

The Cyprus shipping industry met with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on Tuesday, September 14, to discuss the various technical and environmental issues stemming from the implementation of the pertinent ...

Cyprus’ inability to join the group of Schengen countries has adverse effects on its economy, Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) chairman George Mais has said. Speaking to the ...

The ministry of transport on Wednesday said a programme to offer incentives to passenger airlines was a success as Cyprus showed one of the smallest reductions in Europe in terms ...

Larnaca district administration on Wednesday said it had not been notified about the living conditions of a family in Pervolia who were reportedly reduced to living in a shack on ...

The commissioner for personal data protection announced on Wednesday that fines totalling €29,500 had been issued to parties and candidates over complaints about text messages, phone calls and leaflets concerning violations ...

The health ministry announced one death and 230 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. A 64-year-old woman passed away after being treated in the ICU at Nicosia hospital, raising total deaths ...

The Cyprus problem will be among the issues discussed in the upcoming EU-Med summit, which president Nicos Anastasiades will attend on Friday, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Wednesday. The ...

Members of Cyprus and Egypt’s special forces took part in joint military drill in Lythrodontas on Wednesday called Ptolemaios 2021. The drill marked the culmination of two weeks of joint ...

Turkish Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will table a discussion at the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education about the education ministry’s handling of ...

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