Cyprus

Disy leader Averof Neophytou was unanimously ratified as the party’s presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, during Disy’s Supreme Council session on Sunday. His candidacy was ratified unanimously ...

Police are investigating a theft in Ayia Napa, after a man in his 30’s yanked a cross from a 56-year-old disabled man. Head of Famagusta police Steve Theodoulou said the ...

Bus strikes in Nicosia and Larnaca will continue, after the proposals from the transport ministry were deemed to be unsatisfactory, it emerged on Sunday. The about face comes after an ...

Police have fined 14 individuals and eight establishment owners or managers in the last 24 hours after 2,756 checks for violation of COVID-19 measures. A Police spokesperson told CNA that six people were ...

Today is International Day of Happiness. But how has our happiness changed over two years of the pandemic asks ALIX NORMAN. And what can we do to be happier? Happiness ...

The past week has seen a great deal of chatter on the shifting energy map in light of the Ukraine crisis, potentially bringing the fractious eastern Mediterranean gas reserves – along ...

The World Happiness Report ranked the Republic of Cyprus at 41 out 146 nations and territories, slipping slightly since the last report but ahead of its neighbours such as Greece, Turkey, and ...

One person was reported to have died from coronavirus on Saturday as the ministry of health recorded 3,347 new cases. The death refers to an 86-year-old woman who died on Saturday, ...

More than 2,500 building permits have been issued under the new, fast-track procedure since it was implemented in October 2021, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday addressing the 29th General Assembly ...

Twelve Nicosia communities have sent a letter to the president denouncing the relocation of an asphalt plant to their the area which, they said, is already host to polluting industries. ...

Cyprus public transport employees suspended their indefinite strike on Saturday, a day after it was announced, following an agreement with the company to retain 36 employees who were recently told they ...

A total of 63 rapid testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Sunday, offering free tests to those who belong to eligible groups. These include minors, the ...

Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Saturday as one of the suspects who scammed a Nicosia electronics company out of over €65,000 worth of devices in the last ...

There will be repercussions for Cyprus universities that maintain collaborations with universities in Ukraine with the situation certainly taking some time to return to normal, Rector of the Cyprus University ...

Police is an institution with a strong sense of social responsibility, chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Saturday in his address at the 22nd march for love in support of paediatric ...

A 46-year-old Limassol resident was remanded for three days on Saturday on suspicion of setting fire to an establishment in Paphos earlier this week. The fire, which damaged the doors ...

The Ukraine crisis and recent developments will be at the centre of the discussions of the European Council in Brussels, which will be attended by President Nicos Anastasiades, a government ...

The owners of four establishments in Paphos are expected to appear in court after they were booked twice for breaches of coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday. The businesses were ...

President Nicos Anastasiades sent an anti-war message as he kicked off the OPAP GSO International Marathon in Limassol on Saturday morning. Some 11,000 people were registered to take part in the ...

A 52-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison for human trafficking, sexual exploitation, money laundering and living of earnings of prostitution. According to the police announcement, investigations started ...

Limassol, along with Ayia Napa, is one of the main centres of hard drug use in Cyprus according to an EU drug monitoring unit report, although it saw a marked ...

Cyprus has work to do in order to accelerate its switch to greener forms of energy, but has already accomplished a fair amount, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou said during a ...

The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) on Friday announced that its national stand had a great presence at one of the most important European real estate exhibitions, MIPIM (Marche ...