Cyprus

In today’s episode, the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the headlines. Russia’s ambassador to Cyprus bluntly said that the EU and the island ...

A 31-year-old woman is under arrest as police investigate the theft of a handbag and other valuables from a parked car in Paphos. According to a police announcement, the woman ...

President Nicos Anastasiades begins an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, after flying to Riyadh late on Monday at the head of a delegation. According to an official announcement, ...

Cyprus police fined 16 individuals and seven business premises for violating protective measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours ending ...

Cyprus’ cash reserves exceed the financing needs for 2022, the Public Debt Management Office said on Monday. In its February bulletin, the office explained that general government debt at the end ...

Cyprus’ government deficit fell to €409.1 million or 1.8 per cent of GDP in 2021 in 2021, primarily due to the impressive 16 per cent increase in revenues, according to a preliminary report released by ...

Cyprus has been named in an internal lending scam and money laundering scandal involving Ukrainian lender Privatbank, nationalised in 2016. In a case filed with the District Court, Southern District of ...

Cyprus has “shot itself in the foot” by joining the EU’s ban on Russian aircraft into the bloc’s airspace, the Russian ambassador bluntly stated on Monday amid concerns ...

The health ministry announced two Covid-19 deaths and 2,356 infections on Monday night as 150 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised. The deaths were of a man, aged 67, and a woman, aged 80. Their deaths ...

Prominent Nicosia lawyer Achilleas Demetriades officially announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections, his message focusing on fighting corruption, a fresh start, and the Cyprus problem. “I want to clear ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday participated in a wheelchair basketball game with students from a Nicosia based high school, as part of efforts to create awareness about people with ...

The Financial Ombudsman on Monday complained that the agency will not be able to perform their functions after the government slashed their budget by a considerable margin. Ombudsman Pavlos Ioannou ...

The transport ministry announced on Monday it reached an agreement with the companies running the commercial activities at Limassol port to significantly reduce their freight and handling fees after lengthy ...

Main opposition Akel have hammered the government over its decision to shutter Tanzania-based FBME bank some seven years ago, following a court ruling here last week that said the decision ...

Athienou municipality has requested the police and the public’s assistance after unknown culprits recently stole 50 trees and four peacocks worth up to €10,000. In an announcement the municipality appealed to ...

A monument dedicated to the Jewish Holocaust survivors who found temporary refuge to Cyprus after WWIII is a testament to the long-standing Cypriot Israeli friendship, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said ...

More support for Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir poured in on Monday from Cyprus and from Turkey, as the presidents of the journalists’ associations of both countries condemned his arrest. ...

A demonstration in support of Ukraine is set to take place on Monday in Limassol at the Enaerios parking area at 6.15pm. It follows in the wake of other demonstrations ...

Any sanctions imposed on Russia will inevitably end up impacting Cyprus’ economy as well, particularly the tourism sector, president of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) Michalis Antoniou said on ...

British actress Elizabeth Hurley and other cast members of a film being made by a Cypriot company are set to visit the island later this year to promote it, a ...

On Tuesday, March 1, the following state free rapid testing units will be operating for eligible groups District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (15 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground ...

In abandoned spaces, one photographer finds the fascinating tales of lives once lived, stories that are worth sharing with the world. ALIX NORMAN has a look Andrew Avraam is just 24, ...

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One of the two men who escaped from Paphos police station earlier in February will be referred to a direct trail before the Paphos criminal court by the end of ...