Cyprus

A bill proposing far tougher sentences on convicted child rapists will be tabled to the House plenum in the coming days, local media reported on Tuesday. The legislative proposal belongs ...

The Nicosia criminal court will decide on Thursday if Israeli land developer Simon Aykut, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, will remain in custody until ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday he is “not optimistic” about the Great Sea Interconnector – the mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece. However, his sentiments diverged from ...

Despite heavy rainfall in the last couple of days, February has been a dry month so far with rain falling below the average, the meteorology department said on Tuesday. It ...

The police believe that a fire which was started in a three-generation house in Paphos’ Universal area may have been started maliciously, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou ...

Cyprus is developing intelligent transport systems (ITS) and investing in state-of-the-art technology to improve the capacity of the road network, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. In an address ...

Cypriot tourism has recovered from the challenges of the previous three years, including the pandemic and the loss of the Russian market, according to president Nikos Christodoulides. Speaking during the ...

A total of 4,780 Cypriot students are currently enrolled at one of the more than 40 UK universities, the British Council said on Tuesday. Since Brexit came into effect in 2020, the number ...

The trial of three of the four suspects arrested in connection with an alleged attempted murder in the Larnaca village of Kornos will begin on March 12. The trio, all males ...

Failure to pay football players their wages is a criminal offence, making the clubs and/or their directors legally liable, the association representing the players said on Tuesday. The association ...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an integral part of contemporary business strategies. Responsible entrepreneurship is the cornerstone of sustainable development and prosperity for any society. It integrates moral values, ...

Cyprus is not immediately affected by the tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump, but the risk of inflationary pressures on the country remains, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on ...

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and the island’s creatives have put together an exciting list of things to do next weekend. And there is something for ...

Akel on Tuesday decried what it described as an “Islamic agenda” after a report was sent to Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz demanding that more religion classes be taught in ...

Larnaca technical school won a historic distinction after being branded the Best Mediterranean Culinary School, it said on Tuesday. The school beat out units from colleges and even universities in ...

Cyprus stands against the displacement of Palestinians from their land, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “Our position is against the displacement of Palestinians,” he said when asked about Trump’...

Goat and sheep farmers marched on the presidential palace on Tuesday demanding greater security for producers of halloumi and threatening further measures if no action is taken. The farmers described ...

The aim of next month’s wider meeting on the Cyprus problem in the Swiss city of Geneva is to “resume talks from where they were interrupted in the summer ...

Cyprus has made significant progress in the 2024 Corruption Perception Index, climbing both in score and global position, the Cyprus Integrity Forum said on Tuesday. The Corruption Perception Index ranks countries ...

Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday bade their final farewell to businessman Asil Nadir at his funeral. The funeral took place in three stages, with high-profile figures from Turkish Cypriot politics as ...

An out-of-space experience! That is what Thursday’s event at ARTos House in Nicosia will be, with visitors learning everything there is to know about black holes. Following the success ...

Bomb threats were sent to more than 300 state and private schools in Cyprus on Tuesday morning, the police confirmed. A police spokesperson confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that the threats ...

Plans are afoot to link Paphos’ Tombs of the Kings and Coral Bay beach with a dual carriageway, Akamas mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Tuesday. Speaking to Paphos-based news website ...

A 75-year-old man died on Tuesday morning after being involved in a traffic accident in Larnaca. Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos said the man, named as Rodotheos Skordis, was driving ...