Cyprus

The latest drilling, due to have been completed on Sunday, in Exxon Mobil’s Block 10 was successful, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Sunday, adding that results would be announced ...

Just a few days after he was slammed by the government and political parties for visiting the ‘presidential palace’ in the north and interviewing Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, MEP ...

A new protest is planned outside the legal service on Saturday by the family of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, to mark 20 years since he enrolled in the army. “The family of ...

For those in Nicosia, the annual film screenings at the historic Konstandia Open-Air Cinema are a staple summer activity. A must-do for many cinephiles eager to explore Cypriot and international ...

It is going to be very hot from now until October, so make sure that you have plenty of shade in which to shelter from the sun. Not all trees ...

Teaching unions Poed, Oelmek and Oltek are expected to respond to a proposal for permanent positions on Thursday. The proposal was sent via Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, following the unions’ ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos was in Kenya on Sunday as part of a series of visits to Africa in 2025 with the aim of further strengthening relations with the countries of ...

A 46-year-old man was remanded for two days on Sunday in connection with a case of robbery, extortion and causing actual bodily harm in Famagusta in the early hours of ...

Sea, soil and oil have been brought together to produce a healthy, green and sustainable dietary supplement. A collaboration between Cyprus-based olive oil company Oleaphen and UK-based seaweed packaging company ...

A 17-year-old was remanded in police custody for five days on Saturday following his arrest earlier in the day to help police with inquiries into the injury of a 23-year-old ...

Conditions for the resumption of negotiations must be created at the upcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Sunday. The 5+1 ...

A disagreement over land boundaries is behind an attempted murder in Paphos on Saturday night, assistant Paphos police chief Michalis Nicolaou said on Sunday. A 41-year-old Greek Cypriot Limassol man ...

The tragedy in Mari was the result of administrative, technocratic and political deficits, but unfortunately, did not lead to a punishment that satisfies people’s sense of justice, deputy government ...

Remand orders for three people suspected of drugs trafficking were renewed for a further six days late on Saturday after a long procedure that had started early in the morning. ...

The UNSG’s envoy for Cyprus Maria Angel Holguin arrives in Cyprus later on Sunday for contacts with the two sides. On Monday she will meet President Nikos Christodulides as ...

The temperature inland on Sunday is expected to reach 40C as highs are expected of around 2-3C above the average. For those on the coasts, the temperature will be ...

By Dr Christodoulos Patsalides In the world of banking, long periods of profitability can dull the instinct to reassess risk. When financial institutions experience years of stable returns and upward-trending ...

Cyprus has charted a course full-steam ahead to joining the Schengen area, with the government insisting it can get to its destination by sometime next year. But amid the apparently ...

Residents of Fyti village in Paphos have sent a letter of protest to the ministers of interior and energy, demanding a halt to plans for multiple photovoltaic parks close to ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly driving at more than double the speed limit on the Larnaca to Kofinou motorway, police said on Saturday. In a statement posted ...

Disy on Saturday said it took seriously the judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which found that Cyprus had failed to properly investigate a rape complaint, ...

The blue door is unmarked, its glass panel stealing a glimpse into a dishevelled interior. The door is locked so I wait, surrounded by the quiet cobbled streets of old ...

A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody for three days after police arrested him over a fire that broke out in Fasoula last Wednesday. Police said on Saturday the ...

Judge Doria Varoshiotou’s dismissal by the supreme judicial council could set a precedent on whether judges are permanently appointed from day one or can be considered “temporary”, a point ...