Cyprus

Hundreds of university students on Wednesday protested outside parliament as MPs discussed the state budget which included a €2.8 million cut from students grants. They slammed an incessant increase in the ...

Almost 11,000 Honda cars have been recalled so the Takata airbags can be replaced, the transport ministry announced on Wednesday. It specified Galatariotis Motors had briefed the ministry that Honda vehicles ...

The cost of a Christmas meal has gone up this year by almost 20 per cent, the consumers association revealed on Wednesday. Prices also differed across cities, however tomatoes marked the ...

An investigation will be launched over the fuel industry after suspicions of market distortion, the commission for the protection of competition announced on Wednesday. The investigation will cover the time ...

The Cypriot government is “ready” to begin consultations with both Greece’s independent transmission system operator Admie and the country’s energy ministry to find an agreement on “all matters” ...

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a revised start-up visa, according to Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou. Damianou said that the revisions aim to make the ...

Cyprus will respond in the coming days as to whether it will accept Chevron’s development and production plan for the Block 12 Aphrodite gas field, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday reaffirmed his support for a new crossing point to be opened in Mia Milia, on the eastern edge of Nicosia. Speaking after a ...

The government announced on Wednesday its commitment to supporting refugees by improving their access to housing, as it unveiled revised conditions for housing plans. According to the Interior Minister Constantinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday held a telephone conversation focused on the ongoing developments in Syria after the overthrow of the country’s Assad ...

More than €2,000 were raised for the Cyprus Autism Association and vulnerable communities this week, during charity lunches on the British bases. More than 200 people attended the charity meals, including representatives ...

The prison employee branch of the public servants’ union (Pasydy) on Wednesday lauded changes to the prisons system, which it said would also lead to better working conditions and an ...

The interior ministry offered €7,000 worth of vouchers to support vulnerable families over the holidays, it was announced on Wednesday. The vouchers, were provided by the staff of various departments and ...

The Nicosia court on Wednesday postponed until March next year, the case brought against a German real estate agent charged on 44 counts related to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating the staffing and infrastructure of biomedical laboratories. Speaking after the cabinet session, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said the bill is “particularly important” as ...

Turkish Cypriot left-wing activist Munur Rahvancioglu on Wednesday announced that he will appeal his denial of entry to Turkey at the country’s constitutional court. Rahvancioglu is one of around 15 ...

Thousands of people will benefit from the expected reductions in some banks charges and preferential interest rates for vulnerable groups that banks are set to announce by the end of ...

A pilot AI designed to interact with the public was launched on the government’s portal on Wednesday to answer questions people may have but for now, only general social ...

Limassol police are investigating a case of arson involving two vehicles with an estimated total value of €160,000. According to the police, the fire broke out at around 2.40am while the ...

Before the storms, rain and chilly weather all set in, we were lucky enough to have an enjoyable Saturday brunch along the famous Phinikoudes beach front. The weather was perfect, ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal lodged by state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos against a Limassol district court ruling that conscript Thanasis Nicolaou had been strangled to death in 2005. ...

A 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in Limassol on suspicion of illegal drug possession and possession of drugs with intent to supply to others. According to the police, evidence against ...

Three men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with thefts at kiosks in Nicosia. According to the police, the suspects are two 22-year-olds and a 21-year-old who were apprehended under ...

The sale of Politis from Yiannis Papadopoulos to Chris Panayiotou was made official on Wednesday. Papadopoulos has owned the newspaper and its related companies since it was founded in 1999, and ...