Cyprus

Two cars went up in flames overnight, one in Nicosia and one in Limassol. In Strovolos, Nicosia, a car belonging to a 33-year-old was extensively damaged at around 1.20am. Police ...

Thursday will be hot and sunny, with mist and low clouds overnight. Winds during the day will be a southwest to northwest gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, turning ...

The average salary has increased by 13 per cent in the past two years and those earning less than €1,000 per month have dropped by 30 per cent, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said ...

Pafos FC will make their debut in the Champions League, Europe’s premier football competition, against defending Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Cypriot champions, who won their first ever ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday engaged in a verbal back-and-forth, attacking one another’s foreign policies on the matters of Gaza, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said opposition politicians had “turned their backs on unity” in their disapproval of his behind-closed-doors address to the north’s ‘parliament’ the previous ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades expressed pride on Wednesday during a presentation of the newly upgraded Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre in Limassol, ahead of its role as a host venue for ...

Iran’s ambassador in Nicosia Alireza Salarian denied that his country had asked Cyprus to “send a message” to Israel, reinforcing his government’s stance that no such request had ...

More British fighter jets and other aircraft “will follow in [the] coming days” to the region, the United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary John Healey said on Tuesday night. Addressing a ...

The University of Nicosia will introduce an Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), making it the first higher education facility to establish a Chair of Indian Studies in Cyprus. “The ...

The new stadium safety bill will “give the key to safer stadiums to the state”, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Addressing the day’s House legal affairs committee ...

Efforts are continuing to repatriate Cypriots from the Middle East, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday, as the conflict between Iran and Israel continues. Speaking after the day’s ...

Cyprus has become a vital transit point as hostilities escalate between Israel and Iran, with people fleeing Israel and others seeking to return. The island is facilitating travel in both ...

Demos Serkelides was defrocked on Wednesday after the Holy Synod voted to depose him for repeatedly disparaging Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus. Serkelides had openly and persistently criticised both the archbishop ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the bill regulating multiple pensions for state officials, removing a provision that would have taxed retirement lump sums. Following the meeting, Government Spokesman ...

Many of the fine establishments reviewed in these pages are the result of single visits, often with the specific intention of trying something new. However, there are also cases where ...

Cyprus has further reinforced its system for preventing money laundering and combating terrorist financing, according to the 4th Enhanced Follow-up Report published on Wednesday by Moneyval.The island is now ...

An audit office investigation into student grants awarded in 2023 uncovered multiple irregularities, including grants being awarded for longer than permitted, amounts being “gifted” without legal basis, and applications being accepted ...

A food preparation shop caught fire in Engomi in the early hours of Wednesday, causing damage to its wooden cladding and walls. “At 6.16am, the Nicosia fire stations responded with ...

Consultations and discussions with all stakeholders are to take place over the summer on the issue of teacher evaluations, a proposal rejected by the unions at the end of May. ...

Summer in Cyprus comes not with a whisper, but with a whoosh of heatwaves, iced coffees and the annual search for the perfect beach umbrella that won’t take flight ...

The deputy ministry of research announced on Wednesday that actions to resolve issues highlighted in the audit office’s 2023 report have been initiated or implemented, including an upgrade of its ...

There is a need to establish a strategy to address hate speech and hate crimes, with the participation of all competent authorities and civil society with an emphasis on education, ...

Cyprus Airways said on Wednesday it has suffered a leak of some passenger information through a phishing scam but passwords and credit-card details had not been obtained by the culprits. ...