Cyprus

A 32-year-old was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for importing and possessing 1.26kg of methamphetamine. Larnaca criminal court heard that the drugs were found in the man’s ...

The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) expired on Wednesday, with Enqa confirming that they had ...

Greece and Cyprus are “strong supporters” of “upgrading” the European Union’s relations with Jordan, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of trilateral meeting with ...

A new lawsuit has been filed against Odysseas Michaelides for moral damages due to “illegal actions and omissions” by the former auditor-general. The lawsuit was filed at Limassol district court ...

Ancient Cypriot writing was found on a wall dating from the 6th century BC at an archeological dig in Palaepaphos, the department of antiquities said on Wednesday. “The findings that ...

The police on Wednesday warned of the arrival of “dangerous” Polish football fans arriving in Cyprus ahead of Omonia’s Europa Conference League fixture with Polish club Legia Warsaw at ...

European authorities this week confirmed Cyprus’ financial and economic stability in their 17th post-programme surveillance mission. The latest report, released on Tuesday from the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB), ...

Cyprus and Greece reaffirmed their commitment to institutionalise intergovernmental summits, thus contributing to stability in the eastern Mediterranean and enhancing bilateral cooperation. Speaking after Wednesday’s second intergovernmental summit in ...

The UK’s Leus Developments is completing several projects in Limassol. With two sites finished and already rented out, and two more being completed over the next two years, we ...

As the state doctors’ strike entered its second day on Wednesday, the auditor-general has agreed with the findings of an independent analyst which had determined that no more than a €2.5 ...

Dozens, possibly hundreds, of Bank of Cyprus customers received letters in the post over the past few weeks warning them that they would lose their accounts if they did not ...

Newly elected European fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis said on Wednesday he will work with determination over the next five years with his fellow commissioners for a better Europe. “Today’s ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per cent, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Its inauguration date by ...

A 27-year-old man was on Wednesday imprisoned for 12 years for importing 24kg of cannabis. According to police, on October 1 when he arrived at Larnaca airport from overseas he was subjected ...

Christmas lunch for elderly residents of local care homes was prepared by hospitality students at the Tepak campus in Paphos. They were hosted in the school’s training restaurant at ...

A Limassol man has been arrested on suspicion of theft from two buildings under construction, police said on Wednesday. The 48-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night by members of the ...

Cyprus is expected to record the third highest growth rate in the Eurozone with 3.8 per cent for 2024, while unemployment, inflation and public debt continue their downward trend. Addressing the second ...

The Paphos Court has dismissed a request by the contractor to disallow government officials access to the Paphos Polis road construction site, it was reported on Wednesday. The court also ...

By Andrea Kouyialis Some places feel like home even before stepping in. There’s a warm cosiness to Nanas Brunch in Trimiklini that can’t quite be summed up with ...

A Limassol man was arrested after being found acting suspiciously by members of the crime prevention squad after they had received a tip off he had broken into a house ...

A group of businessmen who have formed the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative have called for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on the town’s once busy shopping street ...

Six people have been arrested in Paphos for illegal work and employment, the police said on Wednesday. According to Paphos assistant police operations chief Michalis Nikolaou, during the early hours ...

The fire service responded to 24 fires in the last 24 hours, it reported on Wednesday morning. Among them were a fire which damaged three cars and a roof overnight in Limassol ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah during a telephone conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Makati and offered the island’s help. He also ...