Cyprus

Fresh ideas will be incorporated into the operation of the Audit Office, without dismissing good practices already in place, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday. He added that there would ...

Three people were injured on Tuesday when part of the roof of a department store in Paphos collapsed, Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou said. The incident occurred around 12.30pm when ...

Two people were arrested after a drugs raid carried out by police in the Ayios Nikolaos Sovereign Base Area (SBA), British forces announced on Tuesday. The two, a 46-year-old man ...

Medical equipment worth €60,000 was on Tuesday donated to the paediatric clinic of Makarios hospital by the Australian Hellenic Medical Charity and the Cypriot community of Adelaide. The donation includes diagnostic ...

A power outage will take place at the Nicosia general hospital on Thursday from 6am to 7.30am due to scheduled maintenance work, state health service Okypy warned on Tuesday. The ...

A contract for a project worth almost €34 million has been signed between the government and a private consortium for the expansion of facilities at Pentakomo in Limassol that will increase ...

One hundred days into the operation of the newly formed district self-governance organisations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday praised their work, despite teething problems. He said he aspired to ...

A charitable cycling race is about to take place supporting the Elpida Foundation for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia. Set to take place this Saturday, the initiative combines a passion ...

A 77-year-old woman was robbed of cash and jewellery while in her home at Souni village in Limassol on Monday night. According to police, two masked men entered the house ...

Two people were remanded in court for eight days on Tuesday after  forged marriage documents were used to obtain residency permits. A third person is also wanted in relation to ...

“I proved again that, if there were fewer unlucky moments this year, I could have finished in the top five in the overall standings,” says Vladimiros Tziortzis after the seventh ...

The deputy welfare ministry has strongly defended its actions in response to criticisms from Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos regarding the accommodation centre for unaccompanied minors, following a fire at the ...

In an ever-changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, the challenges are enormous and the ability to adapt and respond immediately is imperative, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday. Addressing the ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has praised the 800-year-old history of Cyprus’ famed commandaria referencing the sweet wine’s very first award all the way back in 1224. She was addressing the ...

Aphrodite Bowls club recently held a ‘Fun Day’ with proceeds being put towards the cost of expenses incurred by bowlers representing Bowls Cyprus on International duty. The day involved bowlers ...

The Larnaca Tourism Board (LTB) has been intensifying efforts to boost the region’s online presence through collaborations with high-profile influencers. Recent initiatives aim to promote Larnaca to international audiences, ...

Police arrested two men, aged 19 and 25, at Larnaca airport on Monday after a large quantity of cannabis, weighing 35 kilos, was found in their luggage. According to a police statement, the ...

A 39-year-old man is in critical condition and on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of the Nicosia general hospital following a collision with a car driven by a 34...

President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York from London to attend an informal dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The dinner is scheduled for 7...

The government said on Monday it will set up a team of legal experts to advise on two bills relating to the planned reform of the Audit Office and the ...

President of the Cyprus Writers’ Centre PEN Angela Christofidou was elected president of the international search committee of the International Union of Writers PEN (PEN International) at the first session ...

The importance of the Council of Europe (CoE) was highlighted during an event on the ‘75 years of operation of the Council of Europe: Republic of Cyprus – benefits and prospects’, which ...

A 62-year-old British tourist died on Monday while swimming in Peyia, Paphos. Police said people accompanying the tourist lost sight of him and he was later carried out of the ...

Vaccines against seasonal flu and Covid-19 will be available for free, the health ministry announced on Monday. All Gesy beneficiaries over six-months-old are eligible, it said. Priority will be given ...