Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said that the government is continuously implementing targeted social policies to address rising living costs in response to demands raised by pensioners during demonstrations held ...

Police on Friday arrested a 47-year-old woman in connection with a bomb explosion that destroyed a 78-year-old man’s vehicle in Ayios Athanasios in Limassol in the early hours of ...

A fight broke out in the central prison kitchens after inmates complained about the quality of their food, resulting in injuries, with one inmate being taken to the hospital by ...

The number of women turning to midwives for a natural birth and care for infants and mothers is on the rise, with 170 recorded in September compared to 130 in August. Health ...

Senior state officials, including the president, have seen their salaries increase by up to €1,400 since 2022 and are set to receive an additional €700 raise in 2025, attributed to inflation. According to Politis, ...

The barbed wire placed in Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona, and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows is still there, despite government promises to remove it, United ...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a six-day remand order for a 23-year-old man arrested in connection with multiple burglary and theft cases. According to a police statement, the ...

By Lanting Liu On October 1, 2024, a group of 69 Chinese expatriates, along with their foreign family members, successfully evacuated from Lebanon, arriving at the new port of Limassol in Cyprus by ...

A 58-year-old woman was arrested early on Friday at Larnaca airport after more than two kilograms of cocaine were found in her luggage. According to a police statement, members of ...

Environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou’s brief has been expanded to include animal welfare, the government announced on Friday. President Nikos Christodoulides had made the decision to coincide with World Animal ...

Some people in the north are complaining that the call to prayer is too loud, while others are complaining that it is too quiet to be heard, the north’s ...

Olive oil prices are expected to begin to fall in the coming weeks and months after a 61 per cent rise was seen between September and September last year, consumers’ association ...

A flight to evacuate Cypriot nationals from Lebanon, operated with a Lebanese carrier, is planned for late Friday night, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Friday. The additional Middle ...

Fears were mounting on Friday that the cost of essential goods, which started rising even before the termination of VAT relief measures, will be catapulted even higher in the event ...

A 23-year-old man wanted theft cases under investigation, was arrested and taken into custody by police on Friday. Police located the suspect in Yermasoyia around 1.30am following evidence that he ...

Friday will will be mainly clear with localised clouds. Temperatures will rise to 31C in the interior, 30C on the coasts, and 22C in the higher mountains. Winds will start ...

Convict Doros Theofanous who escaped police custody right under the watch of authorities was allegedly on the receiving end of preferential treatment for years, and was frequently allowed home visits ...

The United Kingdom and Cyprus will hold talks in London next month aimed at drawing up a bilateral defence cooperation agreement, the British High Commission in Nicosia said on Thursday. ...

The government on Thursday submitted to parliament the state budget for fiscal year 2025, with projected total expenditures of €12.9 billion and revenues of €10.3 billion. Direct and indirect taxes account for €8.48 billion, ...

The United Nations must keep its word regarding the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Thursday. He was speaking about his plans to ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested in Turkey, having flown from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport after crossing to the north ...

Citing the falling inflation rate, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos made it absolutely clear on Thursday that any remaining relief measures would get scrapped by month’s end. The minister recalled ...

Between 1 July and 30 September, a total of 533 individuals contacted the 1480 helpline, which aims to provide counselling and support on the safe, responsible, and ethical use of the internet and digital ...

The European Commission on Thursday announced that it had sued Cyprus over the country’s failure to implement European Union laws regarding corporate tax. Cyprus has, according to the commission, ...