Cyprus

Bank depositors and bondholders whose savings were wiped out in the 2013 ‘haircut’ will receive a fraction of their losses as compensation, officials said in parliament on Monday. The House finance ...

The environment department on Monday issued a statement assuring that no gaps exist in the fast-track licensing procedure for small private desalination plants, which are promoted as a win-win drought-mitigation ...

Fellow villagers had turned to the Social Welfare Services to report the alleged abuse of five children living in a livestock facilty Dromolaxia, Larnaca before the case was made public, ...

Famagusta criminal court has acquitted all defendants of all charges relating to the alleged gang rape of a British female tourist in Ayia Napa in September 2023, it emerged on Monday. ...

Nicosia’s criminal court decided on Monday to postpone the Al Jazeera case till April 3, after the prosecution failed to present emails as evidence due to a technical problem. Former ...

Four men were remanded over the alleged attack against five players of the Paphos volleyball team Paphiakos before Paphos Court on Monday afternoon. The suspects, two aged 21, a 23-year-old and ...

A new task force will be set up to tackle Cyprus’ growing electricity challenges, following a high-level meeting on Monday between Energy Minister George Papanastasiou and representatives of the Cyprus ...

Cyprus has achieved a significant milestone in 2024: it reduced its trade deficit to €8.13 billion from €8.47 billion the previous year which is a 3.97% reduction from the previous year. Since global trade ...

Health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki bid farewell to her colleagues on Monday, her last day of work before retirement. On Monday, Yiannaki spoke to the health ministry leadership and ...

Every edition of Cyprus Film Days is subtly different to all the others. This year’s – the 23rd, would you believe, taking place on April 4-12 – will surely go down ...

An extra Easter allowance for low-income pensioners was approved by the council of ministers on Monday, amounting to €3.3 million, the welfare deputy minister said. “This decision helps more than 11,000 beneficiaries,” ...

Disy former MP Evgenios Hamboullas has resigned from the party citing an “existential dilemma” and “distancing from ideological roots”, spurring Disy to “remind him that principles don’t abandon people” ...

Fines issued based on the traffic camera system will be payable until April 30, the traffic police department announced on Monday. The deadline for paying outstanding fines, which began on January 8, ...

Six individuals were arrested on Sunday for possessing drugs in a coordinated operation by the drug squad Ykan and the regional police in Limassol, the force announced on Monday. During ...

By Annita Semina Petrides In a time when political turbulence and uncertainty seems to be the norm, students at the London School of Economics collaborated to organise one of the ...

Greek schools will be celebrate Eoka Day on April 1 for the first time, commemorating the 1955-1959 uprising of Cypriots against British colonial rule and the bid to unify with Greece, ...

Cyprus got drawn into a war of words between Israel and Turkey at the weekend after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan verbally attacked the former. “Everyone is aware of what ...

Five hooded men robbed a bakery in Kamares on Monday morning, the second such attack in Larnaca in just over 24 hours. The men stole the money by removing the portable ...

The creation of another 60 all-day-schools and an Easter allowance for low-income pensioners will be discussed at the Council of Ministers, President Nikos Christodoulides said ahead of the meeting on Monday ...

The hooded mob which clashed with police in Limassol over the weekend, was made up of young men marking the one hundred days prior to being conscripted for mandatory armed ...

Another Pop Up Talks event is approaching, enriching the island’s cultural agenda with inspiring stories from remarkable local people. The 4th Pop Up Talk by CyTA will take place ...

A top goal for Cyprus is to raise awareness in Brussels about the importance of our region and the challenges we face, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday evening. The ...

Police on Monday are investigating an overnight fire that destroyed machinery at a livestock facility in Dromolaxia, Larnaca, believed to be the home where five children last week reported they ...

Monday will see dust suspended in the atmosphere, with elevated concentrations at times, and temperatures up to 24C inland, 22C on the south and east coasts, 25C on the west ...