Cyprus

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Monday evening in connection with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old in Larnaca. The police said that at around 3.15pm on Monday, at a ...

Tuesday starts off cloudy with local showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains and to the north, moving inland. Hail is possible in thunderstorm areas. Temperatures will reach 22C ...

The Cyprus consumers association on Monday urged the public to stay informed and safe when making purchases on the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday, The association advised people to ...

The editor in-chief of the north’s Ozgur Gazete newspaper, Pinar Barut, on Monday said that she has received death threats targeting both herself and her family, allegedly as part ...

A police officer was injured on Monday evening in Famagusta after a service weapon was accidentally discharged during a routine handover. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 7.45...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Trade configuration held in Brussels on Monday. In an intervention during the deliberations, Papanastasiou expressed Cyprus’ support ...

Police in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines. According ...

Animal health is the pillar of society’s resilience and is linked to public health and food safety, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. He was speaking at the 18...

The US government on Monday removed five Cyprus-related individuals and three legal entities from its list of nationals designated as having engaged in “harmful foreign activities of the Russian Federation”. ...

Heightened interest in academic scholarships has led to an increase in the budget of the State Scholarship Foundation (Ikyk), MPs heard on Monday. The leadership of the foundation was in ...

Actual expenditures and revenues so far this year have been lower than the average of the past decade, the state treasury said on Monday. In a briefing, the treasury provided ...

A 28-year-old woman was found shot dead inside an army camp in Assia in the north on Monday with police investigating the case as a possible crime. According to corresponding ...

A 49-year-old man was attacked with a knife by a 39-year-old co-worker on a construction site in Larnaca, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Tsiakkilero area of ...

Cyprus has recorded a significant rise in payment fraud, with incidents and financial losses growing faster than anywhere else in the eurozone, a Central Bank of Cyprus report showed on ...

The Tax for All digital platform will temporarily close on Thursday afternoon, the tax department said on Monday. It said system access will be interrupted between 4.30 and 10pm due to ...

The administrative court has issued another interim ruling upholding a 2022 cabinet decision to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of people included on an EU sanctions list concerning Ukraine, the attorney-general’s ...

A new call centre will provide support for people with questions or issues regarding the road transport department’s (TOM) remit, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. “[The hotline] ...

The government is committed to providing equal opportunities for children with learning difficulties, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday during a visit to the Apostolos Varnavas special school in Liopetri. ...

Three men aged 25, 34 and 46 were remanded in police custody on Monday for seven days following the attempted kidnapping of a 46-year-old in Larnaca on Saturday. The 46-year-old man was arrested ...

Foreign experts will be brought in to conduct preventive inspections on all buses operating in Cyprus following repeated incidents of fires caused by maintenance issues, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced ...

By Christina Michailidis We often imagine happiness is tied to big milestones – a promotion, buying a home or travelling the world. However, research increasingly suggests that wellbeing is less about ...

China–Cyprus consensus ushers in a new phase of cooperation By Lanting Liu Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus Mr Liu Yantao, accompanied by his wife Ms Hou Yahui, paid a farewell ...

A yellow weather warning for severe hailstorms overnight on Monday was issued by the met office on Monday and is valid from midnight to 9am on Tuesday. According to the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday denied that deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides has submitted his resignation, as rumours continue to circulate around the issue. Angelides’ apparent resignation comes amid escalating ...