Cyprus

Is the Great Sea Interconnector unraveling? It depends who you ask. Last week’s talks in Athens, where it was decided to “update the techno-economic” parameters, was seen by many ...

The beginning of the armed Eoka struggle in 1955 was a “new era for Cypriot Hellenism,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday inaugurating the 70 Years of Eoka 1955-1959 exhibition in Nicosia. “[...

With halloumi making the news as the latest fad in New York, we asked people at the Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia how they like to eat our national cheese.

A search of two apartments in Nicosia, carried out following a complaint made by the Animal Party over the alleged consumption of cats, has not brought forward any evidence, police ...

A 44-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were remanded in police custody for five days on Friday over their alleged involvement in a burglary, police said on Saturday. The two ...

Evidence related to 1,184 cases investigated in recent years by the district units of the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (Ykan) in Cyprus was destroyed this year, police said on Saturday. It ...

Another 132 vehicles with faulty Takata airbags will be immobilised, the road department said on Saturday. The immobilisation follows a recall over cars equipped with defective Takata airbags issued by CIC ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday night said comments made by President Nikos Christodoulides regarding the Cyprus problem during a visit of Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas were “null and ...

A total of 135 boxes of 200 cigarettes each, four packs of 20 cigarettes each and 500g of rolling tobacco were located and seized in the luggage of a British passenger at Paphos ...

The fact that two ratings agencies either improved or kept the same rating for Cyprus was welcomed on Saturday with “particular satisfaction” by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. Both Moody’s ...

A 26-year-old man has died following a stabbing attack outside a kiosk in the Konia area of Paphos on Wednesday, while the 58-year-old suspect in the case was remanded in ...

On Saturday, the weather will remain overwhelmingly clear, with a chance of temporary cloudiness. The temperature will rise to 29 degrees Celsius inland, around 28 on the coast and 23 degrees in the ...

Bringing the charm and elegance of imperial Vienna and its royal waltzes is the Viennese Christmas evening that will enchant audiences this December. For the 10th consecutive year, Viennese Christmas ...

An automatic cost-of-living adjustment, or CoLA, is effectively a system of wage indexation designed to address inflation, yet there is no universal application nor a unified model for its implementation. ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday addressed the BusinessEurope Council of Presidents in Nicosia, stressing that the Cyprus Presidency of the Council ...

A small bakery in Manhattan’s West Village is selling out of halloumi on a daily basis, as New Yorkers discover Cyprus’ national cheese, The Times has reported. Hello Halloumi, ...

Roadworks will be carried out over the coming days in Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca. On November 25, works will be underway on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, lasting till December 4, from Monday to ...

A Larnaca resident complained to the police on Friday that between July 24 and November 10 unknown individuals had managed to scam him out of €50,000. According to the complaint, the scammers presented ...

A vibrant signing ceremony hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus and the China NGO for International Exchanges (CNIE) on Thursday in Nicosia marked a new milestone in the deepening ...

The European Commission on Friday launched a new infringement case against Cyprus, saying the Republic has yet to incorporate the EU’s energy efficiency directive 2023/1791 into national law. The directive, ...

Better public schools and modern units are among the education ministry’s aims for 2026, according to its annual action plan published on Friday, included in the ministry’s proposed budget ...

Tax Commissioner Soteris Markides expressed concern on Friday about the phenomenon of acquisitions of businesses in Cyprus by foreign companies and funds. He told MPs at the House finance committee – ...

Arguments in the second trial-within-a-trial in the case of the German real estate agent facing charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north will be heard on December 3 at 9...

Although hate crime and hate speech remain relatively rare in Cyprus, the general climate of tolerance and respect has deteriorated in recent years, the Council of Europe said on Friday. ...