Cyprus

Taking into consideration the plethora of projects that have been successfully completed and delivered, those that have been cut short are “the exception to the rule”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades ...

A colossal pianist not just for Cyprus but the world is getting ready for a grand recital this week in Limassol. Martino Tirimo will take the stage of the Rialto ...

Larnaca police in the early hours of Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the theft of a motorcycle on Tuesday. The 18-year-old is allegedly involved for several recent car ...

Authorities are investigating a network of around 80 individuals, with three arrest warrants issued and two suspects already in custody as of Wednesday. The Nicosia district court on Tuesday approved an ...

Authorities are intensifying efforts to track the source of bomb threats that were emailed to more than 300 schools across the island on Tuesday. Although the threats prompted widespread evacuations, no ...

The FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Organising Committee and Bank of Cyprus are joining forces and will move forward together on the road to the European Basketball Championship, the biggest sporting event ever ...

Police are investigating a fire that broke out in a parked car in a field in Paphos early Wednesday morning. The vehicle, owned by a 21-year-old, had been towed to ...

Entrepreneurs from both sides of Cyprus have been given more time to apply for the Stelios Bicommunal Business Cooperation Awards 2025, as the deadline has been extended to March 11. The awards, ...

Paphos police arrested a 33-year-old suspect in an ongoing case of burglary of a mobile phone store in Paphos. The man, a former employee of the store, had allegedly stolen ...

A solution to the island’s water scarcity has been proposed through a European Union funded project that optimises the production of desalinated water, it emerged on Wednesday. Under the ...

Police and labour inspection officials are investigating a work accident on Wednesday at a building under renovation in Limassol. The accident happened occurred on Tuesday at around 3.30pm police reported ...

The European Commission has issued a positive preliminary assessment for Cyprus’ request to receive €76.9 million under the NextGenerationEU programme, which aims to drive Europe’s recovery towards a greener, more ...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with localised showers and isolated storms, as well as snowfall in the higher mountains, in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise to 14C inland, 17C on ...

Eurobank announced on Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of an additional 37.5 per cent stake in Hellenic Bank, bringing its total shareholding to 93.47 per cent. The bank has also ...

Thirteen per cent of employees in Cyprus were absent for between one and 11 days due to psychological stress, Sek union said on Tuesday calling for overall improvement in workplace conditions. ...

An enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, involving both the island’s communities as well as all three guarantor powers and the United Nations, will go ahead in the Swiss ...

Faulty Takata airbags had another day in the sun on Tuesday, as MPs discussed certain dealerships charging car owners to check if their airbags needed replacing, while answers provided by ...

A proposed bill, promising to offer relief to people with disabilities, was presented on Tuesday at the House labour committee and, following an open discussion over coming weeks, will be ...

A bill proposing far tougher sentences on convicted child rapists will be tabled to the House plenum in the coming days, local media reported on Tuesday. The legislative proposal belongs ...

The Nicosia criminal court will decide on Thursday if Israeli land developer Simon Aykut, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, will remain in custody until ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday he is “not optimistic” about the Great Sea Interconnector – the mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece. However, his sentiments diverged from ...

Despite heavy rainfall in the last couple of days, February has been a dry month so far with rain falling below the average, the meteorology department said on Tuesday. It ...

The police believe that a fire which was started in a three-generation house in Paphos’ Universal area may have been started maliciously, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou ...

Cyprus is developing intelligent transport systems (ITS) and investing in state-of-the-art technology to improve the capacity of the road network, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. In an address ...