Cyprus

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has condemned the recent 5 per cent price increase announced by concrete manufacturers, describing it as unprecedented, unjustified, and driven by profiteering motives. Speaking on CyBC’s ...

Architects have sounded the alarm regarding the rapid development in the scenic village of Platres, warning that the area’s historical architectural character and sensitive natural environment are being overlooked. ...

A career fair, titled “Career 2025,” will be held on Saturday at the Bank of Cyprus head office from 10am to 7pm, aiming to help students make informed decisions about their ...

The situation at state hospitals remains manageable as efforts continue to address the ongoing flu outbreak, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charilaos Charilaou said on Tuesday. Charilaou noted a ...

Mountainous villages in the Paphos region have called for a fully staffed ambulance station, operational around the clock, to be set up in Statos Ayios Photiou, as well as an ...

The King Solomon award was presented to former President Nicos Anastasiades by the European Jewish Association on Monday evening, as a gesture of recognition for “his exceptional leadership and contribution” ...

Police appear to the closing in on one or more suspects connected to the killing of a 24-year-old man from Pakistan, who was found face down in a plot in ...

A fire broke out at 7.15pm on Monday in a house in Episkopi village, believed to have been caused by a faulty fireplace chimney. Two fire engines arrived on site, ...

UN special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart will be making as series of briefings in New York ahead of the adoption of a ...

A 29-year-old man was found heavily injured at 1.10am at an abandoned building site in Limassol. Police said the man appeared to have been hit in the back with a ...

Leading members of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues have launched a legislative initiative to permanently lift the arms embargo against Cyprus. The aim of the initiative is to eliminate ...

In an effort to pave the way for an informal expanded meeting for a Cyprus settlement, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Cyprus, ...

Cyprus woke up to fog and low clouds on Tuesday, which will gradually give way to fine weather. Snow on Troodos on Tuesday morning was 8cm. Winds on Tuesday will ...

Invest Cyprus issued a statement on Monday underscoring the significance of five strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed on January 8 at the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo. These agreements were ...

The Museum of Templar Ages recently completed its first year of operation in the village of Pano Arodes, in Paphos. Evidence for the presence of the Knights’ Templar in the ...

Kazakhstan plans to soon open an embassy in Cyprus, its government confirmed on Monday. The decision was relayed during a meeting in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, between the permanent ...

The intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus decreased by just over 26 per cent from 2013 to 2023, according to data published by Eurostat on Monday. This compared to a drop of 32 ...

More than 900 Syrians have withdrawn their asylum applications over the last month, the government said on Monday. In a post on X, Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides said that ...

Cyprus could up its spending cap if it convinces Brussels that the models the latter uses systematically ‘downgrade’ the island’s economic indices, the head of the Fiscal Council asserted ...

The Greek Cypriot Brotherhood in the UK welcomed in the New Year on Sunday with the annual cutting of the vasilopita. The cutting was blessed by Archbishop Nikitas while 140 members ...

Following a complaint from a company director, police in Limassol are looking into a fraud case involving the theft of €700,000. A 45-year-old man was taken into custody by police on ...

A 57-year-old woman got scammed online and ended up losing tens of thousands of euros. The woman reported to the Limassol police on Monday, that she found a website advertising ...

House president Annita Demetriou expressed her commitment to deepening collaboration with Spain during a meeting on Monday with the Spanish congress president, Francina Armengol Socias. The Spanish delegation, which includes ...

A Nicosia football club will be facing trial this week over the non-payment of €2.3 million in social insurance contributions, it emerged on Monday. It is apparently the first such trial ...