Cyprus

Demetra Holdings shareholders have approved a resolution to sell the company’s shares in Hellenic Bank to Eurobank, according to an official statement released on Friday. The statement, which was ...

Residents of Drosia, Larnaca, expressed dissatisfaction on Friday with the measures implemented by the mayor and the police to address a surge in burglaries in the area. Local resident Artemios ...

Two companies based in Cyprus were included on the latest list of entities sanctioned by the United States for aiding Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The list was published ...

The head of the north’s citrus export company Cypfruvex, which is accused of having trafficked hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals and left them to live in squalid conditions in camps ...

Harsh words flew back and forth on Friday over plans to upgrade the road linking the village of Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery, with the north’s ‘transport minister’ ...

A 59-year-old man tragically lost his life on Friday after falling from a height while working on a building under construction in Limassol. The victim, identified as Marios Loukas, fell ...

Educators and students develop emotional regulation and empathy through an online platform, equipping them with the skills needed to navigate future challenges, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. The ...

After years of delays, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will begin installing smart meters this month, starting with urban areas across the country. EAC spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou outlined the ...

Discussions are underway to potentially create direct transport links between the north and Syria, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said. Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster BRT, ...

The European Union must “actively and systematically support” Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Christodoulides was the first foreign leader to meet Aoun ...

Cyprus will resolve all technical issues necessary to join the Schengen area by 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. The political aspects of the matter have already been addressed, he ...

Footage and interviews from the protest in Nicosia against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit to Cyprus. Full story here

The Forestry Department responded to Cyfield Construction on Friday amid an ongoing dispute over the terminated contract for the Akamas road network upgrade project. In a written statement, the government ...

Following an alleged knife attack by another citizen outside a Limassol kiosk, a third-country national was taken to Limassol general hospital with a hand injury. Preliminary police sources claim that ...

The fiscal council’s budget for 2025 is over 12 per cent larger than its budget for the previous year, according to information revealed on Friday. News website Stockwatch reported that the ...

The dismantling of the controversial barbed wire fence which had been placed in and around Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona, and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows ...

A person found dead face-down in an open plot in Strovolos on January 6 had been shot in the back with a single bullet, the police said on Friday, after originally ...

Hermes Airports CEO Eleni Kaloyirou on Friday said that Cyprus needs to adapt to evolving travel trends and transportation demands, particularly as climate change and shifting traveller preferences reshape the ...

The Public Works Department is expediting the preparation of new tender documents for the first phase of the Paphos-Polis road, aiming to announce the tender as soon as possible, according ...

A 60-year-old man reported his 29-year-old neighbour to the police on Thursday for allegedly killing two of his dogs. According to the complaint, the suspect shot the dogs because they ...

Authorities will begin legal action in three months against drivers who fail to settle fines issued by traffic cameras. There are currently some 250,000 unpaid fines issued by traffic cameras according ...

A further two robbery cases carried out by people on a motorcycle are under investigation in Limassol, police said on Friday. Both victims were approached by two individuals on a ...

A British soldier based in Cyprus is set to run a full marathon in scuba gear to raise funds to rescue three stray cats, it emerged on Friday. Chief Instructor ...

President Nikos Christodoulides travels to Lebanon on Friday to meet with newly elected President Joseph Aoun. Christodoulides said he was the first head of state to visit Aoun, with whom ...