Cyprus

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced this week that it has started to accept instant payments on behalf of itself and its clients, including certain government departments and state ...

Limassol’s mayors and business leaders convened this week to discuss their demands for increased state funding and a “sharper strategic focus” from the government. They argued that Limassol, a ...

Restoration work on the historic watermill of Nikokleia, a significant monument with roots dating back to 1768, has begun after 15 years of concerted effort, municipal authorities announced on Thursday. According to ...

Football clubs that are wayward in their tax arrears will face the full brunt of the law, the tax commissioner said on Thursday. Sotiris Markidis said all actions pertaining to ...

Police were on Thursday investigating a case of attempted murder after an incident involving shots fired in Kornos, Larnaca, resulting in the serious injury of one person. The incident happened ...

Hundreds of demonstrators on Thursday afternoon booed Israeli president Isaac Herzog and shouted “killer go home” as he departed the presidential palace in Nicosia after a meeting there with President ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Thursday affirmed her commitment to supporting and advancing Cypriot sports during an award ceremony honouring athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in ...

The Republic of Cyprus is “undermining stability under the guise of humanitarian aid” in the Middle East, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Thursday. Speaking as his ministry brings ...

Expecting the Greek Cypriots to recognise the north as an independent country is “futile”, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Thursday. In a social media post, he said ...

Greek political leaders, family, friends, and many citizens gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on Thursday to pay their final respects to Greece’s former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, ...

Delivery of a technical report on the state of the floating, storage and regasification unit (Fsru) is expected “any day now”, the head of the natural gas infrastructure company said ...

The Turkish Cypriot police have initiated legal action against a 69-year-old man who stole meat from a supermarket in Morphou on New Year’s Eve, before returning it the following ...

Director of Cyfield Construction, Kyriakos Chrysochos on Thursday expressed his willingness to reach a settlement to continue work on upgrades to Akamas’ road network, despite the current suspension and contract ...

Turkish Cypriots are paying more for a cup of coffee than United States congressmen, economist Mertkan Hamit said. In a social media post, he pointed out that an iced americano ...

The first fatality from influenza A in Cyprus this year was confirmed today at Nicosia general hospital, where a 43-year-old man succumbed to the virus while being treated in the ...

A record high number of passengers used the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport in 2024, the airport’s holding company T&T announced on Thursday.  In total, exactly 4,842,134 passengers either ...

The education ministry announced on Thursday that the electronic administration system eDea has been successfully implemented, with a significant number of parents and guardians already using it to register their ...

The government is set to instal ten publicly accessible fast-charging stations for electric vehicles by the end of 2025, the transport ministry announced on Thursday.  With a budget of €1.04 million funded ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday emphasised that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on a two-state solution convey a message of intransigence and disdain for UN resolutions. During ...

The police on Thursday urged members of the public to verify whether they owe any outstanding fines issued by automated traffic cameras. A large volume of issued fines were never ...

A likeness of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was shaved into the back of a man’s head by Azerbaijani hair artist Hicran Axundov. The back of the man’s ...

Cyprus has dropped two positions in the latest Henley & Partners Passport Index, unveiled yesterday. The Cypriot passport is now ranked 14th globally in 2025, down from its 12th-place position in 2024. ...

A man is in a critical condition after being run over by a lorry while walking on the old road linking Limassol and Nicosia near the village of Moni, the ...

The United States navy’s replenishment tanker ship the USS Laramie arrived in Limassol on Thursday, the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Julie Davis Fisher said. She said the ship ...