Cyprus

The government on Wednesday pledged that it would cover the state health services organisation (Okypy)’s financial deficits until the end of next year, with the deficits expected to reach ...

Single parents will no longer lose their financial support just because they live with another adult, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The council of ministers has approved a key amendment ...

Location, location, location is always mentioned when buying a home. However, it also applies to restaurants, and few eating places in Paphos can beat the position of Vardas Seacret. From ...

Cyprus is becoming a major player in international money laundering networks linked to Latin American drug cartels, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos warned on Wednesday. The island, already known as a ...

A 43-year-old man of Cypriot origin, born in Britain, is suspected of leading a major drug smuggling ring that was dismantled in Greece. Authorities allege the group was involved in ...

Greek Cypriot businessman Savvas Kakos testified as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut at the Nicosia Criminal Court on Wednesday. Aykut, who ...

Cyprus’ sea turtles have started their annual egg-laying along the coastline, with the fisheries department urging the public to help protect the nests. “Each turtle nest can contain approximately 80-100 ...

The Larnaca district self-governance organisation (EOAL) had made renewable energy investments amounting to over €700,000 to date and is moving at full speed towards its goal of sustainability and energy self-sufficiency, ...

Trikoupi Street is set to open for traffic on Friday after works on its southernmost section towards the ‘OXI’ roundabout have been completed, the municipality of Nicosia announced on Wednesday. “...

In times when humanitarian action is not a luxury but a necessity, Lidl Cyprus once again proves that the concept of social contribution can become a tangible part of everyday ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Wednesday said he was first made aware about the issue of faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata by the father of one of the ...

The Israeli Embassy on Wednesday defended its participation in a planned event at a Nicosia primary school to showcase its sponsorship of a “green roof” for the facility. The event ...

Maria Angela Holguin, the UN chief’s personal envoy on Cyprus, is continuing her contacts in Cyprus and has already met the negotiating teams. According to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos took an impromptu detour on Wednesday, when he visited offices housed in the same building as the Cyprus Mail. Having featured in Cyprus Mail news stories ...

Upholding women’s human rights in the face of sexual violence is an important humanitarian issue, in Cyprus and elsewhere, House speaker Annita Demetriou said during a meeting to address ...

An accident on Wednesday morning closed the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway, near the Livadia bridge. Police said three cars were involved in the accident and two people were injured and taken ...

A car went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia. Police said they were notified of the fire at 3am and the fire department ...

By Eleni Panayiotou We’ve all done it, left food on our plates after over-ordering at a restaurant or thrown out most of the Cyprus Sunday barbecue (you know who ...

Wednesday will start off mainly clear with increased afternoon clouds and a chance of isolated rains, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 32C inland, 25C on the west ...

European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn will make his first contacts on the island “in the immediate future”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He said ...

The aim of the UN chief’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela is to achieve results by the end of July, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. Speaking ...

The situation in Syria and Cyprus’ role in promoting regional peace were discussed on Tuesday between Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides and France’s special envoy for Syria Jean-François ...

Cyprus is ranking first in the medal standings at the Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE), taking place in Andorra, with 22 medals, eight of which are gold. The Cyprus ...

The police seized a large quantity of items in the Paphos district on Tuesday, identified as fakes. The operation was carried out to combat the illegal trafficking of goods that ...