Cyprus

Police on Saturday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man in connection with one of a recent flurry of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol. In particular, the man stands ...

Regular electricity bill payers will not subsidise the additional reduced rates paid by vulnerable groups, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday. Moving to address rumours that forthcoming increases in ...

By Philippa Tracy As a Brit abroad, you know you have a reputation for upsetting the locals. You may never have been involved in a drunken brawl. But even so, ...

Trade union Sek announced on Saturday that it and other unions had agreed in principle to new, improved collective terms for hotel workers. The union said it had held “last ...

Localised rain and isolated storms are expected to hit the mountains, the west, and the south of the island on Saturday, with rain clouds progressing in the land as the ...

Parliament’s decision to raise the threshold of driving licence penalty points required for a temporary driving ban from 12 to 16 “sets the wrong example” to society, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou on Friday acknowledged the need for more work on the Pedieos river as she addressed the opening of the first Pedieos Sustainable Festival, highlighting the river’...

The Law Commissioner’s Office on Friday announced that representatives from the Law Commission of England and Wales will visit Cyprus from November 4 to 6 as part of a collaborative effort ...

Cyprus recorded the largest increase in its tax-to-GDP ratio among EU member states in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data published by Eurostat on Thursday. However, Cyprus’ ratio remained just below ...

Senior US diplomat Mike Carpenter, advisor to President Joe Biden on European affairs in the National Security Council, described the recent meeting between Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and President Biden ...

The Cyprus-Crete electrical interconnection project will likely face some delays, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday, adding that completion by the end of 2029 now appears to be a realistic ...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a six-day detention order for two men, aged 20 and 25, who were arrested as suspects in connection with recent assaults on food delivery drivers ...

The education ministry’s proposed budget for 2025 amounts to €1.55 billion, reflecting a 6 per cent increase from 2024. Presenting the budget to the House finance committee on Friday, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou ...

The messages sent by Wednesday’s meeting at the White House between President Nikos Christodoulides and US President Joe Biden underscored an upgraded role for Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

From the beginning of the year until October, the Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre received 330 reports of sexual violence, the organisation announced on Friday. Launching a campaign called ‘19 days ...

Police officers on Friday discovered an improvised package containing a mobile phone and a small quantity of drugs during routine checks conducted at the Nicosia central prison on people seeking ...

Banning mobile phone use during school hours is intended to promote education and encourage creative use of break times, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday, the first day of ...

The health ministry on Friday said it recommends that the relatives of vulnerable people get vaccinated against both Covid-19 and influenza ahead of the coming winter. It said that relatives ...

A footballer in the north was handed a lifetime ban on Friday after having kicked a referee in the head during a match last weekend. Hasan Cagakan Caka, 26, who played ...

Cyprus’ chamber of commerce (Keve) on Friday condemned the attacks against migrant delivery drivers “whose health and safety are at risk.” It charged the phenomenon as unacceptable, and outside of ...

A 22-year-old man appeared in court in Paralimni on Friday, accused of having committed a string of burglaries and thefts from pubs and beach bars in Paralimni and Ayia Napa. ...

Residents of Limassol’s Amathounda area were set to protest on Friday against a children’s shelter they say will impact their quality of life. In response, the deputy welfare ...

A complaint has been filed to the police after a baby died at Nicosia’s Makarios hospital, according to reports which surfaced on Friday. According to news website Cyprus Times, ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Friday said pension reform is a government priority. Addressing a conference centred on the matter of pensions, he said the fact that universal social insurance ...