Police swoop on illegal gamblers
The Limassol police during an operation against illegal gambling on Monday found a total of seven people gambling in a café with no permit.
The police conducted an operation and ...
Bank of Cyprus wins top banking honour for 2024
The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced that it has been awarded the title of Bank of the Year in Cyprus for 2024 by The Banker, a leading international banking and ...
Cypriots continue working after retirement age ‘out of necessity’
Almost three in ten Cypriots up to age 74 continue to work after retirement, the vast majority due to financial necessity, a new Eurostat survey has found.
The official retirement age ...
Two leaders to meet at UN reception
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar are due to attend the annual end-of-year reception hosted by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative Colin Stewart on Tuesday evening.
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71-year-old arrested in Germany for drugs, handed over to Cyprus police
Police arrested a 71-year-old on Monday evening in connection with two large cocaine-related cases, after he was located in Germany and handed over to the Cypriot authorities.
On May 13, 2022, a 58...
Experts to enter desalination plant if found safe after fire
Experts will be entering Paphos’ desalination plant for investigations if deemed safe after the building was cleared out on Tuesday.
Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said the building was still ...
Injured man found in abandoned yard critical
A 26-year-old man, who was found wounded in the yard of an abandoned block of flats in Limassol, with fractures and multiple bruising, is being treated in critical condition.
Police ...
Three arrested in Paphos for forged documents
Three people were arrested in Paphos on Monday for allegedly circulating forged documents and impersonation.
Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said that between 7.30pm and 8pm, three people attempted to ...
Clouds and mist on Tuesday, rain by Thursday
Tuesday started off cloudy and misty in many areas.
Winds in the morning will be a gentle northeast to southeast breeze of 3 Beaufort, and northwest in western areas.
The sea ...
Cyprus Business Now: Famagusta tourism, property market, financial compliance
The Famagusta regional tourism board (Etap) recently held a meeting with representatives of EasyJet Holidays, the holiday division of the low-cost airline, it was announced on Monday.
The meeting, which ...
Cypriots stressed over finances, struggle with savings
The financial wellbeing of Cypriot citizens has marked a significant decline, according to the results of the Financial Wellbeing Index 2024.
Presented for the first time by the Financial Wellbeing Institute, ...
Former auditor-general blasts ‘decadent, corrupt’ state
Three months after getting sacked on grounds of ‘conduct unbecoming’, former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday received an honorary distinction as an “anti-corruption fighter”.
The event was organised by the ...
New mental health centre inaugurated
The new mental health centre in Athalassa, Nicosia, was inaugurated on Monday, with President Nikos Christodoulides speaking of a long-overdue project.
The existing psychiatric hospital in Athalassa dates to 1964. Now ...
Call on Cyprus to renegotiate status of British bases
A former attorney-general has advised President Nikos Christodoulides to seek a renegotiation with the United Kingdom over the status of the British bases on the island, it emerged on Monday.
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Larnaca pushes for marina to be handed over to marine institute
Larnaca municipality will submit a proposal to the government suggesting the temporary management of the marina be handed to the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) as a stop gap ...
Bank tax going to a vote, but passage unlikely
Despite appearing to lack the necessary support in parliament, a bill imposing a new ‘bank tax’ will go to the House plenum later this week.
Tabled by opposition party Akel, ...
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Syrians in Cyprus looking to go home after Assad’s fall
A number of Syrian nationals in Cyprus are eyeing a return to their home country, Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday after President Bashar al-Assad’s fall ...
Defrocked Avakoum monk makes personal data complaint
A defrocked monk who held the title of Archimandrite Nektarios has filed a complaint with the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection over audiovisual material of him that has been run ...
Complaints after ‘men are in charge’ sexist comments on TV
A barrage of complaints was filed by Monday after former Cypriot footballer Costas Malekkos said women should accept that men are in charge, during a TV interview.
His statements during ...
Huge array of ancient artefacts returned to Cyprus from UK
Over 100 Cypriot antiquities, including pottery jewellery, coins and religious icons illegally removed from the island have now been repatriated from the UK, the antiquities department said on Monday.
The artefacts ...
Cyprus protest over attacks on Kurds in northern Syria
Kurdish residents of Cyprus staged a protest march on Monday from Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square to the US embassy to request Washington step in to stop attacks on Kurds in ...
Cyprus’ Christmas past
Once upon a time, Christmas wasn’t this way. Especially in Cyprus.
Granted, Easter has always been the biggest celebration in this part of the world. And winter is all ...
Electric cars rise to 4 per cent of Cyprus’ new vehicle registrations
Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus rose by 10.1 per cent from January to November 2024, with the growing popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles driving the market shift.
According to the statistical ...
UK-Cyprus relations and regional security priority of Starmer’s visit
The developments in Syria, security, migration and the Cyprus problem will be among the key topics of discussion during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to the island on ...