Cyprus

Dozens, possibly hundreds, of Bank of Cyprus customers received letters in the post over the past few weeks warning them that they would lose their accounts if they did not ...

Newly elected European fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis said on Wednesday he will work with determination over the next five years with his fellow commissioners for a better Europe. “Today’s ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per cent, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Its inauguration date by ...

A 27-year-old man was on Wednesday imprisoned for 12 years for importing 24kg of cannabis. According to police, on October 1 when he arrived at Larnaca airport from overseas he was subjected ...

Christmas lunch for elderly residents of local care homes was prepared by hospitality students at the Tepak campus in Paphos. They were hosted in the school’s training restaurant at ...

A Limassol man has been arrested on suspicion of theft from two buildings under construction, police said on Wednesday. The 48-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night by members of the ...

Cyprus is expected to record the third highest growth rate in the Eurozone with 3.8 per cent for 2024, while unemployment, inflation and public debt continue their downward trend. Addressing the second ...

The Paphos Court has dismissed a request by the contractor to disallow government officials access to the Paphos Polis road construction site, it was reported on Wednesday. The court also ...

By Andrea Kouyialis Some places feel like home even before stepping in. There’s a warm cosiness to Nanas Brunch in Trimiklini that can’t quite be summed up with ...

A Limassol man was arrested after being found acting suspiciously by members of the crime prevention squad after they had received a tip off he had broken into a house ...

A group of businessmen who have formed the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative have called for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on the town’s once busy shopping street ...

Six people have been arrested in Paphos for illegal work and employment, the police said on Wednesday. According to Paphos assistant police operations chief Michalis Nikolaou, during the early hours ...

The fire service responded to 24 fires in the last 24 hours, it reported on Wednesday morning. Among them were a fire which damaged three cars and a roof overnight in Limassol ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah during a telephone conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Makati and offered the island’s help. He also ...

Paphos secured the silver medal for the quality of its coast from among 100 green tourism destinations at the European Quality Coast Awards, the regional tourism board said on Wednesday. Etap ...

Two men are wanted on Wednesday for a car bomb explosion overnight in Limassol which damaged three vehicles and the roof of a home. Police inquiries resulted in the naming ...

Cyprus along with other United Nations member states advanced a joint declaration for the protection of humanitarian organisations and UN personnel, on Wednesday. The declaration, a Swiss initiative, was signed ...

Projects are underway to improve mobility for all members of the public in the city of Limassol, the Ministry of Transport announced. Within the first quarter of 2026, projects to enhance ...

Wednesday weather will be partly cloudy with rain expected on the north coast and later in the mountains, where snow may also fall. Temperatures will rise to 16C inland, 18C ...

To many people, both Cypriot natives and visiting tourists, acacia is synonymous with the landscape of Cyprus. Whether eliciting fond memories of its sweet scent and vibrant yellow flowers, providing ...

All necessary measures to ensure the safety of Vasiliko energy centre are being promoted, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. Addressing an event to mark the 10th anniversary of ...

A new website to promote the Fikardou Christmas village contains all the information visitors need about the activities, events, workshops and local products available there. The new website will also ...

The two summits to be hosted by Cyprus on Wednesday are “tangible proof that Cyprus is a trusted regional partner and keen to promote security and cooperation in the eastern ...

An MP demanded on Tuesday that authorities immediately launch a criminal probe into the Takata airbags affair to find out exactly who is responsible for the delays in recalling the ...