Cyprus

Two men were remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday after allegedly having attempted to steal a safe but then dropped it because it was too heavy. The pair, ...

By Tom Cleaver Oguzhan Hasipoglu, the secretary-general of the largest party in the north’s three-party ruling coalition, the UBP, on Tuesday expressed his fury at Turkish intervention in local ...

Just as I thought I was done with Ayia Napa for the season, I was invited up one last time. Some friends wanted to go to their favourite restaurant before ...

Hundreds of flamingos have returned to Akrotiri salt lake after the area saw its first rainfall of the season last week. According to the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AAEC), around 300 ...

A bag containing €500 in cash was stolen from a delivery driver in Limassol, the police announced on Wednesday. The bag was reportedly stolen on Tuesday night, with the delivery driver ...

The nurses’ union (Pasyno) on Wednesday condemned in strong terms the state’s inability to ensure their safety after yet another attack against a member of staff at the Nicosia ...

Problems have arisen with the state healthcare system’s data platform, information technology director Marios Tziakouris said on Wednesday. Sporadic problems have been noticed in the Gesy (state healthcare) system ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis discussed bilateral ties and the Cyprus issue during a meeting with UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London. The pair agreed to upgrade the ...

A 47-year-old man wanted by the Russian authorities for fraud was remanded in custody on Wednesday pending his hearing in December. The decision was taken by the Paphos District Court ...

Wednesday will start off clear in most areas with some clouds and scattered rains on the west and north coasts. In the afternoon clouds will increase with further rains and ...

Works begin on Monday for the installation of a new medium voltage cable in Paphos forest, from the village of Lysos through Stavros tis Psokas forestry station to just below ...

The installation of a 14.3-kilometre underground cable in the Paphos forest marks the first step in a long-term plan to reduce or eliminate fire risks linked to electricity cables, Agriculture ...

Parliament and the government on Tuesday found a sweet spot to regulate the matter of companies not having declared their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) on time, with an agreement to ...

Cyprus ranks top of the EU in terms of the absorption rate of funds among the bloc’s 27 members, the Cypriot member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said ...

Authorities need to investigate why different cities have different petrol prices, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday. Paphos has the highest average price for all fuel, while Famagusta has ...

Trade union Sek reiterated its commitment to defending workers’ rights and advocating for the effective implementation of collective agreements at its nationwide conference in Nicosia on Tuesday. The union highlighted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been let off the hook for some €55,000 the audit office had called on him to return to state coffers, after the attorney-general nullified the findings former ...

President Nikos Christodoulides highlighted the need for greater efforts to address young people’s concerns during the fifth National Youth Assembly held at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. “The state ...

Hundreds of people, many dressed in white Tshirts, crowded into and around the Archangel Michael church in Frenaros on Tuesday for the funeral of the three young men killed in ...

Efforts to open new vehicle crossing points in Nicosia will continue with determination, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...

By Richard Boxall Sri Lanka Lions’ all-rounder Sadesh Gimhan had a day to remember on Sunday. His transport to his team’s quarter final match in the BAOFinancial Autumn T20 ...

The mediation proposal from the labour ministry regarding the collective agreement in the ready-mix concrete sector is still being evaluated, general secretary of trade union Sek Andreas Matsis said on ...

A small number of Cypriot passport holders were listed on Tuesday on the UK’s financial sanctions list, including one businessman allegedly linked to Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea ...

The House refugee committee on Tuesday called for an increase in allowances given to Greek Cypriots living in areas of the north and those who chose to return to their ...