Cyprus

This week saw the verbal jousting between the government and opposition party Akel over the issue of affordable housing return, with each side cherry-picking data from the latest Eurostat survey. ...

Simos Galatariotis in a Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 and Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Skoda Fabia R5 had spectators on edge on Saturday, as they battled for the lead in the 51...

Cyprus has developed into a modern, effective and comprehensive shipping hub and is now the biggest shipping management centre in Europe and one of the three largest in the world, ...

Keftedes (Cypriot meatballs) We all love meatballs! When we were living in Cyprus we were the only children in Avgorou village eating them with ketchup! Our father used to work ...

Press reports that hackers are attacking websites in Cyprus to obtain access to sensitive information are not valid, the deputy ministry for research, innovation and digital policy said on Saturday. ...

Cyprus’ proposal for the creation of a mechanism for the joint supply of pharmaceuticals for EU countries with small markets was discussed on Saturday between Health Minister Michalis Damianos and ...

The reasons behind the sudden death of hundreds of fish in the Athalassa lake in Nicosia will be known by the end of the week when laboratory tests are concluded, ...

Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus stressed on Friday night that the church should change its tactic and instead of purchasing stolen artefacts, should claim their return through legal routes. He was ...

After the cyberattacks on Hermes Airports, Bank of Cyprus and the Electricity Authority, Commissioner of Communications George Michaelides said there may be more to come. Michaelides told the Cyprus News ...

A young woman, who had sustained an injury and was stranded on a cliff near the Saint Elizabeth chapel in Ayios Ambrosios, Limassol, was brought to safety on Saturday lunchtime ...

Maintenance works being carried out on the road from Aphrodite’s Baths to Fontana Amorosa in Akamas are in no case works to upgrade or widen the scenic route, the ...

A 24-year-old was injured on Friday night in Oroklini by an attacker bearing a sharp object. Police said that at 10.50pm an unknown person attacked the 24-year-old, who suffered a ...

“The fact that you’re essentially dealing with people that are facing your own trauma or the trauma that your parents experienced means that every day, it’s like I’...

Limassol composer Stelios Pisis, who was suffering from muscular dystrophy, has died at age 48. Stelios Pisis started playing the piano at age five, during the time he was being diagnosed ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) successfully averted a cyberattack on Friday night, chairman of its board Giorgos Petrou said on Saturday. Petrou told the Cyprus News Agency that this was the ...

Mainly fine weather is forecast for Saturday, with clouds forming locally at times. Winds will be northeast to southeast, to become variable in the afternoon, a gentle to moderate breeze ...

A sailing boat from Israel reported missing was found during a Cyprus search and rescue operation mobilised the police, the army and the British bases. The crew members are well. ...

Police are investigating attempted murder after a 22-year-old was heavily wounded in a stabbing at a Limassol bar. A 27-year-old, named by the police as Mehmet Nikola Mehmet, born on ...

Pharmacists at Limassol General Hospital will stage a 48-hour strike on October 21 and 22 to protest having worked without a head pharmacist for the past four months. During the strike, employees ...

The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Cyprus, H.E. Yousef Sultan Laram, and the Mayor of Nicosia, Mr. Charalambos Prountzos, officially launched the 51st international Cyprus Rally, which ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday that ministry’s aim is to support agricultural production that meets domestic needs while exploring new export markets for Cypriot products. Speaking at ...

Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikolettos and Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) director-general Adonis Yiassimidis signed an agreement to replace the energy-intensive streetlights in Paralimni with smart LED lighting. According to a ...

Authorities are investigating the cause of a mass fish die-off at Athalassa Lake, where dead fish have been found floating across the water. Forestry department official Loizos Constantinou said a ...

A group of Syrian asylum seekers has addressed an open letter to key government officials, including President Nikos Christodoulides, House president Annita Demetriou, and Deputy Minister of Migration Nikolas Ioannides, ...