Cyprus

The remodelling of Nicosia’s city centre is a multifaceted initiative, not just an economic venture, aiming at the rebirth of the city while maintaining its historical identity, Interior Minister ...

Police have confiscated 450 pairs of sports shoes from the residence of a 31-year-old in Larnaca on the grounds of infringement of intellectual property rights, it announced on Friday. A search ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

The Cyprus electricity regulatory authority (Cera) convened early on Friday to approve a revised regulatory framework for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI). The meeting came after President Nikos Christodoulides met ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has secured €760,000 in funding to study optimised and personalised interventions aimed at delaying and alleviating dementia, it announced on Friday. CING said ...

The Cabinet will hold an extraordinary session on Friday afternoon to discuss the state budget for 2025 in addition to a fiscal framework for 2025-28. The budget for next year, Finance ...

A man who had been wanted for almost 20 years for his role in a fatal traffic accident is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. According to the ...

The Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre is not just another Gesy hospital for cancer patients. It is the benchmark for the fight against cancer in Cyprus, a centre that offers ...

Incidents of violence in and around football stadiums and how to deal with them will be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). Meanwhile, police ...

A 25-year-old woman has been remanded in custody for three days after allegedly robbing and running down an 89-year-old man in Oroklini, Larnaca. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon. ...

Isolated showers or a thunderstorm are expected on Friday, mainly in the mountains, the interior and the east. Temperature will rise to 33C inland, 32C on the south and east ...

Cyprus and Greece on Thursday signed two bilateral agreements related to organ transplants, according to Health Minister Michalis Damianou. The first agreement focuses on cross-border kidney transplants. This will allow ...

The administrative court on Thursday threw out a recourse filed by a number of pharmacies seeking to challenge a ministerial decree that regulates opening hours. In its verdict, the court ...

Students at the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou on Thursday denied any links to a student recruitment agency which had been receiving thousands of euros ...

The matter of dangerous buildings and who is responsible for demolishing them has become a sore point between the new-fangled district self-governing organisations (EOA) and the municipalities, it emerged in ...

Limassol municipality officials informed MPs on Thursday that they have just vetoed the creation of bus lanes along a major avenue inside the coastal city, as it would have exacerbated ...

Legal experts weighed in on Thursday over the decision to fire Odysseas Michaelides as auditor-general, calling it a landmark case that will inevitably be discussed for years. Lawyer Achilleas Emilianides ...

The full moon, the glimmering sea and melodic tunes. These are the three main ingredients of the annual MoonWalk event in Protaras which transforms the seaside promenade into a massive ...

The House audit committee cancelled its session on Thursday “as a mark of respect” to Odysseas Michaelides, who was fired from his post as auditor-general. MPs were slated to discuss ...

King Abdullah II of Jordan said he is “looking forward” to his next visit to Cyprus, which will take place before the end of the year. Receiving the credentials of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday reiterated their interest and commitment to implement the electricity interconnector project. Christodoulides met Mitsotakis in Athens at the ...

Cyprus industrial workers’ federation (Oviek-Sek) secretary-general George Kasiouris on Thursday called for a “balanced approach” regarding the employment of third-country nationals on the island. “The strategy of granting work permits ...

A 23-year-old Italian national was arrested on Thursday at Larnaca airport after customs officials found over 26 kilogrammes of cannabis in his luggage. According to the customs department, officers conducted a ...

Now more than ever businesses are called upon to ensure their sustainability and stakeholders require them to operate responsibly and transparently, to take actions for the protection of the environment ...