Cyprus

Twenty-one electric bikes were seized by police on Tuesday during coordinated checks in Nicosia, after a total of 29 e-bikes were inspected. The operation was carried out by members of the ...

Contract soldiers (Syop) in the National Guard will be able to remain in their position until they reach the age of 57, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, adding that ...

Hospitality venues will be allowed to remain open an extra hour over the Christmas and New Year period, it was announced on Tuesday after the interior ministry approved a request ...

For the third time in the less than two weeks he has been in office, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris visited the central prisons on Tuesday. The visit is part of ...

Tax reform measures approved by the House of Representatives on Monday fail to deliver a fairer system, trade union Peo said on Tuesday. Peo said the goal of creating a ...

Substantially bolstering the National Guard’s deterrent power is the government’s priority and duty, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday during a festive visit to a Larnaca’s army ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded in police custody for six days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court for drugs possession. The suspect was arrested after police found 175g of ...

The police on Tuesday dismissed Israeli press reports that an Israeli was beaten up at a Limassol hotel for speaking Hebrew. Police sources told the Cyprus News Agency that there ...

A war of words broke out on Tuesday between civil servants union Pasydy and the Isotita trade union over working conditions at Cyprus’ central prisons. Pasydy’s prison branch accused ...

Akel and its allied trade union Peo on Tuesday called for the state to take on greater responsibility for social welfare. Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou and Peo’s general secretary ...

“Life without pausing to celebrate and experience human togetherness can feel long and exhausting,” says wine and gastronomy educator and writer Florentia Kythreotou. Centered on the history of the beloved ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has formally renounced his lifelong ministerial pension, as well as the planned lump sum, saying on Tuesday that he did not wish to enjoy any privilege ...

Renewed calls for cooperation over teacher evaluations were made on Tuesday a day after the House ended nearly a year of political deadlock by approving a new system as teachers ...

The Law Office has handled three cases referred to it by the authority against corruption and, apart from the latest on the Trimiklini fish farm, there was nothing else pending, ...

Turkey has itself to blame for the fact that it is not invited to participate in regional collaborations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, citing the country’s lack of ...

Contracts were signed on Tuesday to resume works at the Liopetri estuary, with €3.6 million allocated over a 12-month period. The contract provides for the continuation and completion of works on ...

Larnaca municipality unveiled the Tsiakkilero multifunctional park on Monday, a €2.5 million project that marks the largest investment in infrastructure in a refugee housing area in recent years. The municipality describes ...

Work on what will become the largest coastal pedestrian walkway in Cyprus is moving into its final stages in the Peyia-Kissonerga area of the Akamas municipality, with the project already ...

Archaeologists announced on Tuesday the discovery of extensive fortifications at ancient Palaepaphos. Researchers uncovered a series of large stone towers forming part of a massive fortification wall that once encircled ...

Archaeologists announced on Tuesday the completion of excavations in the Peristerona River valley, uncovering new evidence of ritualistic activity and water management linked to copper production under Roman rule in ...

The Paralimni–Deryneia municipality has announced the installation of an underwater Christmas tree beneath the crystal-clear waters of Protaras. According to a statement, the submerged tree serves as a festive ...

“We must do our best for our children, especially in the area of health,” House president Annita Demetriou said during her visit to Makarios hospital on Tuesday morning ahead of ...

Perhaps that seems like an unnecessary question. What else is there to do on Christmas Day than indulge in a big family feast, pull Christmas crackers and open presents? Well, ...

Professor Loizos G Loizou has been included in the list of the 100 most influential people in oncology, by international oncology media outlet OncoDaily. The acknowledgement comes after years of work ...