Cyprus

Limassol port has seen a substantial rise in wheeled cargo traffic since DP World Limassol (DPWL) took over its operation, processing around 60,000 multipurpose Ro-Ro units (Roll-on, Roll-off) in 2023 alone, according ...

Consumers across Cyprus are “waiting until the last minute” to do their Easter shopping, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...

The EU will continue to support efforts for a Cyprus solution, heads of the EU commission and parliament representations on the island said on Thursday. Commission representative Myrto Zambarta and ...

Authorities have seized some 800 kg of meat products from the market ahead of the coming Easter, though not for health reasons, the agriculture minister said on Thursday. Maria Panayiotou told ...

A ministerial summit on migration and Syria will take place on May 17 aimed at discussing the Cyprus’ goal of having parts of Syria designated as a safe country. Interior ministry ...

UN Secretary-General Personal Envoy for Cyprus, Maria Holguin, will meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next Wednesday, it emerged on Thursday. According to a Cyprus ...

The interior ministry rejected an appeal by the Famagusta Constantia bishopric to build a monastery on environmentally protected land in Cape Greco, it emerged on Thursday. As a result, the ...

Varosha “should be transformed into a free trade zone” and a “common living area” for both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash’s son Serdar ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday launched a new price observatory for fruit and vegetable products named ‘e-Kofini’, aimed at ensuring transparency and fair prices in the local market. The platform ...

Agriculture and Justice Ministers Maria Panayiotou and Marios Hartsiotis held a meeting with representatives of the police force on Thursday to collectively review the framework governing fireworks usage and discuss ...

A Greek Cypriot man has died after being involved in a road traffic accident in the north. The man, named as 79-year-old Photis Photiou, was driving his pickup truck on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is to travel to the Gambia on Thursday ahead of the 15th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The summit is set ...

There is “no room for compromise” in the pursuit of the truth over the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, the Tamasos Bishopric said on Thursday. “Our only goal is the revelation ...

Cyprus’ retail sector experienced a significant upturn in March 2024, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released on Thursday. The report disclosed a 5.5 per cent increase in ...

Cyprus on Thursday welcomed a Moneyval report that said the country had improved measures in tackling money laundering and combating terrorism financing, though it identified existing shortcomings. Moneyval is the ...

A total of 7,500 people have submitted applications for participation in the national solidarity fund scheme for depositors and bondholders affected by the bank haircut in 2013, it was revealed on Thursday, ...

A 55-year-old man in Paphos was fined thousands of euros for untaxed tobacco products, it emerged on Thursday. The man was fined €3,500 and after his car was stopped at around 4.30...

Celebrating differences through harmonious coexistence is adopted in cultures around the world. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at how that is true in Cyprus and China To live together in harmony and ...

70 years on from the hanging of Styllou Pantopiou Christofi, a new true-crime novel exposes the facts and fictions of a truly monstrous murder. ALIX NORMAN asks whether death was deserved ...

Inflation soared to its highest level since October 2023 in April of this year, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), reigniting concerns amongst consumers ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man for physically assaulting a 46-year-old woman in Limassol. The incident took place on April 25, but the woman only reported it late on Wednesday. ...

Limassol port has seen a substantial rise in wheeled cargo traffic since DP World Limassol (DPWL) took over its operation, processing around 60,000 multipurpose Ro-Ro units (Roll-on, Roll-off) in 2023 alone, according ...

The acquisition of CNP’s insurance operations in Cyprus and Greece is expected to lead to increased and more varied revenue streams for Hellenic Bank, according to a report released ...

Authorities in the north are to begin works to widen the Pergamos crossing point next week, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to the crossing ...