Cyprus

The harmonised index of consumer prices in Cyprus (HICP) witnessed a notable increase of 2.1 per cent in February 2024, in comparison to February 2023, according to a report released on Friday by ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday announced its active participation in the annual Global Money Week (GMW2024), a pivotal global campaign dedicated to promoting financial literacy, with ...

Almost two metric tonnes of beef smuggled to the north from the Republic were seized from supermarkets in the Kyrenia district on Thursday night. The meat was discovered and seized ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou invoked the name of late United States President John F Kennedy in a speech to mark World Consumer Rights Day on Friday. He said, “as is ...

Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak), resigned on Friday. Avci visited Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar to hand in his resignation, as he did ...

Cyprus’ Archbishop Georgios on Friday expressed “sincere regret” over the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery, which has become notorious in the past days for behaviours ranging from physical abuse ...

Consumers in Cyprus are in a dire situation as ongoing increases in the prices of essential goods, energy costs, and high interest rates have further eroded their standard of living, ...

A total of eight people were arrested on Thursday evening after two fights broke out at a children’s shelter in Larnaca. Police said the first fight took place at ...

The Met Office on Friday warned that Green Monday may be hit with “localised rain” around Cyprus. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, Met Office spokesman Panagiotis Georgiou said the rain ...

The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage is a means of eradicating the identity of a people, Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou has said. Speaking at an event where the ...

The Larnaca district court on Friday issued a five-day remand against a 43-year-old man who was arrested on the same day for being the suspected recipient of millions of euros ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday announced its coordination of the annual global awareness campaign, Global Money Week, scheduled to take place from March 18 to 24, 2024. This initiative, organised ...

The 16th evaluation of Cyprus’ post-memorandum economic situation is set to commence next Tuesday and conclude on Friday, as confirmed by the island’s lenders. The evaluation will encompass an ...

The Avakas Gorge nature trail is now open to the public, the forestry department announced on Friday. The trail is located in the homonymous gorge, within the Peyia state forest ...

The transport ministry on Friday announced the second phase of a grant subsiding the installation of 1,000 electric vehicle charging points within the framework of Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience Plan. Applications ...

We asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their opinion on the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery in Fterikoudi.

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou was admitted to the Nicosia general hospital on Thursday night, it was reported on Friday. While it has been disclosed that he is suffering from “...

A series of free, guided cultural walks in downtown Nicosia is taking place this spring sharing the fascinating history, tales and stories behind its iconic buildings, neighbourhoods and heritage. The ...

The Open Arms aid ship was in the process of approaching and unloading cargo on Friday, the foreign ministry spokesman, Theodoros Gotsis said. Speaking to CyBC, the spokesman said that ...

In today’s episode, the government has a ‘Plan B’ for the stalled Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, though it has not yet worked out the timetable for that ...

Turkish Cypriot minor party Milletin Partisi leader Bertan Zaroglu on Friday rejected a proposal from ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli that the two parties merge. Arikli had made ...

Police at Paphos airport arrested a total of three people who were found to be in possession of forged passports on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on ...

The situation of the seven-year-old girl who was admitted to intensive care after being involved in a car crash on Thursday night is “progressing satisfactorily”, Paphos police’s assistant operations ...

Police in Limassol announced on Friday they had arrested two people on Thursday for suspected money laundering. Both were remanded in custody for seven days on Friday. One, aged 41, is ...