Cyprus

Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday met with the president and members of the board of directors of Eurobank Holdings, during which he underscored the significance of attracting foreign ...

The death of a 27-year-old man in Kyrenia on Sunday may have been caused by a physical altercation in which he was involved the previous week, it was heard in ...

Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment ...

Almost a year into her post, the education minister is keen to see schools become more inclusive and public universities to offer courses in English Upgrading the island’s education ...

A huge sculpture, named The Shell, was unveiled by Limassol tourism board (Etal) on Wednesday to enhance the Limassol beach experience. The artwork features a young girl with a shell ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the “provocative statements” by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as evidence of an ongoing threat to the Republic. With this year ...

The Audit Office called again on the government to evict people found violating letting agreements for Turkish Cypriot properties on Larnaca’s Mackenzie beach. This opposes the plan of Turkish ...

The Larnaca district court on Wednesday remanded a 43-year-old Ukrainian national in custody until the start of his trial on April 17 for being the suspected recipient of millions of euros ...

Scientists have identified a giant water bug, known as the toe-biter, along the shores of Cyprus. The species, known to inhabit lakes and slow-moving freshwater, had never been recorded on ...

Two men aged 28 and 19 were jailed on Wednesday for the transportation of 125 illegal immigrants by boat last November in the Famagusta area. Famagusta district court sentenced the 28-year-old to two ...

The Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) has had all its bank accounts frozen, it emerged on Wednesday. The accounts have been frozen by a decree obtained by the lawyer of Evdokia ...

Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday. The EMCDDA was presenting ...

The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman ...

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has initiated a comprehensive operation aimed at identifying assets, income and companies owned by Israeli nationals in Cyprus that should be subject to Israeli taxation, ...

An Iranian national believed be linked to a terrorist group targeting Israeli interests is to be deported, after his appeal was rejected at an administrative court. Police on Wednesday could ...

Efforts to transform Cyprus into an innovation-led economy resulted in a partnership combining technology and sports Cypriot football club Pafos FC is poised to revolutionise the way its players train ...

A total of 64 kilograms of meat smuggled from the Republic was found and seized by police in the north on Tuesday night. The meat was found in a house in ...

The leadership of President Nikos Christodoulides towards implementation of the humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza was highlighted in a letter by the US president. The letter from President Joe Biden ...

The Commissioner for State Aid Control Stella Michaelides on Wednesday published her decision on a scheme for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs), titled “Circular Economy Project in Small and ...

A lieutenant colonel from the ‘TRNC security forces command’ was arrested in connection with the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”, it emerged on Wednesday. The lieutenant colonel appeared in court on ...

A total of 7,500 new voters have been registered for the forthcoming elections in June, Electoral Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...

The electricity authority (EAC) were handed a €28,000 fine on Wednesday following the conclusion of investigations into the death of a worker in 2018. The fine relates to the death of 42-year-old ...

Paphos police arrested a 43-year-old man on Wednesday suspected of breaking into a warehouse in Kissonerga and stealing tools worth thousands of euros. The arrest follows reports by a local ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man, after he presented a fraudulent credit card at a restaurant, police said on Wednesday. The man was arrested on Tuesday, when a 44-year-old ...