Cyprus

The state should proceed with the taxation of the windfall profits of banks and renewable energy (RES) companies to procure revenue for implementation of an integrated social policy, PEO union ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man on Tuesday after seizing large quantities of fireworks, cannabis and smuggled tobacco. A total of 188 fireworks, 11 grammes of cannabis, 6106 packs of cigarettes, 94 boxes ...

Hellenic Bank supported the recently-held Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum The 7th Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum, which took place in February, saw a number of optimistic messages being ...

An 82-year-old grandfather was jailed on Wednesday for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables from his house last June. He was sentenced at the Limassol criminal ...

Unlike most of my restaurant visits, this one was spur of the moment. I was out for a walk, luckily accompanied by my faithful dining companion, and we both realised ...

The Austrian government on Wednesday threw its weight behind Cyprus’ plan to declare parts of Syria safe to return migrants. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson for the Austrian ...

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen is visiting Cyprus this week to discuss implementation of the maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, it emerged on Wednesday. This was confirmed by ...

Peace is the crucial element of life, the UK’s chief rabbi tells THEO PANAYIDES. He is a jovial man whose lifelong goal was to become a rabbi, now more ...

Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou has proposed further ways of promoting Ayia Napa as a tourist destination through the creation of cultural routes. During a tour of Famagusta by ...

The arrival of March brings with it a new wave of art exhibitions around the island and particularly in Nicosia. Two showcases open their doors soon exploring themes such as ...

Bus routes between Nicosia and Larnaca and the island’s airports have increased, the Kapnos shuttle company announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement, the 26 weekly routes to and from ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday evening highlighted the importance his government is putting on restarting Cyprus talks, despite the difficult stance of the Turkish side. Speaking ...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with rains and a possible short storm expected in the west and in the mountains, and on the east coast. Temperatures will rise to 19C ...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will be in London for March for meetings with UK officials. The UN secretary general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric ...

By Nicolas Netien Cyprus faces a daunting challenge to meet the European Union’s waste management targets. The island nation sends a whopping 67 per cent of its municipal waste to ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Business Cycle Index for the month of December 2023 reached 180.1 units, with 2015 being the base year, marking a 0.3 per cent increase compared to December 2022. According to a report released ...

The year 2023 marked the highest annual inflows since the establishment of the state-owned asset management company Kedipes in 2018, according to statements made on Tuesday by chairman Lambros Papadopoulos. As of ...

The picture of suffering in Gaza is well-known, despite obstruction of journalists and news flow from the region, Cypriot emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Nikolas Papachrysostomou said on ...

The US government on Tuesday announced sanctions against two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Consortium that develops spyware technology – including ex-Israeli intelligence officer Tal Dilian who in 2019 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday evening highlighted the importance his government is putting on restarting Cyprus talks, despite the difficult stance of the Turkish side. Speaking during a televised speech ...

The supreme constitutional court has found no career advancement discrimination took place against female non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the National Guard, according to a statement released Tuesday. In a statement, ...

The 31-year-old Ukrainian woman suspected of money laundering is not cooperating with authorities, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Tuesday. She is currently a serving a five-day remand order, which ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said it is not his fault if people “cannot see the realities of Cyprus”. Speaking during a trip to the German capital Berlin, ...

Cyprus was on Tuesday named among the EU member states where concerns remain over government use of spyware against journalists by a Council of Europe report. The findings are part ...