Cyprus

The Finance Ministry, in collaboration with SIX, a financial market infrastructure company, and the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE), on Thursday announced the successful activation, referred to as going live, of ...

The fire brigade is in the final stage of recruiting a total of 259 new firefighters. The new recruits will be added to the fire brigade’s current staff, which at ...

The extraordinary European Council in Brussels reaffirmed its full commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem within the framework of the United Nations and in accordance with the ...

In today’s episode, two boats with migrants have been sent to Lebanon after they were in distress at sea on Wednesday trying to reach Cyprus. Amnesty sounded the alarm ...

The Fire Service has responded to 43 incidents in the past 24 hours, of which 25 were fires, according to its spokesperson Andreas Kettis on Thursday in a post on the X platform. ...

Markets, festivals and music in towns and cities Live music performances, traditional spring festivals and pop-up markets are on the horizon this weekend. The events’ agenda will take islanders to ...

Police are trying to shed light on an incident that took place in Lakatamia, Nicosia, at 1.30am on Thursday, when a bomb exploded at a parking lot. Early investigations carried ...

An opening reception on Thursday at 7pm will kick off the proceedings of the Commonwealth ministers’ meeting on oceans, which will officially start on Friday in Kouklia, near Paphos. The ...

President of the association of Hotel Professionals of Cyprus (Pasydixe) Christos Angelides has called for more agility in the local tourism sector, saying that any long-term strategy remains vulnerable to ...

Immigration and the economy are the biggest worries for around 40 per cent of Cypriots going into the EU elections while climate action, gender equality and diversity, and digitisation of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will pay an official visit to Lebanon together with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen on May 2, the president said on Wednesday, arriving at ...

Far-right Elam have put forward a draft proposal to halve the amount of time refugees have to file asylum applications or appeals in the court, which seems to be gaining ...

Over 400 secondary school students were referred for drug treatment programmes over the past three years, MPs heard on Wednesday. The figure was revealed by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis at the ...

Seven burglary suspects were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court on Wednesday, after a dawn raid. The raid was part of the investigation of a number of ...

How do you know warmer weather is here? The popular outdoor Fork Food Markets are back. Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, the beloved street food markets are returning this ...

The House ethics committee on Wednesday sought to find solutions to make online state services more accessible for digitally illiterate individuals. The discussion was attended by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, ...

Any cases involving voters registering themselves at new addresses or registering to vote for the first time at addresses deemed suspicious will be rooted out, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

Mechanics and electricians will go on a 24-hour strike on Thursday, with demonstrations across all cities. The decision is a result of a deadlock between the association of electricians and ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday, accused of breaking a restaurant owner’s glasses, among other antisocial acts allegedly committed while at a restaurant. According to ...

A man was slightly injured in Limassol on Wednesday when part of the roof of an abandoned shop fell on his car and as he rushed to move the vehicle. ...

High school students from the Island Private School are getting ready to present an art exhibition in Limassol this week. At Gallery Morfi, the Inspire to Lead: An Artistic Exploration ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe could have been an ancient kiln used in the production of ceramic vessels during the Middle Bronze Age at a site in the Paphos ...

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global shipping giant with offices in Limassol, on Wednesday issued an update regarding the seizure of the MSC Aries in the Strait of Hormuz ...

The 31-year-old Ukrainian woman who stands accused of money laundering was jailed pending a trial on Wednesday after being unable to afford bail. The woman stands accused of laundering around €8 ...