A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
The 2nd Cyprus Forum Cities, the largest local government conference in Cyprus, is set to be held in Limassol on April 18-19, 2024.
This forum is characterised by its commitment to ...
Theatro Skala in Larnaca has shut down as is it is unsafe for use, the municipality announced on Friday.
Inspections carried out at the site revealed the building had stability ...
The electronic platform for submitting data for the 2024 Conscript Soldiers Training Cycle (ESSO) will be operational as of April 15 at noon, the defence ministry announced on Friday.
The platform will ...
Limassol’s central Anexartisias street will become a one-way street from the end of 2025, the city’s council decided on Thursday.
Preparations for the road to become a one-way street ...
Cyprus witnessed a notable increase in total new loans in February 2024, reaching €575.5 million, compared to €462.7 million in the previous month, according to a report released on Friday.
This surge is ...
The water development department is preparing a three-year plan to manage the country’s irrigation needs as Cyprus faces its third-lowest water levels in a decade, chief engineer at the ...
A total of four migrant boats were spotted off the coast of Cape Greco at around midday on Friday, according to reports.
The first was brought ashore at the Golden ...
There is an “obvious” risk of fire in the Geri – Dali industrial area, House industry committee chairman Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis said on Friday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has joined the board of The Hellenic Initiative (THI), an organisation investing in Greece through philanthropic actions and programmes focused on economic recovery, according to an announcement ...
Cyprus experienced a notable surge in consumer prices in March 2024, with olive oil prices skyrocketing by 61.7 per cent, when compared to March 2023, according to a comparison table of consumer price ...
Shots were fired at a used car dealership in Limassol on Friday morning.
Police rushed to the scene and are, according to the latest reports, attempting to identify the shooters.
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Firefighters’ association Sypyk on Friday demanded the fire brigade pay its frontline employees an extra allowance due to the dangerous nature of their job.
Sypyk chairman said the fire brigade ...
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week completed its annual reassessment of the identification of credit institutions falling within the definition of Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SII) for the ...
The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus at the end of March 2024 saw a significant decrease of 13.5 per cent, compared to March of the previous year, according to a ...
A dog shelter covering six Nicosia municipalities is set to be upgraded and expanded, they announced on Friday to mark World Stray Animals Day.
The day is recognised around the ...
A powerful explosive device went off on Thursday at around 11pm in the village of Mesogi near Paphos, heavily damaging a car belonging to a 50-year-old man.
According to Paphos ...
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Lebanon on Monday for a meeting with the country’s leadership regarding immigration.
Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace on Friday, Christodoulides said ...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview with British newspaper the Daily Telegraph that “one tiny mistake” could turn Cyprus into “a new Gaza”.
He said, “a mistake ...
The arrival of April brings a series of new art happenings. Exhibitions are set to open this Friday in Limassol featuring a diverse range of art forms and artists from ...
In today’s episode, €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state.
Meanwhile, Cyprus is looking for “immediate solutions” to deal with the migration crisis, House President Annita Demetriou told ...
The temporary jetty which is being constructed off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the receipt of aid under Cyprus’ Amalthea plan “will be completed within 15 days”, it was learned ...
A barber shop in Paphos was targeted in an arson attack on Thursday night.
A fire broke out in the shop at around 10.30pm, and while the fire brigade rushed ...
Police on Friday announced the arrest of two men in connection with the theft of copper pipes and various other tools from two apartment buildings in the Nicosia district.
The ...
Friday is set to be the last of the days of unseasonably high temperatures and clear blue skies for now, with temperatures expected to drop and clouds expected to roll ...