Cyprus

A company in Limassol lost over €17,000 after erroneously paying an invoice after it was requested via email, police said on Thursday. The company’s accountant reportedly told police he had ...

The explosion which occurred in the Nicosia suburb of Engomi on Tuesday was caused by a gas leak, police spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

The last weekend of February is already here! A series of events and happenings are taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to bid farewell to the month, welcoming in ...

Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with increased cloud and potential isolated rain on the northern coast. Cloud cover will increase as the day goes on across ...

The Hotel Summit & Exhibition is set to mark its 45th edition on February 23, 2024, at the City of Dreams Mediterranean hotel in Limassol. The conference brings together industry leaders, hotel ...

Cyprus is producing 673 kilogrammes of waste per inhabitant a year, making the island the 5th highest producer of municipal solid waste in the EU. According to data released on Wednesday ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and permanent secretary of the Foreign Ministry Kyriakos Kouros on Wednesday met in Nicosia with a delegation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to ...

Student housing is of great importance to the University of Cyprus (UCy), rector Tassos Christofides said on Wednesday at the House education committee, which continued debating the university’s budget ...

Two Greek soldiers (Eldyk) serving in Cyprus were injured during a training exercise in Stavrovouni, the Greek Defence Ministry said on Wednesday calling for authorities to investigate the incident. The ...

Dozens of irregular migrants arrived by boat in Cyprus on Wednesday, police announced. A 21-year-old man, suspected of steering one of the two vessels that landed in Cavo Greco, was ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape, the Larnaca criminal court said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in January 2022, after which police found evidence linking ...

The education ministry on Wednesday passed the buck on to the parents’ association of a nursery, saying it was the parents who removed a book depicting families with gay parents ...

Almost two thirds of the Cyprus will be using the waste management scheme “Pay as you throw” by the end of the year, the environment department announced on Wednesday. The ...

The three suspects who were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out a spate of robberies at churches in Paphos were all remanded in custody for eight days on ...

Notary signatures for document certification will now be done at citizen service centres, according to a law being submitted for a vote in parliament, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. ...

Approximately seven thousand people, along with over 50 floats, are set to participate in this year’s carnival parade in Paphos, according to the events’ coordinator, George Kounnas. Speaking to the ...

A man was arrested in Kyrenia the early hours of Wednesday morning after running a policeman over while attempting to evade a traffic stop. The man, aged 21, who was driving ...

Cypriot Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis this week emphasised the urgent need for support measures from the European Union (EU) for island tourist destinations, during his participation in the ...

The newly appointed deputy director of the Central Prisons Haris Philippides said on Wednesday his three priorities were modernising the correctional system, reducing prison overcrowding and tackling corruption. Hosting MPs ...

A large fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in Limassol severely damaged an abandoned listed mansion located in the historic town centre. The circumstances of the fire are currently ...

Eurobank Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it recently organised a voluntary blood donation and bone marrow sampling event for its staff at the bank’s headquarters in Nicosia. The blood ...

Government subsidies on electricity and fuel tax will be extended into the spring, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. The extensions to the subsidies were announced among a raft of ...

A top court in the European Union on Wednesday rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi, staving off a challenge on the prized cheese that is one ...

The diploma obtained by Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education standards authority (Yodak), is authentic, his university said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson ...