Cyprus

The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco) demanded that Cyprus make more progress in the next 18 months for the country to reach an “acceptable” level of ...

The widespread use of technology and the internet has triggered an explosion of online fraud, with consumers falling prey to scammers and complaints pouring in daily. Chairman of the Cyprus ...

Parliament is moving ahead with a bill to regulate remote working in the public sector, with safeguards set to be built into the new framework. The House finance committee examined ...

Football players are lining up for a fiery kick – not on the pitch, but in the form of a searing shot of olive oil from Cyprus. The peppery, throat-burning liquid ...

The local English-language theatre scene has been quiet recently, so it is exciting to see a new production on the horizon. The amateur theatre group Stage One in Emba, Paphos, ...

Eight villages in all provinces of the island will transform into Christmas villages for the upcoming winter season, from November 22 to January 6, 2026, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Tuesday. “...

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Limassol for the alleged distribution of 140 files containing videos and images of child sexual abuse, police said on Tuesday. He was arrested on Monday ...

On Tuesday, temperatures will rise up to 37 degrees Celsius inland, around 31 degrees in the coastal areas of the island and 29 degrees in the higher mountains. The weather is expected to ...

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Hasan Tacoy on Monday urged the north’s electorate to choose incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over his opposition-backed challenger Tufan Erhurman ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday night said he was optimistic over the government’s plans to implement sweeping tax reforms, following a meeting with political party leaders. “We can ...

MPs got flustered on Monday on hearing from authorities that they do not know if an ex-member of the secret service, who allegedly threatened a woman on social media, has ...

The doctors’ union Pasyki on Monday expressed strong opposition to the transfer of civil servants to other departments without a time limit in a note to the House finance committee, ...

Cyprus’ tenure as the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency comes at “a very critical moment for peace in Europe”, European Council president Antonio Costa said on Monday. ...

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou warned British people considering buying holiday homes to avoid doing so in northern Cyprus. Speaking to British newspaper the Daily Express, he said, “they ...

After being closed for ten years, the forestry college on Monday reopened its doors as a higher education institution offering a diploma in forestry “The reopening of the college, after ...

Prostate cancer continues to be the most prevalent cancer among men in Europe, with hundreds of new cases diagnosed annually in Cyprus, president of Europa Uomo Cyprus Andreas Moiseos said ...

Lawyers and accountants have filed a torrent of objections to the proposed tax reform which, were their suggestions to be adopted, would upend the government blueprint. They filed their comments ...

All three men who were arrested in connection with a shooting which took place in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia last week were on Monday released without charge. The trio, ...

The policeman who was working in the passport control booth at the Dherynia crossing point who arrested Israeli property developer Simon Aykut when he attempted to cross from the north ...

The Limassol district government organisation and the environment department will operate Green Kiosks across Limassol, they announced on Monday, aiming to promote the reuse and recycling of materials. Sixteen Green ...

The current civil servant assessment system is not at all optimistic, as most ministries, departments and services not only continue to deviate from its provisions but blatantly violate it, public ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday pledged to “continue working and having hope to resume the talks” to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...

The trial of ten people and companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals was adjourned for three months by ...

By Christina Michailidis Wellness-focused travel has been gaining real momentum, both globally and in Cyprus. Both visitors and locals are looking for ways to reconnect with nature and take a ...