Cyprus

The charge sheet against law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou has been filed to court, where a district judge will have to sign it off before a hearing is set, it ...

The Paphos criminal court sentenced two individuals to seven years in prison on Wednesday after finding them guilty in a case of illegal drug possession with the intent to supply ...

The attorney-general has advised the Registrar of Companies to extend the deadline for businesses updating the records with their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) until the end of March. Under a ...

The Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CaSToRC) at The Cyprus Institute organised an important ‘industry day’ on January 16, 2024, as part of the EUROCC2 project, according to a statement released ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application to annul an arrest warrant in a case involving violence during a football match. According to the decision, the case pertains to ...

The Famagusta district court on Wednesday handed down a five-year prison sentence on a 46-year-old man found guilty of involvement in the illegal trafficking of migrants. According to the court’...

The launch of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), an initiative that aims to bolster economic development between Asia, the Persian Gulf and Europe, has the potential to provide opportunities ...

The legal service is hiring 17 lawyers to handle asylum-related matters, it emerged on Wednesday. In a statement, the legal service said it was inviting expressions of interest for the positions. ...

The European Commission is to finance a project in Cyprus aimed at “strengthening the mental resilience” of youth in Cyprus, it was announced on Wednesday. In addition to €500,000 in financial ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that lifetime benefits for the president and the House speaker need to be abolished. “I have the personal opinion that these lifetime benefits ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed once again on Wednesday. The trial had ...

The 500 “new” police officers joining the force this year announced by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis are actually just planned hires to fill vacancies, a ministry spokesman clarified on Wednesday. “This ...

Six children were treated in hospitals across Cyprus on Wednesday after they were rescued from a boat that was stranded at sea for days. In total 60 migrants were rescued after ...

Cases of Covid-19 and flu have significantly decreased, as the Omicron JN variant has come “full circle” a health ministry official said on Wednesday. In the meantime, hospital admissions have ...

Low cost air carrier Wizz Air on Monday announced that it recorded a significant surge in its Cypriot passenger numbers in 2023, with a remarkable 71 per cent increase compared to the ...

The directors of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) have reached an agreement with the workers’ unions regarding some proposed changes that would impact the permanent status of employees and employee ...

New school units both in primary, secondary and special education are urgently needed in Larnaca, MP Prodromos Alambritis said on Wednesday. The Disy MP, following onsite visits with the House ...

A “sustainable and functional” solution to the Cyprus problem is the key to ending development on Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday night. ...

January can be a strange month in Paphos for eating out. Many places are quite rightly closed for a well-deserved break, but what is annoying is when this information is ...

Police in Paphos charged a worker and his employer for violating labour laws, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to police, during a raid on Tuesday at a construction site, officers ...

Paphos District Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five months in jail and fined him €2,000 for damaging the courthouse, police said on Wednesday. The man was arrested in early December ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday threatened to reciprocate the government’s planned clampdown on Turkish Cypriot taxis operating in the Republic. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, ‘government’ sources in ...

From a child who was never heard, to a young ‘asshole’, to wearing many emotional hats, one alternative doctor is fearless. THEO PANAYIDES meets him Where to begin? Most of ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 32-year-old man in Paphos for an investigated case of theft from a vehicle. According to the police, on Monday afternoon, an 80-year-old woman complained that ...